El año 2021 inició lleno de expectativas y desafíos, en un contexto de pandemia y crisis económica, así como inestabilidad política en el país. Sin embargo,también comenzó con mucha esperanza y motivación de ser agentes de cambio e impulsar impactos positivos en la sociedad y el medio ambiente. En dicha línea se continuó trabajando por […]
Sustainable Development Goal: 9 Industry Innovation and Infrastructure
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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Sustainable Facilities Plan
Growing a culture of sustainability throughout a city can be logistically difficult without hiring a sustainability director, but cities can begin making strides within their current operating systems. With the planned renovation of the Field Operations Campus, Glendale is currently presented with a unique opportunity to decrease its impact on climate change while creating new […]
Impacts of Urban Sprawl on Monarch Butterfly Populations Along the California Coast
The California coast was once a breeding ground for hundreds of thousands of monarch butterflies on their migratory journey, but over the past few decades there has been a dramatic decline in overwintering populations in California. As California’s population has continued to increase to nearly 40 million, urban sprawl has affected many ecosystems and natural […]
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Sustainable City Year Program: Active Transport on the Monterey Peninsula
This study sought to assess the components necessary to improve the bikeway infrastructure of California cities to support the recommendations that a Fall 2019 Environmental Studies Capstone group made to the city of Pacific Grove. The recommendations include the implementation of more Class II bikeways throughout the city as they are an efficient and cost-effective […]
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