The San Diego Urban Sustainability Coalition has partnered with the Sage Project at San Diego State University to evaluate three grassroots, community-based organizations addressing food and nutrition inequity in the neighborhoods of Southeast San Diego. Each organization was interested in evaluating objectives relevant to their specific programming, though common themes regarding accessibility, community awareness, acceptability, […]
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With the support of the San Diego State University (SDSU) Sage Project, the San Diego Urban Sustainability Coalition, and the previous research done by SDSU Sociology 407 students, Sociology 796 student researchers worked to analyze prominent concerns of the Southeast San Diego community. Based on these primary concerns, SOC 796 student researchers then worked to […]
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The City of Lemon Grove seeks to incorporate more natural elements and green spaces throughout the Downtown Village area of the city. The goal of this project was to propose additional green spaces to the Downtown area of Lemon Grove and create a wastewater treatment facility to obtain water to irrigate these proposed areas. Throughout […]
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The City of Lemon Grove has partnered with the Sage Project and environmental engineering students at San Diego State University to address several of the City’s environmental goals. Students in the Environmental Engineering Seminar course (ENV E 101) collaborated in teams to develop cost-effective proposals to manage stormwater runoff, water usage, and litter hotspots in […]
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An implemented roundabout was created and assessed on the basis of practical, social, and environmental considerations in order to meet project objectives. The final design will include a roundabout at the intersection of Lemon Grove and Grove streets. And entire street design at Broadway/Grove, as well as Broadway/Kempf, and this document contains all of the […]
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Following a request from the City of Lemon Grove’s Recreation Department, the students of San Diego State University’s Public Health 603 Behavioral and Social Science in Public Health class created various reports on how to perform an appropriate needs assessment to determine what the Lemon Grove residents need, and then offered options for low-cost programs […]
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This report addresses the City of Lemon Grove’s goal to better understand the needs of seniors and expand recreation opportunities for senior residents. Part one of this report analyzes data drawn from a class survey performed in Dr. Henrike Blumenfeld’s SLHS 580 Communication Processes and Aging Course. Part two of this report presents data gathered […]
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As part of the Sage Project’s partnership with the City of Lemon Grove, CA, the students of B A 400 Business Honors Seminar conducted an assessment for a street tree program in Lemon Grove to address the City’s Greening a New Renewable City initiative. The Cities of Brawley and Ridgecrest are offered as case studies […]
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This report is based on the compilation of work by students from Dr. Dustin Edwards’ RWS 360 Rhetoric of Sustainability class, which participated in the San Diego State University Sage Project and their partnership with the City of Lemon Grove. The students were tasked with researching and presenting the City of Lemon Grove with a […]
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