Living on the edge Midterm briefing Living on the edge Capstone Midterm Briefing, March 12 th , 2013 MS Sustainability Management Columbia University in the City of New York Saami Sabiti, Adriana Kliegman, Melissa Boo, Steve Burke, Melisa Pernalete Esperanza Garcia, Derrek Clarke, Floren Poliseo, Joseph Persaud Henry Gordon-Smith (PM), Challey Comer (DM) Faculty Advisor: Lynnette Widder
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Living on the edge
Midterm briefing
Living on the edgeCapstone Midterm Briefing, March 12th, 2013MS Sustainability Management Columbia University in the City of New York
Saami Sabiti, Adriana Kliegman, Melissa Boo, Steve Burke, Melisa Pernalete Esperanza Garcia, Derrek Clarke, Floren Poliseo, Joseph Persaud Henry Gordon-Smith (PM), Challey Comer (DM)Faculty Advisor: Lynnette Widder
Sistema BiobolsaLocation: Puebla and Mexico City PeripheryNormative: Synthetic fertilizers, deforestationAlternative: Biodigester to provide methane and compost
YansaLocation: Ixtapec, OaxacaNormative: Subsistence, dispossessionAlternative: Community wind, autonomy
Client Profiles
“Fostering community development and
environmental sustainability, ensuring
that the transition to renewable energy is
equitable, safe and just.”
Yansa
“Catalyzing the rainwater harvesting revolution to secure families’ water
future”
IslaUrbana
Sistema Biobolsa
“One piece of a larger movement towards global sustainability, biodiversity,
and social equity”
MissionAssist three
entrepreneurial NGO’s in Mexico to
empower transitioning peri-urban communities through the appropriate