Department or Program
Environmental Studies
Abstract
Urban areas are sprawling and usually distinctly unassociated with an environment where educational environmental programming occurs. Urban environments can have the connotation, at least within the continental United States, as lacking in green space and not being central to a city’s appeal, whether this is true or not, it means that there is a gap in what the development and integration of what environmental-based programming can look like within urban environments. If there is no green space or a lack of it compared to what is offered outside of the city, two opportunities arise for those residing in an urban environment; staying put or leaving the city to find nature. The first is creating hyper place-based opportunities i.e. urban agriculture, and community gardening, for example. The second is endeavoring to leave the city on a quest to gain access to open space and access to environmental education, but without a desire to do this and assuming access to transportation attention must be drawn to the prior scenario. Connection to the environment through the creation and fostering of community lies central in conversations about environmental programming. Through this project, I explore how community-based urban environmental programming helps instill a sense of loyalty, care, and reciprocity for the environment in the people who are participating.
Level of Access
Open Access
First Advisor
Tyler Harper
Date of Graduation
5-2025
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Recommended Citation
Gallagher, Daisy, "The Landscape of Maine’s Urban Environmental Programming" (2025). Standard Theses. 376.
https://scarab.bates.edu/envr_studies_theses/376
Number of Pages
24
