As a part of the 8 Generational Plan: Envisioning Cities course taught in the School of Urban and Regional Planning, a group of 10 UI students will present their long-term visions for Iowa City as America’s Next Great Regenerative City. This collaborative innovation tournament is the culmination of a new course titled “Eight Generational Planning: […]
Population Type: Home Owners
Rainwater Catchment Design Template
An intern worked with Dr. Robert Mitchell, a licensed hydrogeologist, to develop a rainwater catchment design template and guidance materials for homeowners. (fall, winter 2017/2018) Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable Cities Partnership Contact Info University Faculty Contact Robert Mitchell Local Government / Community Contact Stacie Pratschner Skagit County […]
Realm Housing – A pitch for transitional housing on land being converted to organic agriculture
According to the survey about the farmworkers inside of Salinas Valley and Pajaro Valley between 2001 and 2012(Coile, 2016), farmworkers have many housing problems. Especially the living conditions of farmworkers for example, one statistical data study states that more than 40% farmworkers reported the problem with plumbing, roaches, cracking, and peeling. In addition, the average […]
Radon Mapping
A student in the Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences assisted the Siouxland District Health Department with this goal by researching and mapping information about radon concentrations at zip code level throughout Woodbury County. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities Contact Info University Faculty Contact […]
San Marcos Video Project
Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Democracy in Action Contact Info University Faculty Contact Jonathan Berman Local Government / Community Contact […]
Campus Sustainability Planning Studio
(ENVS 471, fall 2016) researched the means by which Edmonds might best handle food waste and construction waste. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable Cities Partnership Contact Info University Faculty Contact Seth Vidaña Local Government / Community Contact Steve Fisher Edmonds Recycling Coordinator: […]
Transitioning Mobile Home Parks (1/2)
Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Project Cities Contact Info Steven Russell Program Manager steven.russell@asu.edu 480-727-2698 University Faculty Contact Deirdre Pfeiffer deirdre.pfeiffer@asu.edu Local Government / Community Contact Larry Kirch Development Services Director lkirch@ajcity.net 480-474-5082 […]
Urban and Regional Economics
Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. UniverCity Year Contact Info Gavin Luter Managing Director gavin@cows.org 608-261-1141 University Faculty Contact Jamie Luque Real Estate and Urban Land Economics jluque@wisc.edu Local Government / Community Contact Lisa MacKinnon Sustainability and Program Evaluation Coordinator mackinnon@countyofdane.com […]
Urban and Regional Economics
Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. UniverCity Year Contact Info Gavin Luter Managing Director gavin@cows.org 608-261-1141 University Faculty Contact Jamie Luque Real Estate and Urban Land Economics jluque@wisc.edu Local Government / Community Contact Lisa MacKinnon Sustainability and Program Evaluation Coordinator mackinnon@countyofdane.com […]
Environmental Sustainability Engineering
Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. UniverCity Year Contact Info Gavin Luter Managing Director gavin@cows.org 608-261-1141 University Faculty Contact Andrea Hicks Civil and Environmental Engineering hicks5@wisc.edu Local Government / Community Contact Lisa MacKinnon Sustainability and Program Evaluation Coordinator mackinnon@countyofdane.com […]