Like many other African cities, Lusaka is facing rapid urbanization and various challenges related to inequality, climate change, economic opportunity, and service delivery. The city is faced with limited technical capacity to deliver essential services to all 3.3 million people and with a growth rate of about 5% annually, Lusaka’s Local Authority is unable to […]
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The City of Lemon Grove has collaborated with the Sage Project and San Diego State University to develop and introduce a community garden and evaluate the current city parks to determine what can be achieved to further benefit and serve the residents of Lemon Grove. This comprehensive report addresses these main objectives and offers recommendations […]
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Recent satellite and ground-based data have indicated that Earth’s climate is changing at an alarmingly fast rate as the mean global temperature continues to rise. This effect is visible around the world and is already beginning to threaten both society and the environment (Kitchen, 2014). Our failure to limit the emissions of heat-trapping green-house gases […]
This report details a collaboration between the San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health’s Spring 2017 PH 632 Air Quality course, the Sage Project, and the City of Lemon Grove. The studies contained in this report were designed to provide the City of Lemon Grove with data regarding humidity, noise levels, and ambient […]
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School cafeterias generate a significant amount of wasted food. An estimated 30 to 50 percent of edible food in schools is not eaten by students and is instead sent to landfills or composting facilities. The purpose of this project is to work with Auburn School District to gather and analyze data from schools in the […]
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Much of Tacoma’s appeal comes from the uniqueness and spirit of our neighborhoods. As the lifeblood of the city, it is vital that we continue to provide support and seek out opportunities and projects that make the places people live better. A pathway to make good decisions is an analytic tool, which will be used […]
Conduct a needs assessment for athletic field use and develop recommendations for athletic field surface materials and scheduling. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Eric Watkins Horticulture Science Professor ewatkins@umn.edu 612 624 7496 Local Government / Community Contact Brad Tullberg Parks & […]
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Assess the impact of Brooklyn Park’s 2010 Community Engagement Initiative. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Keith Horvath Public Health Local Government / Community Contact Josie Shardlow Community Engagement Coordinator, City of Brooklyn Park […]
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The data contained in this report were generated during collaboration between National City, the Sage project, and San Diego State University’s Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) in the spring of 2014. Fourteen students from the Environmental Health division of the GSPH who were enrolled in a course entitled ‘Air Quality’, taught by Professor Zohir […]
This project was part of USCB’s Students Connected experiential learning program. USCB public health students were given the opportunity to work with the Beaufort County Clubhouse to develop and propose a social marketing campaign to recruit community members to volunteer as Certified Peer Support Specialists (CPSSs) for Clubhouse members in Beaufort County. Read the final […]
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