Through the study of late 20th century sustainable development goals, I have developed insight of political, social, and behavioral challenges towards addressing shared environmental and economic global issues in the 21st century.  As an advocate for technological innovations being applied towards improving public digital commons, I champion for innovative policy reform which encourages community investment for the upgrading and expanding digital infrastructures while adding places of access for community engagement.  By the study of secondary information to supplement material informing of modern urban history, I assert a developed a novel theory in the manipulating of spatial data to produce informative presentations of statistical analysis and social research of urban situations in digital spaces.       

    I have examined the ecology of urban systems through a review of Tacoma, WA history and the city’s late 20th century redevelopment of its urban core.  To make public audiences better aware of ongoing development, I created informative content which explained historic context and cultural competence of the community to support a district dedicated to craft brewery and artist culture in a refurbished mixed-use warehouse/residential district.  

    I have researched and compared post-prohibition policies of industrial hemp and consumable cannabis at the local and national policy level of the Puget Sound and Quebec, Canada, and surveyed the difference of populations with regards to community tolerance towards regulated market activities.  This led to insight towards possible methods of mapping a vulnerability index of populations through the geospatial analysis of proximity to parks and services available to neighborhoods which are zoned for retail and/or research activities.

    In seeking opportunity for economic growth while also activating a revitalized East Thea Foss waterfront within entertainment and artisan craft districts, I assessed community strengths in supporting small industry development to facilitate raw hemp biomass inputs for the production of textiles and consumables.  Using digital analysis to survey land use designations and building inventories, and following extensive policy review, I am able to suggest plans for a mixed used development centered around sustainable inputs and urban agriculture offering opportunities of tourism, research, and alternative healthcare.

    While studying modern economic theory in an urban context, I acknowledged an imperative for the reciprocity of local labor to inducing investment of otherwise idle capital.  This inspired an examination of alternative finance methods with decentralized ledgers as both a security and a utility to support community finance methods based on principles of solidarity lending .  Research of these novel topics opened the door into interest and study of smart-city infrastructures and technology.  
   
    My education and experience in life has left me concerned with the ongoing rise of wealth inequality, at least partially induced by the virtualization of services and automation of human labor.  This concern led me to explore ways where community owned infrastructure and resources may serve as wealth transfer mediums through privately owned, publicly traded digital assets representing transportation and energy utilities.

 

     Cryptographic encryption as the fingerprints of public commons in the digital information age framed the periphery of my education.  It is my aspiration to pursue the use of decentralized applications and ledgers supported by volunteer networked actors in public administration, document review, and security oversight in an open source environment.