Building on past research from an SCC project in spring 2015, students will create a marketing plan to increase the sale of borough compost to residents and businesses. The plan will include possible channels for sales and marketing materials. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable Communities Collaborative Contact Info […]
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Assess the feasibility of creating and supporting formal neighborhood associations in Minnetonka by surveying existing formal and informal neighborhood organizations in the community and researching local and national models for facilitating the creation of neighborhood associations. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact […]
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Assess effectiveness of current property assessment methods, research areas that have implemented alternative property assessment methods to compare and contrast, research savings associated with alternative assessment methods, and propose policy changes to ensure, if new standards are adopted, they are able to be utilized in the future. Read the final student report delivered to the […]
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An intern worked with Dr. Robert Mitchell, a licensed hydrogeologist, to develop a rainwater catchment design template and guidance materials for homeowners. (fall, winter 2017/2018) Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable Cities Partnership Contact Info University Faculty Contact Robert Mitchell Local Government / Community Contact Stacie Pratschner Skagit County […]
Mobile housing represents 63% of the City of Apache Junction’s housing stock. At a time when available housing assistance and subsidies do not meet demand, these units represent a valuable source of unsubsidized housing stock for Apache Junction (the City) and the United States as a whole. While their affordability is an asset, the City […]
Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. The Sage Project Contact Info Kristofer Patron Program Administrator kpatron@sdsu.edu (619) 594-0103 University Faculty Contact Gary Benzel Local Government / Community Contact […]
The principal objective of the Santee Water Quality Project is to identify hotspots of water contamination in Santee and determine if these hotspots change over time. To this aim, researchers in the Environmental Hydrology class at San Diego State University pursued existing water quality data and accessed digital elevation models and land use shapefiles to […]
TrinityEngineering(TE) has beencontractedto reviseand updatethe City of LemonGrove’sStormDrainMasterPlan.Due to the magnitudeof this projectTE will focusonly on theNorthwestboundaryof the city, a drainagebasinlabeledArea138. Aftercompletionof theDrainageMasterPlanTE’sworkwill be passedto futureSDSUstudentsin coordinationwiththe SageProjectto completea differentdrainagearea of their choice Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. The Sage Project Contact Info Kristofer Patron Program Administrator kpatron@sdsu.edu (619) […]
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The goal of this project is to improve the storm water infrastructure, pedestrian safety and connectivity, and the naturalization of Paradise Creek in the areas of National City surrounding Kimball Elementary School. Due to dated infrastructure, the area of interest is subjected to extreme flooding as the result of: a) heavy rain which exceeds the […]
The National City Capital Improvement Program is a used to identify portions of the City’s physical infrastructure in need of improvement and coordinate projects of similar types. As part of the Capital Improvement Program the National City Bicycle Master Plan was developed to present new developments in bicycle transportation, recreation, sustainability, and quality of life […]