As a city of over 500,000 residents, the City of Mesa is dedicated to fostering a safe and sustainable future for all by offering high quality services from all municipal departments, including the Solid Waste Department and Energy Resources Department. Both departments interface frequently with Mesa citizens via a variety of communication media to advance […]
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The City of Mesa and City of Glendale are fast-growing municipalities located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area in central Arizona. While Mesa is located in the East Valley and Glendale is located in the West Valley, both communities share a commitment to advancing sustainability throughout the region and state. Currently, sustainability leaders from both cities […]
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The Problem Bandung City, Indonesia, faces severe challenges related to climate change, urban flooding, air pollution, and rising temperatures, all threatening infrastructure, public health, and economic stability. Frequent and severe flooding has displaced residents and damaged roads and drainage systems, with recent water levels reaching as high as 170 centimeters. The rise in private vehicle […]
The National City Paradise Creek expansion project is intended to expand Paradise Creek wetland protection and meet community needs by designing an alternative land use for the welding shop on West 18th Street in National City, CA. The goals of this project include minimizing stormwater runoff, reducing stream degradation, preserving the wetlands and open space, […]
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The primary goals of this project were to review and assess the implementation of the 1989 Balboa Park Master Plan and provide recommendations for future plan updates. In the first chapter of this report, we discuss previous planning efforts, including the 1989 Balboa Park Master Plan, City of San Diego General Plan, and the 2021 […]
The Sage Project at San Diego State University was commissioned to look at opportunities for the potential development of a housing shelter in Balboa Park. Students of the Howard Blackson III’s City Planning 700 Urban Design and Land Use Planning Studio course applied design standards they learned throughout the semester into developing a campus consisting […]
Building on previous research done by student researchers at San Diego State University through the Sage Project and its collaboration with the San Diego Urban Sustainability Coalition, Dr. Norah Shultz’s spring 2023 Sociology 407 course split into three groups to investigate how the San Diego Energy and Equity Campus (SDEEC) could be of service to […]
The National City Brownfields Assessment Project is an initiative by the SDSU Center for Regional Sustainability in collaboration with National City. The client needs include a poster, event flyer, a banner, a revision to the logo’s typography and lock-up, and social media collateral. The Brownfields Assessment Project’s aim is to collaborate with the National City […]
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National City’s industrial history has led to an excessive number of brownfields plaguing the community. In an effort to rectify this problem, city officials partnered with the Sage Project on a project funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC). One goal of the project […]
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The SDSU Brownfields Assessment Project at San Diego State University (SDSU) aims to support revitalization of the National City downtown area and meet community needs by designing alternative land uses for brownfields in the community, and this report focuses on solutions for one site at 1028 A Avenue in National City, CA. The goals of […]
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