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    Published: March 31, 2011

    Science Action Center Trains Community Organizations to Link Energy Efficiency to Climate Action

    Mario Longoni, Lead Environmental Social Scientist, Keller Science Action Center

    The Science Action Center collaborated with three Energy Action Network sites in Roseland to help them work with their communities both to identify what “green” means to residents and to become demonstration sites for climate action. The demonstration sites highlight green office practices and nature-based climate programs. The Roseland sites particularly focus on urban gardening as a strategy for addressing quality of life issues in the community, including intergenerational relationships, healthy eating, job opportunities for young people, and strengthening connections between residents and nature. We featured this work in our sixth rapid inventory for the Chicago Department of Environment to engage Chicago communities in the Chicago Climate Action Plan.

    Mario Longoni
    Lead Environmental Social Scientist

    Contact

    mlongoni@fieldmuseum.org

    Mario is the Urban Anthropology Manager in the Keller Science Action Center. Whether conducting social research in and around Chicago, collaborating to create culturally based programming, or helping community organizations increase their capacity, Mario works from a central tenant of cultural anthropology that communities possess the knowledge and capacity they need to address most challenges. His work focus on drawing out these cultural assets to improve regional quality-of-life.