Students in this course looked to peer communities around the country for best practices for addressing homelessness. To choose the communities, they searched for those with characteristics like climate, population, and unemployment rate that were similar to those of Apache Junction, as well as communities making promising strides, which they then vetted with Apache Junction […]
Program: Project Cities
Positively Apache Junction (2/2)
https://sustainability.asu.edu/project-cities/news/archive/asu-students-perform-positively-ghostly-scenes-in-apache-junction/ Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Project Cities Contact Info Steven Russell Program Manager steven.russell@asu.edu 480-727-2698 University Faculty Contact Joshua MacFadyen Associate Professor and Senior Sustainability Fellow jdmacfadyen@upei.ca 902-620-5142 Local Government / Community Contact Matt McNulty Community Relations mmcnulty@ajcity.net […]
Planning a Sustainable Future
Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Project Cities Contact Info Steven Russell Program Manager steven.russell@asu.edu 480-727-2698 University Faculty Contact Sara Meerow Sara.Meerow@asu.edu Local Government / Community Contact Larry Kirch Development Services Director lkirch@ajcity.net 480-474-5082 […]
Transitioning Mobile Home Parks (1/2)
Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Project Cities Contact Info Steven Russell Program Manager steven.russell@asu.edu 480-727-2698 University Faculty Contact Deirdre Pfeiffer deirdre.pfeiffer@asu.edu Local Government / Community Contact Larry Kirch Development Services Director lkirch@ajcity.net 480-474-5082 […]
Community Forestry Program Development Project (2/2)
Arid communities such as Peoria are often in search of innovative and sustainable heat mitigation solutions. Urban forestry is a growing practice that can help reduce energy consumption, increase pedestrian comfort, and provide environmental benefits such as filtering pollutants from urban air. The Fall 2020 portion of the project, summarized in Part 2 of this […]
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