Focus Area: Equity

Industrial Ecology

This report summarizes the work done by students in the Industrial Ecology class at the University of Oregon during fall term 2010. The students explored industrial ecology concepts to evaluate opportunities in two business cases in the Salem area: the City of Salem’s Willow Lake Water Pollution Control Facility (Willow Lake) and NORPAC Foods, Inc. […]

Public Art map web overlay

This semester, the City has worked extensively on building an online platform capable of being used by the students to collect high accuracy GPS data from their own mobile devices. This approach uses new GPS receiver technology that is being lent out by the City of Bozeman GIS department directly to the students participating in […]

Sustainability Focused Data Analysis

This study asks whether residents of Gresham, Oregon value the benefits of mixed land use as indicated by higher housing prices in walkable neighborhoods, controlling for other factors that affect home prices. By controlling for these other factors, this analysis identifies key predictors of housing values in Gresham and teases out the association of walkability […]

Student Apartment Price Models for the Glenwood Riverfront Development

This study examines the rent prices of the student housing apartment market surrounding the University of Oregon. The first key component of this study includes a Hedonic price model that helps evaluate what apartment complex amenities and characteristics are most important and influential in determining rental rates in the local community. Secondly, using the information […]

Stormwater Design Of Suburban Park And Park Hills

Three teams will create plans to mitigate stormwater issues in Suburban Park and Park Hills. Students will propose solutions to erosion and flooding problems that are both cost effective and meet the needs of the community. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable Communities Collaborative Contact Info University Faculty Contact […]

DeWitt Referral Center Retail Management Recommendations

Through a graduate assistantship from the Tippie College of Business, an MBA student worked alongside IISC staff to develop recommendations for retail inventory management policies and procedures for the DeWitt Referral Center, a non-profit organization that serves a resource for local families experiencing hardship or crisis. Read the final student report delivered to the local […]

Parks & Recreation Department Funding

This report summarizes the student design proposals for redeveloping three sites in downtown Albany, Oregon. University of Oregon Architecture students were tasked with iden fying op ons to increase ac vity within the respec ve sites in the downtown region. The projects were divided into three separate proposals; these three integrated architectural components consis ng […]

Urban Ecological Design: The Booth-Kelly Eco-District Concept

This report presents a summary of student design process and urban design ideas for the Booth-Kelly Center in Springfield, Oregon. The report includes precedent studies of successful eco-communities around the world, working sustainable urban design practices, background information on the 17-acre site and how it can thrive independently, and individual student design proposals that recommend […]

Salem Target Industry Analysis

This report presents the results of a focused analysis of selected target industries for the City of Salem. The purpose of this project is to support the city’s objective of fostering high wage job growth in Salem, provide market data on the target industries and recommend steps to better attract the target industries. The Community […]

Adaptive Reuse: A Public Saftey Facility for Redmond Police

This report summarizes the design proposals for an adaptive reuse public safety facility in Redmond, Oregon. The building is currently a National Guard training facility, but it is likely to be sold in the near future. The city is considering it as a future location for the Redmond Police Department, which is in desperate need […]

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