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...without it, he said. Flyvbjerg recommended that planners adjust their estimates based on budgetary overruns from similar projects in order to combat this problem. He cited the Guggenheim Museum in Bilboa, Spain as a successful project that resulted in a zero percent cost overrun. Jerold S. Kayden, the co-chair of the GSD’s Department of Urban Planning and Design, said that Flyvbjerg’s expertise on the costs and benefits of megaproject construction is especially relevant today. “Today, infrastructure is sexy,” he said, explaining that these large-scale projects become...
...asked the panelists to discuss their opinions on how best to approach the problem. William C. Clark, co-director of the Sustainabilty Science Program at the Harvard Kennedy School, pushed the belief that individual collective action is a critical component of the solution. Clark, who also chaired the task force that drafted Harvard’s emissions reduction plan, explained that up to 10 percent of the total emissions reductions needed to lower atmospheric carbon to a safe level can come from cutting emissions in personal residences. “The problem is connecting [individual] behaviors to the implications...
...their term bills. Last year, 12.3 percent of undergraduates opted out of the annual $75 fee compared to 6.5 percent from this year, according to Britt. A lower rate of opt-out may be due to changes by the Student Activities Office for the opt-out procedure, FiCom Chair Andrea R. Flores ’10 said. In years past, students wrote an e-mail to opt out, but this year the SAO required students to write a letter to remove the term bill charge. At the beginning of this semester, HoCos received an additional boost to their budget from...
...bill said that there were over 800 injuries of greyhounds at the two parks since 2006, including broken legs, paralysis, and even cardiac arrest. “In the earlier part of the 20th century, people had different ideas about dogs,” said Christine Dorchak, co-chair of the Committee to Protect Dogs. “Today, dogs are our best friends. They are part of our family; they are not racing units stored in small cages that are let out only to run in circles.” But opponents of the ban accused the committee...
...interpreting the guidelines in a liberal or flexible spirit, I believe,” wrote Andrew D. Gordon ’74, chair of the Historical Study committee, in an e-mail from Japan. “But still, it is not the case that every course which treats a subject from the past, or which is labeled a ‘history’ course, fits the guidelines even when interpreted flexibly...