This addendum report provides an expanded geospatial analysis of the seismic vulnerability analysis first conducted in Geography 584 during the Spring 2025 semester (Chavez, 2025) as well as additional qualitative evaluation of seismic risk in National City. The initial scope of this project was to identify seismic vulnerability within residential structures built prior to 1980. […]
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This report is the outcome of a collaboration between San Diego State University’s (SDSU) Sage Project, the Black Women’s Resilience Project (BWRP), and student researchers from the SDSU Geography 586 (GEOG 586) course: Qualitative Methods in Geographic Research. Through this collaboration, students collectively designed, conducted, and analyzed a real-world research project aimed at answering the […]
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This report presents research and recommendations developed by students in Dr. Shawn Flanigan’s Public Administration (PA 660) course at San Diego State University through a semester-long collaboration between the Sage Project and the Euclid Stewards Project (ESP). The report identifies strategies for sustaining and institutionalizing the ESP, created by the Urban Collaborative Project (UCP), beyond […]
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This report, developed by San Diego State University (SDSU) Master of City Planning students through the SDSU Sage Project in collaboration with The Urban Collaborative Project (UCP) and residents of the Encanto Neighborhoods, presents a comprehensive Community-Led Maintenance Plan (CLMP) as part of the Euclid Stewards Project. This planning document establishes a vision and strategic […]
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This community needs assessment report is the result of a collaboration between the City of National City, San Diego State University’s (SDSU) Center for Regional Sustainability (CRS) via the Sage Project, and undergraduate researchers from the SDSU Sociology 407 course: Survey and Experimental Research Methods. The purpose of this collaboration was to collect survey data […]
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San Diego State University (SDSU) students, through the Sage Project and Dr. Justina Jose’s Public Administration 450 course on Fiscal and Policy Budgeting, partnered with leaders from the City of National City to address real-world challenges related to economic conditions, public finance, and infrastructure resilience. Through this collaboration, students conducted applied research to support city […]
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This study, conducted in collaboration with SDSU course Geography 570 and SDSU’s Sage Project, investigated the distribution of three invasive perennial plant species—Giant Reed (Arundo donax), Fountain Grass (Pennisetum setaceum), and Fan Palm (Washingtonia robusta)—along Chollas Creek between Market Street and 47th Street in the Encanto neighborhood of San Diego. Field surveys were conducted to […]
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McKinney Climate Fellows Website | https://eri.iu.edu/programs/mckinney-climate-fellows/index.html McKinney Climate Fellows (MCF) is a workforce-development program that connects Indiana University undergraduate and graduate students interested in climate, sustainability, and community resilience with meaningful career experiences. Through partnerships with Indiana-based businesses, governments, nonprofits, and other organizations, fellows bring solutions-oriented capacity to real-world sustainability challenges while building the skills […]
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Two Classrooms, Shared Local Challenges In a workshop at Afyon Vocational School, students turn marble waste into design objects and sculptures. The fragments, offcuts, and remnant blocks come from the quarries and processing plants around Afyonkarahisar, where marble production supports local livelihoods but also leaves substantial quantities of unused stone. Working with these materials gives […]
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The Problem Outside of Junín, Argentina, the Mapuche community of Campo La Cruz faces growing challenges from climate change, flooding, and environmental degradation. Limited infrastructure and increasing climate risks have made the community more vulnerable to threats to surrounding ecosystems. The Opportunity The University of Buenos Aires (UBA), together with the Mapuche community of Campo […]
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