Friday; going long and wide with revision
For all of next week, bring a digital copy of your memo to class. Using this rain garden memo checklist (spreadsheet), we will consider a number of items. Recall that we are relearning many writing techniques -- and thinking frames -- in addition to learning some writing/document design conventions.
Here are some items I gathered from a close read of all your documents.
For next week, I will find and post over the weekend an authoritative source for cost-electiveness. We will also consider the differences between written memos (more formal) and email memos (mashes up letter and memo format).
Also, you may want to look at these curated articles (Scoopit) to find two visual examples of rain gardens.
Marybeth Shea
I have a work-around for the evidence required to support the claim that rain gardens and bioretention are cost effective compared to piped stormwater management. You may use this text in your evaluation paragraph (perhaps split the evaluation para into two?):
The literature -- both peer reviewed and in the professions -- notes that compared to piped infrastructure, rain gardens and bioretention are cost effective in terms of labor, land acquisition, and heavy construction materials. The costs per foot vary and depend on local conditions. M a r y b e t h S h e a, policy analyst at Leaf it To Us, notes that the reduction varies from 80% to 40% percent. I can share this personal communication, should you wish. Another point from the literature is that bioretention can help with the "last mile" problem of water management and pollution control where piping is not possible. For example, rain gardens near houses and street curbs work quite well.
I hope this information.....
Now, in class we discuss linking as a referral citation AND additing a formal cite to the sources at the end.
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