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Rockland Program
Rockland Program
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Rockland's Event is December 14, 2012 at Rockland Community College
Day Forms & Information Below
Mentors & Facilitators |
Event Agenda | Poster Presentation Feedback Form | Mentor Instructions | Planning Guidelines | SUNY RCC Map | Photo Consent Form | Press Release |
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Rockland County is a diverse community made up of smaller towns and villages, each with a unique identity and set of factors to consider for future development projects. As in all communities there are pockets of commercial and residential development that are thriving, and others that are hoping for new energy and revitalization. For Rockland P.L.U.S. 2012, we will consider a range of projects as high school students select their own site for review, assessment and planning. The symposium for student presentations with mentor input will be Friday December 14, 2012 at SUNY Rockland Community College in Suffern, NY.
Rockland P.L.U.S. 2012 engages students in their immediate community. Earlier projects have concentrated on a single development site in the County with all the students reviewing materials on the design elements and considerations of that one site. While this model is extremely useful it does not allow students to engage directly with their own local communities. For 2012, we are merging this earlier model with students selecting and assessing their own projects for revitalization/redevelopment from their local villages and townhships. This new format will allow the students to directly generate the majority of the materials for their planning project, and then bring their new found planning knowledge to the symposium where they will work collaboratively on a community project.
Rockland PLUS involves three visits from our project team to your classroom. Please have your students review the following pages of the website, considering the questions there before the noted visit:
Visit #1 - Home, Sustainable Planning, Background, Current Community
Visit #2 - Planning Tools, Affordable Housing, Water Quality, Brownfields (if applicable)
Visit #3 - Public Participation & SEQRA, Thinking Green
Putting it into Practice - Did you know that planning is currently underway for a Regional Sustainability Plan? Or that your input and ideas are being requested? Join in and help through commenting on your interests - water management, transportation, energy, agriculture, what makes this region unique, or whatever is on your mind....
| Learning Goals for Class Visits |  |
| Considering Environmental Concerns (SEQRA) Form | |
| The West Nyack Palisades Mall of Rockland County will be used as a mini 'case study' for this year's school visits. Samples of the presentation materials are available through this page. |
Samples From the Demonstration Case Study
SPECIAL THANKS FOR GENEROUS FUNDING:
Frank and Joanne Gumper |
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The Rockland Program is made possible thanks to the commitment of the agencies below.
The PLUS event is a collaborative project in Rockland County. |
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SUNY Rockland Community College |
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