Sustainable Development Goal: 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Pacific Grove, California Shoreline Protection

The purpose of our project was to validate and update current shoreline protection system data, and estimate future predictive storm surge effects on these features […]

Canopy Cover and Land Use in Pacific Grove, CA

The purpose of this project was to estimate Pacific Grove’s canopy cover using satellite imagery and the image classification tool in Esri’s ArcMap software (Version 10.7) to provide the city with information that might be used as a helpful reference when considering modifications to green space within the city. […]

Changes in Density of Pacific Grove Trees

The purpose of this project was to identify the changes that have occurred since the last tree inventory that the city of Pacific Grove conducted and the one we did this semester. Once the data was collected, we used it to analyze changes in trees, the percent change in the trees, areas of potential change […]

San Juan Bautista Plastic Ban Ordinance

A Plastic Ban Ordinance will go into effect in January of 2020 in the City of San Juan Bautista, and our research sought to make businesses aware of the ban, identify questions and concerns about the ban, and help businesses by recommending alternatives for single-use plastics that are cost-efficient. This research consists of mixed methods […]

Sustainable City Year Program Report Summary

Dr. Fernandez’s Infrastructure Systems class partnered with San Juan Bautista and Pacific Grove to analyze cities throughout California which similarly compared to our partner cities. Students collected data for various categories including general government, transportation, housing, tourism & recreation, water, weather, sustainability, facilities, finances, and fire/EMF. Students worked to find cities that similarly compared to […]

Pacific Grove Tree Density and Species Richness Assessment

This Pacific Grove Tree Density and Species Richness project maps current tree density and species richness and uses that data to select low density and weak richness zones for important future tree plantation projects […]

Stormwater Runoff in Pacific Grove: Mitigation Techniques and Public Outreach

The City of Pacific Grove is currently estimated to have a 44% cover of impervious surfaces within the watershed areas that discharge into the Area of Special Biological Significance (ASBS) and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS). To address the detrimental environmental impacts of urban stormwater runoff to the ASBS and the MBNMS, this […]

Green Business in Pacific Grove

This study examines small to medium -sized businesses in the City of Pacific Grove, CA, and describes how students from California State University, Monterey Bay worked with local businesses to enroll and complete certification through the California Green Business Network. We spoke with owners and employees from 19 businesses, and of those 19, 5 of […]

Creating an action plan for the implementation of EVCS in Pacific Grove

The City of Pacific Grove acquired two ChargePoint CT4000 series Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations via grants through the Monterey Bay Air Resources District and the California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project (Cal-eVIP). Upon their readiness to implement their electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS), the city reached out to the CSUMB Fall 2019 Sustainable City […]

Pacific Grove City Plan of Bike Lane Expansion

In a partnership between the City of Pacific Grove (PG) and California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB), student researchers worked to develop a city plan for a connection of the current coastal recreation path that runs between Monterey’s Cannery Row and Pacific Grove’s Lover’s Point. Pacific Grove is a city with unique challenges regarding the […]

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