Hern, M. (2010). Sustaining Privilege: Portland, Oregon. Common Ground in a Liquid City: Essays in Defense of an Urban Future. Edinburgh, AK Press Publishing & Distribution

What is the problem Hern seeks to address in this article? In other words, why does Hern say we should care?

Hern addresses the problem of what he calls "tidy affordability" -- namely the fact that sustainable cities are becoming so expensive to live in they are the luxury of only the very wealthy (Hern 2010:125).

How does he support the characterization of the problem or what kind of evidence does he give to demonstrate a problem? (Give one example and explain).

Hern offers a 'case study' of Portland, Oregon, a city much-beloved by hippies but which is also quite expensive.

Q3. What does Hern argue are the solutions to the problem?

Hern advocates more community ownership of property and affordable housing.

Q4. Describe one solution and discuss how it may or may not address urban sustainability.

Community Land Trusts are one way to encourage such common ownership --...

Based on your reading and in your own words describe why affordable housing may create more sustainable cities.
By creating a common investment in the city as a whole by all residents, not just the most affluent, citizens are encouraged to engage in more environmentally-sustainable efforts.

Q6. What is your reaction to Hern?

Hern identifies a problem I have often experienced as someone without unlimited disposable income -- sustainably raised meats and cheeses; Fair Trade coffee; clothes produced in an ethical fashion are all more expensive than their more generic incarnations.

Part 2: Paper style (1-2 paragraph)

Dawson, Jonathan. (2006). 2 So, What Do Ecovillages Look Like? In, Ecovillages: New

Frontiers for Sustainability. River White Junction: Chelsea Green Publishing Company. 21-36.

Q7. Your reaction.

Ecovillages aim to create "affordable, socially-inclusive,…