Electric vehicle charging infrastructure must be rapidly developed over the next decade to ensure satisfactory capacity for expected needs by both residents of Pacific County and visitors. Seasonal tourism to the county (especially to the Long Beach Peninsula for fishing, clamming, fireworks, kite flying, sports tournaments, miscellaneous festivals) attracts tens of thousands of visitors on […]
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GreenQuest is a dynamic environmental education initiative that merges E-Sports, digital gamification, and sustainability learning in a way that is both academically rigorous and deeply engaging for young learners. Aligned with the EPIC-N Model (Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities Network), the program emphasizes sustained university-community-school collaboration to solve real-world environmental challenges through innovative, education-driven […]
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The Strengthening Environmental Conservation project is a collaborative effort between Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) through its EduGreen Centre, the Habitat Foundation, and the Ayer Hitam Community Centre, aimed at promoting sustainable food waste management and environmental education in communities surrounding Georgetown, Penang. This initiative centers around empowering local schools, teachers, and residents through training, […]
CampusRoots is a sustainability-driven initiative led by Professor Dr Che Zalina Zulkifli with the EduGreen Centre Student Committee at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), in strategic partnership with Urbanest Sdn. Bhd., PPD Bagan Datuk Perak, MARDI an eco-focused industry and local governments collaborator. This project embodies the principles of the EPIC-N model, integrating academic knowledge, […]
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Exploring kit-of-parts construction, the Timber Tectonics team designed and prototyped an emergency shelter using modular stressed-skin panels, facilitating building expansion and sustainable reuse in alternative configurations. A kit-of-parts is a subset of building prefabrication in which building components are pre-engineered and prefabricated into standardized units from raw materials. The benefits of kit-of- parts construction are […]
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During the fall of 2024, the School of Planning, Public Policy and Management (PPPM) offered a course at the University of Oregon titled “Urban Transportation.” Students in an Urban Transportation course worked with the City of Gresham to revitalize the city’s downtown. Students gathered information about the study area through a meeting with city staff, […]
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Graduate Planning students worked with the City of Bend to redesign a 35-acre commercial site (the Project) over fall term 2024. Four teams applied a unique theme to the project, ranging from Walkability and Transportation; Climate Resilience; Placemaking; to Equitable Community. This report synthesizes each team’s findings, approach, and design proposal. It integrates data-driven insights, […]
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AbstractWith the goal of introducing new housing types into a city primarily comprised of single-family dwellings, architecture students designed middle-density housing for the City of Oakridge. The course explored various dwelling typologies that fall under middle-density housing and looked at multiple strategies to integrate new dwelling types into established Oakridge neighborhoods. Students outlined their design […]
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En este primer semestre del 2024, la Clínica Jurídica Ambiental de la PUCP ha reafirmado su compromiso con la educación legal ambiental y la defensa de la justicia ambiental en el Perú. A través del análisis y desarrollo de casos reales, los estudiantes han puesto en práctica estrategias jurídicas para la protección del medio ambiente, […]
Durante el año 2023, la Clínica Jurídica Ambiental de la PUCP consolidó su compromiso con la educación legal ambiental y la defensa del derecho a un medio ambiente saludable. A través del trabajo interdisciplinario de estudiantes, docentes y voluntarios, se abordaron diversas problemáticas ambientales de relevancia nacional e internacional, impulsando el acceso a la justicia […]