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Resilience, Capacity, And Place: A Comparative Case Study Of Small-Scale Forest-Based Biomass Energy Development In California’S Sierra Nevada Mountain Range Communities, Rebecca E. Cashero
Resilience, Capacity, And Place: A Comparative Case Study Of Small-Scale Forest-Based Biomass Energy Development In California’S Sierra Nevada Mountain Range Communities, Rebecca E. Cashero
Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects
The buildup of fuels resulting from decades of fire suppression in California's Sierra Nevada mountains has made its dense forests vulnerable to high severity stand replacing wildfires. Local governments in many rural forest-dependent communities view biomass energy production as a method to restore forest health via fuel removal and waste disposal. Forest-based biomass energy facilities have the potential to be compatible with protecting water resources, habitat restoration, forest resilience, and achieving climate standards, while also enhancing regional economic stability. However, while an increasing number of communities and organizations throughout California are advocating for local small-scale renewable energy from forest-based woody …
United In The Struggle: The Role Of Land Titles For Communities Of Internally Displaced Persons In El Salvador, Corie Welch
United In The Struggle: The Role Of Land Titles For Communities Of Internally Displaced Persons In El Salvador, Corie Welch
International Development, Community and Environment (IDCE)
Multiple episodes of dispossession and displacement characterize the lives of landless rural and semi-rural families across El Salvador. The residents of 30 de Abril, a semi-rural community in El Salvador formed from displaced families, engaged in a five-year struggle to force the government to make good on its promise of land to the rural poor. Now, with legal titles in hand, residents continue to work together to seek additional services and resources for their community, proving their resilience in the face of displacement. Based upon the experience of 30 de Abril, this paper explores the trajectory of one community‟s struggle …
An Analysis Of Poverty In Latin America And Three Community Development Strategies As A Solution, Grace Higgins
An Analysis Of Poverty In Latin America And Three Community Development Strategies As A Solution, Grace Higgins
Selected Honors Theses
The purpose of this thesis is to examine and analyze three community development models and the impact they have on poverty in Latin America. This thesis also develops an understanding of how inequality effects poverty in Latin America and explores three community development strategies that could be implemented in Latin America consisting of agropolitan development, modernization development, and development by market expansion. In addition to these three development models, this thesis analyzes critical factors that contribute to the sustainability of a community, and how each of the three models incorporate or do not incorporate those factors.
Worcester Community Clean Energy Project: A Preliminary Assessment Of Project Aims And Potential, Gabe J. Epstein
Worcester Community Clean Energy Project: A Preliminary Assessment Of Project Aims And Potential, Gabe J. Epstein
International Development, Community and Environment (IDCE)
E4TheFuture is orchestrating two pilot Community Clean Energy Projects (CCEP) in the state of Massachusetts. This paper is a preliminary analysis of the Worcester CCEP and is commissioned by E4TheFuture. The CCEP incorporates multiple types of renewable energies and a cooperative energy approach to provide clean energy access to any community member regardless of income level or homeowner status. The paper examines the CCEP’s mission statement and project estimates, using data provided by E4TheFuture and academic literature. The analysis seeks to determine the feasibility of the Worcester CCEP, its potential impact on underserved communities, and the potential for project replication.
Cordata Urban Village Environmental Impact Assessment, Donald Cleary, Dylan Foggitt, Gabriel Kincaid, Rea Pineda, Nicholas Roberts
Cordata Urban Village Environmental Impact Assessment, Donald Cleary, Dylan Foggitt, Gabriel Kincaid, Rea Pineda, Nicholas Roberts
College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications
Phased development of a 34.8-acre parcel (Sections 1 & 12, Township 38 N, Range 02E, W.M.) as a mixed-use urban village in the Cordata Neighborhood, Area 17D. The proposal calls for a mixture of single and multi-family residential dwellings, convenience retail, office, parks, trails, and community services. Up to 368 single and multi-family dwellings and 24,000 square feet of industrial space would be provided east of Cordata Parkway between Horton and Stuart Roads. To compensate for 7.64 acres of wetland fill and 2.79 acres of City of Bellingham buffer infringements, off-site mitigation would be completed on a 75-acre site (Section …
Cornwall Avenue Revitalization: South Anchor Site, Greg Jilek, Jesse Jones, Kathlyn Kinney, Matt Kurle, Haylie Miller
Cornwall Avenue Revitalization: South Anchor Site, Greg Jilek, Jesse Jones, Kathlyn Kinney, Matt Kurle, Haylie Miller
College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications
This project proposes a revitalization of the downtown area of Bellingham, WA, in an attempt to reestablish the city center's primacy as a commercial center. This EIA focuses on the southern section of the entire proposal. New development proposed for this project includes a four-story mixed use department store on the corner of Chestnut Street and Cornwall Avenue as well as a 260-space, four-story, above-ground parking structure on the corner of Cornwall Avenue and East Maple Street Mixed-use infill is also proposed for existing structures on Cornwall Avenue Addressing transportation issues, the project proposes that certain one-way streets be converted …
Leed Neighborhood Development: Revitalization Of Cornwall Avenue South Anchor Site, Cory Ragan, Cameron Zapata, Karsten Lundquist, Calen Clark
Leed Neighborhood Development: Revitalization Of Cornwall Avenue South Anchor Site, Cory Ragan, Cameron Zapata, Karsten Lundquist, Calen Clark
College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications
