Paul Gallay

Class 1x a week, discussions every other week Weekly readings + coursework discussion posts -- the readings were quite long tbh but not required to read in detail. Skimming them and writing 6-8 sentences is enough. It would take me roughly 2 hours or so but it's definitely worth checking out the required and optional links seeing as it's all relevant to current events 3 long papers: two throughout the semester and one final If you put the effort in, you can definitely get an A in this class. I think most people did. Either way, I definitely recommend and am super glad to have taken it

This course provided me a more robust understanding of how to build and ensure equitable coproduction with communities at a range of different scales, from local collaborations to federally-led projects. Likewise, it taught me firsthand the flexibility required to build and follow-through effective collaboration.

Everything about the 1997 Watershed Agreement and how the NYC watershed works.

I loved this course! It was my first susdev class at Columbia, and although it definitely isn't designed to be an intro course, I felt as though it everything was manageable. The TA was lovely and the side sessions (discussion sessions) felt more like conversations. Paul Gallay is an excellent professor with a lot of experience in the field. His extensive background on law, as well as all of the guest lecturers, made this class super fascinating. He's also a very fair grader and a kind man. I definitely recommend this course!!

I learned an incredible amount of knowledge on environmental justice, climate resiliency in the greater New York City area, and about the collection of data that I did not know about before.

A lot of things: participatory planning, working with data to communicate a story, working with community groups and peers

Stakeholder engagement, tangible aspects of policy making, the ongoing process of environmental management and how it must adapt to stressors and opportunities

I learned so much about co-creation and the process of working with community partners to develop meaningful projects.

Through this interactive experience, I learned about the NYC Watershed from a personalized and local perspective. This is one of those classes that is unique to Columbia and is an experience I will never forget. I knew absolutely nothing about where NYC water came from before this course (which was probably bad!) but now I have a much more in depth understanding of the reservoir and aqueduct system as well as the stakeholders and local issues that come along with maintaining the system.

Origins of environmental justice advocacy; close analysis of relationships between government, community orgs, big green orgs, and academia; GIS data analysis; how drones can capture spatial imagery.