My Community, Our Earth Partnership June 1, 2005 – The My Community, Our Earth Partnership selected three recipients of its top award for youth projects that address economic, social and environmental issues. The award winning projects from primary, secondary and college age youth examined sustainable development issues facing their communities, considering the ramifications of the challenge and its solution at local, state and global levels. The highest scoring project from primary and middle schools explored public transportation in Kingston, Jamaica. The secondary school winner, also from Jamaica, created a hazard map based upon a risk analysis of areas prone to severe flooding. A student in Houston, Texas submitted the winning project in the college and university age category. That project examined air quality and environmental justice. The prizes included a GPS, GIS software, digital cameras and geographic educational materials. The winners were selected from 55 submissions involving approximately 200 youth from around the world. (For more information please visit: www.geography.org/sustainable.)
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