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Full-Text Articles in Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Water Efficiency & Sustainability In The Mountain West, 2022, Zachary Billot, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr.
Water Efficiency & Sustainability In The Mountain West, 2022, Zachary Billot, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr.
Environment
This fact sheet analyzes the effectiveness of state-level policies related to water usage, conservation, and sustainability for the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah in 2022. The original data are published in the “2022 State Policy Scorecard for Water Efficiency and Sustainability” report written by the Alliance for Water Efficiency.
Recycling In The Mountain West, Zachary Billot, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr.
Recycling In The Mountain West, Zachary Billot, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr.
Environment
This fact sheet synthesizes data on rates of recycling from the March 2021 report "50 States of Recycling," sponsored by the Ball Corporation.The information presented in this document focuses on the effectiveness of recycling in total and by recyclable item, as well as the quantity of product recycled specifically within the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.
Evaluating Irrigation Performance And Water Productivity Using Eeflux Et And Ndvi, Usha Poudel, Haroon Stephen, Sajjad Ahmad
Evaluating Irrigation Performance And Water Productivity Using Eeflux Et And Ndvi, Usha Poudel, Haroon Stephen, Sajjad Ahmad
Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Faculty Research
Southern California’s Imperial Valley (IV) faces serious water management concerns due to its semi-arid environment, water-intensive crops and limited water supply. Accurate and reliable irrigation system performance and water productivity information is required in order to assess and improve the current water management strategies. This study evaluates the spatially distributed irrigation equity, adequacy and crop water productivity (CWP) for two water-intensive crops, alfalfa and sugar beet, using remotely sensed data and a geographical information system for the 2018/2019 crop growing season. The actual crop evapotranspiration (ETa) was mapped in Google Earth Engine Evapotranspiration Flux, using the linear interpolation method in …
How State Interventions Affect Municipalities Taking The Lead In Sustainability, Jayce L. Farmer, Andres J.Rodriguez Lombeida
How State Interventions Affect Municipalities Taking The Lead In Sustainability, Jayce L. Farmer, Andres J.Rodriguez Lombeida
Public Policy and Leadership Faculty Publications
The state and local governments throughout the United States interact within a complex system of multilevel governance to advance sustainability. However, we know little about what this hierarchical system of exchanges means for municipalities as they work to achieve energy efficient government operations. Drawing on a perspective of “contested federalism”, we examine how the transaction costs of state–local government relations affect the efforts of U.S. cities to lead by example and promote sustainability within their internal processes. We apply a Bayesian item response theory approach to assess the effects of state-level fiscal and policy interventions on municipal commitments to energy …
Growing Biodiverse Urban Futures: Renaturalization And Rewilding As Strategies To Strengthen Urban Resilience, Steffen Lehmann
Growing Biodiverse Urban Futures: Renaturalization And Rewilding As Strategies To Strengthen Urban Resilience, Steffen Lehmann
Architecture Faculty Research
How are our cities using nature-based solutions to confront the challenges posed by a warming climate, the loss of biodiversity and major resource depletion? This article discusses the opportunities and benefits of applying the concepts of regreening and rewilding of cities. The article engages with key sources and summarizes the background and development of regreening and nature-based solutions and important policies, concerns and perspectives of international and national organizations. It introduces the integration of nature-based solutions (NBS) as a strategy in urban planning with the aim to strengthen urban resilience and to slow down the biodiversity decline. Rewilding areas in …
Techno-Economic Analysis Of Electrocoagulation On Water Reclamation And Bacterial/Viral Indicator Reductions Of A High-Strength Organic Wastewater—Anaerobic Digestion Effluent, Sibel Uludag-Demirer, Nathan Olson, Rebecca Ives, Jean Pierre Nshimyimana, Cory A. Rusinek, Joan B. Rose, Wei Liao
Techno-Economic Analysis Of Electrocoagulation On Water Reclamation And Bacterial/Viral Indicator Reductions Of A High-Strength Organic Wastewater—Anaerobic Digestion Effluent, Sibel Uludag-Demirer, Nathan Olson, Rebecca Ives, Jean Pierre Nshimyimana, Cory A. Rusinek, Joan B. Rose, Wei Liao
Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Research
This study investigated the use of iron and aluminum and their combinations as electrodes to determine the technically sound and economically feasible electrochemical approach for the treatment of anaerobic digestion effluent. The results indicated that the use of iron as anode and cathode is the most suitable solution among different electrode combinations. The reduction of turbidity, total chemical oxygen demand, total phosphorus, total coliforms, Escherichia coli, Enterococci, and phages in the reclaimed water were 99%, 91%, 100%, 1.5 log, 1.7 log, 1.0 log, and 2.0 log, respectively. The economic assessment further concluded that the average treatment cost is $3 per …
Joint Determination Of Residential Relocation And Commuting: A Forecasting Experiment For Sustainable Land Use And Transportation Planning, Jaewon Lim, Jae Hong Kim
Joint Determination Of Residential Relocation And Commuting: A Forecasting Experiment For Sustainable Land Use And Transportation Planning, Jaewon Lim, Jae Hong Kim
Public Policy and Leadership Faculty Publications
This article applies matrix forecasting methods to the investigation of residential relocation and commuting patterns that are highly interconnected, but often analyzed separately. More specifically, using recent inter-county migration and commuting pattern data for the three largest metropolitan areas in California, it examines how residential relocation and commuting are associated in the regions and whether a unified framework—in which household relocation and commuting flow matrices are jointly determined—can improve the forecasting performance. The relocation–commuting association is found to differ substantially by region, suggesting the importance of region-specific factors in shaping the interrelationship. Joint forecasting, however, can attain a higher accuracy …
Thing-Makers, Tool Freaks And Prototypers: How The Whole Earth Catalog’S Optimistic Message Reinvented The Environmental Movement In 1968, Andy Kirk
History Faculty Research
In the fall of 1968 a Stanford-trained biologist, organizer of the legendary Trips Festival and Merry Prankster named Stewart Brand published the first Whole Earth Catalog. Between 1968 and 1972, the Catalog reached millions of readers and won the National Book Award. The title and iconic cover image of this counterculture classic celebrated the first publicly released NASA photographs showing the whole planet Earth from space. These images profoundly changed the way humans thought about the environment. And the Catalog played an important role in that change.
