McDevitt+Memo+4+-+Wish+List

Wish List:

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 * study communities outside of the northeastern United States (hopefully somewhere warm!)
 * understand community-level impacts of fracking
 * work in low-income/minority communities to better understand why industry is able to target them so easily, and to find ways to combat this phenomenon
 * work to better understand the subsidized housing system (i.e. the politics and regulations within it), and how it can be improved
 * work to bring sustainable practices to low-income housing developments
 * work to better understand the role of social class in disaster relief
 * work to better understand the relationship between social class and access to new, more sustainable technologies, and to find ways to provide these technologies in an affordable way.
 * study in other countries to learn about different approaches to sustainability (in particular: Singapore, Iceland, New Zealand)
 * Gain a better understanding of the links between social class and environmental inequality/injustice
 * Study how quality of life in poor communities can be improved through the implementation of sustainable practices (i.e. community gardens, composting, etc)
 * Better understand how sustainable practices can aid in community building