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Where the R's Are: A Module in Sustainability and Participatory Mapping

Where the R's Are: A Module in Sustainability and Participatory Mapping

Carol Lynn Campbell, Robert Sabie Jr
Copyright: © 2019 |Volume: 10 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 16
ISSN: 1947-9654|EISSN: 1947-9662|EISBN13: 9781522566038|DOI: 10.4018/IJAGR.2019040102
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Campbell, Carol Lynn, and Robert Sabie Jr. "Where the R's Are: A Module in Sustainability and Participatory Mapping." IJAGR vol.10, no.2 2019: pp.11-26. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJAGR.2019040102

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Campbell, C. L. & Sabie Jr, R. (2019). Where the R's Are: A Module in Sustainability and Participatory Mapping. International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research (IJAGR), 10(2), 11-26. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJAGR.2019040102

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Campbell, Carol Lynn, and Robert Sabie Jr. "Where the R's Are: A Module in Sustainability and Participatory Mapping," International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research (IJAGR) 10, no.2: 11-26. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJAGR.2019040102

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Abstract

Campus recycling staff at New Mexico State University requested recommendations for locations of additional bins. The author seized the opportunity to answer this inherently geographic question by designing a senior-graduate level special topics course. Students who enrolled designed a mapping activity for freshman students which would introduce them to geographic data collection and analysis. Students mapped bins on paper campus maps and with GPS units. Researchers produced a population density surface and created a surface of linear distance to a recycling bin, and a locational-ranking surface that identified areas that would benefit from new/additional recycle bins. A total of 192 outdoor trash bins and 17 outdoor recycle bins were identified. Results identified eight locations for addition of new bins. Recommendations based on this experience include a broad approach to recycling and geographic education that emphasizes sustainability and the importance of the reduce, reuse, recycle, the 3 R's.

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