"Planning processes such as 'smart growth' and 'urban infill' help to better manage development and slow down sprawl. Central to smart growth are brownfields and infill development, because smart growth strives to use underdeveloped areas within the urban environment more efficiently. Urban infill, such as brownfields redevelopment, holds the promise of enabling cities and communities to grow and evolve over time through many incremental changes. By creating places of enduring value and by restoring and reusing buildings and other urban spaces, we can build common ground between sustainability and historic preservation efforts, and provide alternatives to developing greenfield sites" (Dorsey, …
Leed Neighborhood Development Assessment: The North Anchor, Kailey Kimball, Dylan Klinesteker, Arnica Luther, Chris Mccoy, Kendall Wals
Leed Neighborhood Development Assessment: The North Anchor, Kailey Kimball, Dylan Klinesteker, Arnica Luther, Chris Mccoy, Kendall Wals
College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications
Downtown Bellingham is in need of revitalization. For the past 20 years retail stores along Cornwall Avenue have struggled to compete with the Bellis Fair Mall just 2 miles away. In order for Bellingham's historic downtown to reclaim its position as the retail core of the city, major changes need to occur. Over the past year the City of Bellingham has teamed up with Western Washington University in order to discuss the possibility of bringing vitality to Bellingham's struggling downtown. The following report discusses the potential LEED-ND certification of the proposed North Anchor Development and the immediate area along Cornwall …
Leed Neighborhood And Design Assessment: The Bellingham Downtown Alleyway Revitalization, Douglas Elwin, Frances Fernyhough, Ian Dewhurst, Rebecca Avery, Tyler Fey
Leed Neighborhood And Design Assessment: The Bellingham Downtown Alleyway Revitalization, Douglas Elwin, Frances Fernyhough, Ian Dewhurst, Rebecca Avery, Tyler Fey
College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications
Bellingham is a vibrant city nestled amid the Northwestern Cascades in close proximity to Canada, surrounded by vast agricultural flood plains, rolling foothills and striking snowcapped peaks. A crown jewel of the Pacific Northwest, Bellingham attracts people from across the country for a spectacular quality of life, higher education and a unique sense of community available only there. Needless to say, the population in Bellingham is projected to grow in the coming decades. By 2022, Bellingham is expected to grow over 50%, by almost 30,000 people, adding to the current population of 76,100 (COB, 2009), creating a significant impact on …
Revitalizing The Alleyways Of Downtown Bellingham, Washington: Environmental Impact Assessment, Brandon Gimper, Danny Huth, Cory Olson, Jacqueline Quarre, Stefanie Tetreault
Revitalizing The Alleyways Of Downtown Bellingham, Washington: Environmental Impact Assessment, Brandon Gimper, Danny Huth, Cory Olson, Jacqueline Quarre, Stefanie Tetreault
College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications
The proposed project seeks to bring life and energy to underutilized sections of alleyways on either side of Cornwall Avenue in Bellingham's central business district. A major component of the revitalization project is proposing infill development to increase potential retail space, provide housing opportunities and create a more attractive pedestrian corridor. Other elements include capital improvements such as pervious alleyway pavement, consolidating dumpsters, improving lighting, installing archways, bike racks and benches, as well as burying power lines. The project also proposes restricting vehicle access with removable bollards and keeping deliveries to off hours.
Environmental Impact Assessment L.E.E.D. Neighborhood Development Evaluation: Fairhaven Harbor Development, Sean Crotty, Kara Drovdahl, Taylor Knowles, Jonathan Potts, Liesel Schilperoort
Environmental Impact Assessment L.E.E.D. Neighborhood Development Evaluation: Fairhaven Harbor Development, Sean Crotty, Kara Drovdahl, Taylor Knowles, Jonathan Potts, Liesel Schilperoort
College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications
This report is a mock analysis of the Fairhaven Harbor Development for L.E.E.D.-ND. L.E.E.D.-ND (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-Neighborhood Development) is a pilot program that promotes sustainability and green building. Fairhaven Harbor is a mixed-use neighborhood development located in the historic district of Fairhaven, between 8th street and Harris Avenue on Padden Creek. This development is a prime candidate for L.E.E.D.-ND certification in that it is easily attainable. To be L.E.E.D.-ND certified the development must meet all of the prerequisites for each of the three main categories and score at least 40 credits. Currently the development does not meet …
Leed Neighborhood Development Assessment: The Fountain District, Courtney Amerine, Mason Fidino, Amne Hiraiwa, Ethan Rommen, Michael Stephen-Mcrae
Leed Neighborhood Development Assessment: The Fountain District, Courtney Amerine, Mason Fidino, Amne Hiraiwa, Ethan Rommen, Michael Stephen-Mcrae
College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications
The Fountain District of Bellingham, Washington offers the perfect location for a LEED-ND development project. In 2007 residents from the Columbia, Cornwall Park and Lettered Streets Neighborhoods launched an outreach to revamp the commercial area commonly known as the Fountain District (City of Bellingham, 2009). Since 2007 the City of Bellingham has been formulating an Urban Village master plan for the Fountain District and based on those plans we developed our site design proposal. The Fountain District encompasses the area of Meridian Street beginning at the intersection of Illinois and running south to the intersections of Girard and Broadway, providing …
King Mountain Neighborhood Urban Village Environmental Impact Assessment, Sarah Collins, Thomas Hall, Zoe Nelson, Abby Vincent, Jared Zeretzke
King Mountain Neighborhood Urban Village Environmental Impact Assessment, Sarah Collins, Thomas Hall, Zoe Nelson, Abby Vincent, Jared Zeretzke
College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications
Two-hundred-eighty-six acres of land were recently incorporated into Bellingham's urban growth boundary, allowing the land to be developed at higher densities. Alliance Properties has proposed development of a high-density, mixed-use urban village on 135 acres of undeveloped land on King Mountain near James Street. An extension of James Street will continue up to Van Wyck Road. Sixty-eight acres will be used for residential land, 46 acres for open spaces and parks, and 21 acres for roads. In the proposed development area, an urban village center will be constructed. This center will contain residential and commercial uses, from cafes and stores …