Sustainability Standards And Stakeholder Engagement: Lessons From Carbon Markets, Hans Rawhouser, Michael E. Cummings, Alfred Marcus
Sustainability Standards And Stakeholder Engagement: Lessons From Carbon Markets, Hans Rawhouser, Michael E. Cummings, Alfred Marcus
Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology Faculty Publications
Stakeholders play an increasingly active role in private governance, including development of standards for measuring sustainability. Building on prior studies focused on standards and stakeholder engagement, we use an innovation management theoretical lens to compare stakeholder engagement and standards developed in two carbon markets: the Climate Action Reserve and the U.N.’s Clean Development Mechanism. We develop and test hypotheses regarding how different processes of stakeholder engagement in standard development affect the number, identity, and age of stakeholders involved, as well as the variation and quality of the resulting standards. In doing so, we contribute to the growing literature on stakeholder …
Sinatra Living: Technical Scope Summary, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Technical Scope Summary, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Planning and Design
This document, labeled as project document 3.4 Technical Scope Summary, contains the scope of technical aspects for the project house.
Sinatra Living: Elevation North, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Elevation North, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Planning and Design
An architectural drawing plan of the Sinatra Living house.
Sinatra Living: Project Flow Chart, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Project Flow Chart, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Planning and Design
This document contains the Team Las Vegas project flowchart and overall timeline for the planning, design, and execution of the Sinatra Living project house.
Sinatra Living: Elevation West, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Elevation West, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Planning and Design
An architectural drawing plan of the Sinatra Living house.
Sinatra Living: Project Structure, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Project Structure, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Planning and Design
This document contains the project structure organizational chart for the Team Las Vegas leadership.
Sinatra Living: Elevation South, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Elevation South, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Planning and Design
An architectural drawing plan of the Sinatra Living house.
Sinatra Living: Floor Plan (Final), University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Floor Plan (Final), University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Planning and Design
An architectural drawing of the floor plan for the Sinatra Living house.
Sinatra Living: Roof Plan, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Roof Plan, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Planning and Design
An architectural drawing for the roof plan of the Sinatra Living house.
Sinatra Living: Concept 3 Set, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Concept 3 Set, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Planning and Design
An architectural drawing showing Concept 3, which is one of three available floor plans. This document contains drawings for the interior and exterior of the Sinatra Living house.
Sinatra Living: Reflected Ceiling Plan, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Reflected Ceiling Plan, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Planning and Design
An architectural drawing for the reflected ceiling plan of the Sinatra Living house.
Sinatra Living: Concept 2 Set, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Concept 2 Set, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Planning and Design
An architectural drawing showing Concept 2, which is one of three available floor plans. This document contains drawings for the interior and exterior of the Sinatra Living house.
Sinatra Living: Concept 1 Set, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Concept 1 Set, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Planning and Design
An architectural drawing showing Concept 1, which is one of three available floor plans. This document contains drawings for the interior and exterior of the Sinatra Living house.
Sinatra Living: Go/No-Go Decision Points, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Go/No-Go Decision Points, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Planning and Design
This document, labeled as project document 3.5.3 Go/No-Go Decision Points, contains the outline for two period of the project that have specific requirements needed before proceeding to the next phase.
Sinatra Living: Option 1 Floor Plan, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Option 1 Floor Plan, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Planning and Design
An architectural drawing showing Option 1, which is one of three available floor plans. This document contains drawings for the interior of the Sinatra Living house only.
Sinatra Living: Ada Compliant Garage Diagram, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Ada Compliant Garage Diagram, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Planning and Design
This document is a diagram showing the ADA compliant garage for the Sinatra Living project house.
Sinatra Living: Mechanical Room Plan, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Mechanical Room Plan, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Planning and Design
This document is a drawing showing the mechanical aspects of the Sinatra Living project house (such as air conditioning units, etc.).
Sinatra Living: Workplan, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Workplan, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Planning and Design
This document, labeled as project document 3 Workplan, contains the plan for the project including budgeting and fundraising plans.
Sinatra Living: Ada Tour Route (Preliminary), University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Ada Tour Route (Preliminary), University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Planning and Design
This document contains the preliminary drawing for the ADA compliant route through the Sinatra Living project house.
Sinatra Living: Form Diagram, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Form Diagram, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Planning and Design
This document contains a diagram of the general form of the Sinatra Living project house.
Sinatra Living: Work Breakdown Structure (Wbs), University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Work Breakdown Structure (Wbs), University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Planning and Design
This document is a table, called Work Breakdown Structure, that is a timeline for each phase of the project and high level tasks that need to be completed.
Sinatra Living: Ada Tour Route (Final), University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Ada Tour Route (Final), University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Sinatra Living: Planning and Design
This document contains the final drawing for the ADA compliant route through the Sinatra Living project house.