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Toward Safer, More Sustainable California Communities, Kenneth Topping
Toward Safer, More Sustainable California Communities, Kenneth Topping
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The CRP Department has been a leader in research and education in the areas of urban disaster risk reduction, prevention, mitigation, and post-recovery. The international symposium held in 2005 and its proceedings published by FOCUS are examples of that. Lecturer Ken Topping writes about the revision of the California State Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan, a major applied research project undertaken by the CRP Department.
Sustainability And Interdisciplinary Education: Planning And The Caed Sustainable Environments Program, Paul Wack
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For the past fifteen years, through an interdepartmental effort, the College of Architecture and Environmental Design has been offering an interdisciplinary minor on Sustainable Environments. CRP professor Paul Wack, a devoted co-founder and one of its most popular instructors, writes about this unique and popular initiative which recently received a national educational award from the American Institute of Architects.
Village Homes, Davis California: A Learning Lab For Future Planners, Paul Wack
Village Homes, Davis California: A Learning Lab For Future Planners, Paul Wack
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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.
New Zealand's Search For Sustainability: Ideas For California Planning, Paul Wack
New Zealand's Search For Sustainability: Ideas For California Planning, Paul Wack
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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.
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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.