This document provides an assignment to analyze an urban neighborhood from a social and environmental perspective. Students are asked to select a familiar neighborhood, excluding State College, and write a 500-750 word paper answering questions about the built environment, environmental attributes, how people use the area, historical or cultural significance, and propose two strategies from course materials to make the neighborhood more socially and environmentally sustainable. Challenges to implementing the strategies must also be discussed.

1. How do people use this neighborhood? Is the neighborhood full
ASSIGNMENTPart I: Do Some ResearchYou will select an urban neighborhood with which
you are extremely familiar, preferably one you have visited a few times. In addition to your
own experience with this urban neighborhood, you may also use Google Earth or Google
Street View to analyze the location.Using course content and three outside sources, you will
analyze this neighborhood from a social and environmental perspective. Do not select State
College for your analysis.You will need to cite at least 3 reputable outside sources that do
not include the course modules for your essay.Part II: Write a paperAfter you have selected
your urban neighborhood, write a 500-750 word paper which answers the following
questions.Your paper will consist of two parts:Analysis of the urban environmentWhat are
the main attributes of the built environment of this neighborhood (e.g., size/existence of
sidewalks; width of streets; height/size of buildings or homes)?What are the main
environmental attributes (i.e., proximity to greenspace or water; habitat)? Is there a lot of
vegetation in this neighborhood?How do people use this neighborhood? Is the
neighborhood full of pedestrians, or are most people inside cars or buildings? What groups
might feel welcome, and which not, in this neighborhood? How easy is it to access this
neighborhood by different modes of transportation?Does this neighborhood have historical
or cultural significance? Was it part of a redlined (or green) neighborhood?Provide at least
two strategies that you have learned about in the course module or from your independent
research that might make this a more socially and environmentally sustainable
neighborhood.How do these two strategies support social equity or environmental
sustainability?How feasible are these strategies for this place?What challenges would this
neighborhood face in enacting these changes?