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Home With Hope: Green Infrastructure Eee 495: Urban Water Projects, Madeline Mcintosh, Victoria Chillscyzn
Home With Hope: Green Infrastructure Eee 495: Urban Water Projects, Madeline Mcintosh, Victoria Chillscyzn
Purdue Journal of Service-Learning and International Engagement
Urban landscapes have serious impacts on water quality through the disruption of the hydrologic cycle. The Purdue University course, Environmental and Ecological Engineering 49500: Urban Water Projects, seeks to use student-led service-learning projects to improve both water quality and quantity in the Wabash River water-shed. This year, students investigated and implemented strategies to guarantee that previous implementations succeed well into the future. Two students, Victoria Chillscyzn and Madeline McIntosh, were part of a team
working with the local nonprofit Home with Hope. Through interviews, a survey, and site visits, the team determined action items to improve the form and function …