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Cal Poly's Sustainable Design Curriculum Wins Top National Award For "Ecological Literacy", Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

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Village Homes, Davis, California: A Learning Lab For Future Planners, Paul Wack

City and Regional Planning

Built in the 1970s, Village Homes is an extremely successful housing development in Davis, California, and considered a model of sustainable community design. Energy-conscious houses are organized around a system of pedestrian-friendly streets and open spaces, with community facilities, shared gardens, orchards, and vineyards, all managed by residents. Professor Paul Wack, a founder of the Sustainable Environments minor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, has been adopting it as a case-study for his classes for several years.

Village Homes, Davis California: A Learning Lab For Future Planners, Paul Wack

Focus

Built in the 1970s, Village Homes is an extremely successful housing development in Davis, California, and considered a model of sustainable community design. Energy-conscious houses are organized around a system of pedestrian-friendly streets and open spaces, with community facilities, shared gardens, orchards, and vineyards, all managed by residents. Professor Paul Wack, a founder of the Sustainable Environments minor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, has been adopting it as a case-study for his classes for several years.

Templeton 2030 Community Plan, Crp 410/ 411 Community Planning Lab

CRP 410/411 Community Planning Laboratory I & II

No abstract provided.

Course And Curricular Updates To The California Polytechnic State University 2005-2007 Catalog, Academic Affairs, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Investigation Of Hydrocarbon Phytoremediation Potential Of Lupinus Chamissonis In Laboratory Microcosms, Wendy Martin, Yarrow M. Nelson, Kenneth Hoffman

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Controlled laboratory microcosms were used to research the phytoremediation potential of lupines (Lupinus chamissonis) for hydrocarbon-contaminated groundwater at a former oil field near Guadalupe, California. During oil production in the Guadalupe Oil Field, a kerosene-like hydrocarbon mixture was used as a diluent to improve the flow of the heavy crude oil. Leaking tanks and pipes resulted in diluent contamination in the soil and groundwater. Native plant species were planted at a pilot-scale field site to investigate the feasibility of using phytoremediation to remediate the groundwater contamination. In the field, biological and hydrological factors make it difficult to determine the specific …

Prospects For The Sustainability Movement, R. Thomas Jones, A.I.A.

Moebius

No abstract provided.

‘Monster’ Entrepreneur To Deliver Keynote Address May 7 At Second Annual Cal Poly Entrepreneurial Leadership Awards, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

No abstract provided.

New Zealand's Search For Sustainability: Ideas For California Planning, Paul Wack

Focus

New Zealand, or Aotearoa to the native Maori, is a small island nation of 4 million people and 47 million sheep, located across the Tasman Sea from Australia. The home of the Kiwi (an endangered bird, a popular fruit, and the friendly people) is about the size of Colorado, although the shape of the north and south islands would approximate the elongated length of California.

New Zealand's Search For Sustainability: Ideas For California Planning, Paul Wack

City and Regional Planning

New Zealand, or Aotearoa to the native Maori, is a small island nation of 4 million people and 47 million sheep, located across the Tasman Sea from Australia. The home of the Kiwi (an endangered bird, a popular fruit, and the friendly people) is about the size of Colorado, although the shape of the north and south islands would approximate the elongated length of California.

Much of New Zealand would remind us of Oregon and the Sierras with their majestic Southern Alps. Overall, New Zealand reminds me of California during the 1950’s, before urban sprawl kicked in with a vengeance. …

Submission Guidelines

Moebius

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Theses Abstracts

Focus

This is a reference list for all theses – titles, author names, and abstracts – that have been defended by MCRP candidates and approved by the CRP department, from 2000 to 2003. They represent the research interests of faculty and students. You may consult any of these titles in the CRP department, at Cal Poly’s Kennedy Library, or through interlibrary loan.

Can Sustainability Be Sustained? Review Of Toward Sustainable Communities: Transition And Transformation In Environmental Policy By Danial A. Mazmanian And Michael E. Kraft, Michael R. Boswell

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

Human-Robot Interaction: Final Report For Darpa/Nsf Study On Human-Robot Interaction, Erika Rogers, Robin R. Murphy

Computer Science and Software Engineering

No abstract provided.

November 7, 2001 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Cal Poly To Host Conference On Healthy Communities, Launch New Community Development Programs, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

No abstract provided.

As-556-01 Resolution On Strategic Plan For Service Learning And Policies And Procedures, Curriculum Committee And Ad Hoc Service Learning Committee

Academic Senate Resolutions

Adopts the Strategic Plan for Service Learning and Policies and Procedures.

Executive Committee - Agenda, 1/30/2001, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Executive Committee - Agenda, 5/11/1999, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

A Quantitative Method For Estimating Probable Public Costs Of Hurricanes, Michael R. Boswell, Robert E. Deyle, Richard A. Smith, E. Jay Baker

City and Regional Planning

A method is presented for estimating probable public costs resulting from damage caused by hurricanes, measured as local government expenditures approved for reimbursement under the Stafford Act Section 406 Public Assistance Program. The method employs a multivariate model developed through multiple regression analysis of an array of independent variables that measure meteorological, socioeconomic, and physical conditions related to the landfall of hurricanes within a local government jurisdiction. From the regression analysis we chose a log–log (base 10) model that explains 74% of the variance in the expenditure data using population and wind speed as predictors. We illustrate application of the …

May 13, 1998 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Sustainable Community Planning: Lessons From The Netherlands, Margot Mcdonald

Architecture

In 1990, the Dutch Government adopted a national plan to develop integrated and comprehensive policies that would respond on a national, regional, and local level to the need for improved environmental quality for the welfare of current and future generations. The program, called the National Environmental Policy Plan (NEPP), represented a bold effort to develop cooperation and shared responsibility between the public and private sectors setting goals for reduced energy consumption, resource utilization, and improved environmental quality including the reduction of SO₂, NO_x, and CO₂ emissions. This paper reports on key elements of the NEPP …

Expanding The Boundaries Of Architectural Education: Making A Path To Sustainable Communities, Margot Mcdonald

Architecture

Architectural education offers students practice with complex problem-solving, most often separate from the public they will eventually serve. Design education that addresses real clients and real world concerns such as renewable energy and resources, social equity and environmental justice, and economic feasibility demands the skills of coordination, communication, vision, and leadership different from conventional architectural education. This paper outlines an innovative university curriculum that moves in the direction of educating architects as community leaders based on sustainable design and the concept of community in every aspect of the teaching model. Specifically, the teaching model creates an interactive group dynamic in …

Animism, Empathy And Human Development, Michael W. Fox

Between the Species

No abstract provided.

Mustang Daily, January 19, 1995

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Animism, Empathy And Human Development, Michael W. Fox

Between the Species

No abstract provided.

Los Osos, California: A Proposal For A Sustainable Community With A Sustainable Watershed, Margot Mcdonald, Jennifer Rennick

Architecture

In January 1993, the American Institute of Architects and the International Union of Architects announced the "Sustainable Community Solutions" ideas competition. This paper describes principles and concepts illustrated in an award winning design competition entry based in Los Osos, California. The focus of this entry is the transformation of a suburban bedroom community on the California coast into a vital ecological city designed around its watershed. This paper outlines sustainable design strategies that encompass the full spectrum of environmental design issues at the full range of scales; global, bioregional, regional, site, building, and component as proposed by the design team.

October 21, 1993 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.