LAF Summit on Grounding the Green New Deal: Part 1 (Advocacy)

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* 1. According to Billy Fleming, why is the Green New Deal unique among American Climate plans?

a. It is the first ever American climate initiative

b. It fuses technocratic aims with blue collar work demands and frontline communities

c. It is indexed to the latest climate science

d. B & C

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* 2. According to Billy Fleming, the front lines of the climate crisis are:

a. Not easily mapped

b. Not always part of the work of designers, who are bound by markets

c. Always aligned with the everyday work of designers

d. Mostly in cities

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* 3. Which of the below are examples of infrastructure built as part of the New Deal?

a. Grand Coulee Dam

b. Appalachian Trail

c. Sewer systems, public schools, public housing, and state parks

d. All of the above

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* 4. The economic effects of the climate crisis, under a high-emissions scenario, are predicted to be less severe for regions that already experience disinvestment.

True

False

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* 5. Katherine Baer: Katherine discusses how advocates made the case for 20% of all investment in water being allocated for green infrastructure in an Obama-era stimulus package. What were takeaways from this, according to Katherine?

a. Always be ready for opportunities that you may not expect

b. Have relationships with a diverse alliance of groups before funding becomes available

c. Advocating for river protection is best done at the state level

d. A & B

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* 6. Bryan Lee Jr.: The etymology of the word “radical” is:

a. Cosmos

b. Roots

c. River

d. Community

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* 7. Colette Pichon Battle: According to Colette, what is one of the major issues with the climate movement over the past 16 years?

a. The focus on impacts to communities

b. The framing of the climate crisis as an unsolvable problem

c. The focus on greenhouse gases and decarbonization, which are abstract

d. The lack of understanding about designing for climate change

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* 8. Colette Pichon Battle: What are the principles of climate justice?

a. Fire, water, air, earth

b. Water, energy, land, labor, economy, and democracy

c. Environmental, social, economic

d. None of the above

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* 9. Linda Shi: According to Linda, what has her work revealed?

a. That infrastructure projects often perpetuate inequalities

b. That vulnerable communities need more seawalls

c. That there are opportunities for rural-urban solidarity

d. A & C

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* 10. Anne Whiston Spirn: What challenge does Anne offer to designers interested in the Green New Deal?

a. Think creatively ahead about potential impacts of our projects and who might be displaced by improvements

b. Consider education and job creation so people can afford to stay in their communities

c. Support affordable housing and land trusts

d. All of the above

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* 11. According to Billy Fleming, many people look at climate change as a technocratic problem. What are factors that allow people to more tangibly understand responses to the climate crisis?

a. Investments in where they live

b. The number of carbon molecules in the atmosphere

c. Investments in where they send their children to school, where they play outside

d. A & C

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* 12. According to Linda Shi, what are some challenges of siloed work that complicate efforts to work in an intersectional way?

a. Groups who control different aspects of resilience and recovery (e.g. post-flood, flood plain permitting, post-buyout relocation) do not necessarily talk to each other

b. Designers are trained into disciplinary siloes which are difficult to break out of

c. Public, private, and civil society movements have widely varying responses and concerns related to climate issues

d. All of the above

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