Dumangas, a coastal town in Iloilo Province, is facing increasing challenges due to climate change. The town’s 45 barangays are vulnerable to rising sea levels and biodiversity loss, which are not just environmental issues, but also existential threats to the livelihoods of its residents, many of whom rely on fishing and aquaculture. Unsustainable practices, including […]
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Chiang Mai, the largest city in northern Thailand and the former capital of the Lanna Kingdom, is steeped in history and culture. Founded in CE 1296, the city was built as a walled settlement surrounded by a rectangular moat, a feature that remains central to its identity. Today, the moat and the area it encloses […]
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Identify strategies and best practices for reducing soil loss and erosion along the Mississippi River, including public or private partnerships and financial assistance available to help impacted shoreline owners. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Mae Davenport Environmental Science, Policy, and Management […]
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Help the City update the Natural Resources chapter of the comprehensive plan by developing outreach and education strategies to communicate to residents the value of natural resource projection; identifying and prioritizing high-value natural resources for conservation or restoration; and identifying incentives and other non-regulatory strategies to protect and manage natural resources. Read the final student […]
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Students in the Earth and Environmental Sciences program evaluated soils at the Chadek property, which was a vacant city lot located in the Morningside neighborhood of Iowa City, south of City High and a few blocks west of 1st Ave. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable […]
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Researchers from the GEEMaP program, College of Engineering, and Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences collaborated to predict and map where frac sand mines may be most likely to occur in Winneshiek County if the industry enters the area. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities […]
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Develop a natural resource management plan to ensure long-term care of natural resources in Brooklyn Park. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Mae Davenport Environmental Science, Policy, and Management Professor mdaven@umn.edu 612 624 2721 Local Government / Community Contact Jodi Yungers Director […]
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Sustainable City Year Program Website | https://csumb.edu/fernandezlab/sustainable-city-year-program/ Our program was created when I was informed of a “Just Start” conference at the University of Oregon back in 2014. My Provost agreed to fund one of my students and me to attend. Shortly after the conference began, my student and I looked at each other and […]
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