Journalism students in the Strategic Communications Writing course researched and produced marketing materials for use by the Washington Chamber of Commerce for promotion of the hotel/motel tax. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities Contact Info University Faculty Contact Rachel Young Journalism and Mass Communication Local […]
Sustainable Development Goal: 17 Partnerships for the Goals
Implementation of GIS Tools
Inform the City of Watertown about how GIS tools available through its partnership with the Carver County GIS Office can best be employed in the field to increase staff efficiency Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Dan Sward Geography Local Government / […]
Integrating Early Childhood Data
Conducting an early learning program and data inventory and providing recommendations for potential multi-system data integration; research what programs exist, what data is available for tracking development, how is that data being shared and how can this be improved, and what other data integration models are being successfully used elsewhere. Read the final student report […]
Health Assessment of a Neighborhood Enhancement Project
Bellevue Parks and Community Services seeks suggestions on improvements to current business intelligence efforts for its lines of business that generate $10M+ in revenue on an annual basis. The project team will be asked to evaluate existing data collection practices, to research needs through in-person and virtual outreach to department staff who consume data, and […]
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Development of a Computer-based Citizen Input Data Acquisition System
Allows for a static but systematic collection of data with citizen input across a range of city services and facilities; has a dynamic element with one or more modules for specific purposes to collect data from various populations; allows data collection on particular topics such as citizen choices when allocating finite funds. Read the final […]
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Developing a Real-Time Budget Impact and Quality-of-Life Dashboard
A team of undergraduate computer science students participating in BU Spark! will build a real-time, online dashboard visualizing information about Chelsea’s city services and priority budget impact areas. This scorecard project will be similar to the Mayor’s Dashboard in Boston City Hall. The City of Chelsea will use this new tool to instantly access information […]
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Analyzing Trends in Gentrification and Displacement
A team of undergraduate computer science students participating in BU Spark! will compile and analyze various datasets to understand how real estate prices, homeownership, and business ownership trends have changed over time. The City of Chelsea will use this information to visualize, contextualize, and analyze how rising real estate prices may be contributing to displacement […]
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The City of Peoria achieves sustainability goals with help from ASU students
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The City of Peoria, Arizona, is a fast growing scenic suburb of Phoenix. Named the best place to live in Arizona by Money Magazine in 2018 and the best place to live, work and play in Arizona by Ranking Arizona in 2021, the city is well-regarded for its thriving economy and exceptional school districts. Founded […]
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The City of Glendale Receives Strategies for Local Sustainability Goals From the Project Cities Program
The City of Glendale, Arizona, may have once been a small farming town, but it has grown into a bustling city home to a diverse population of approximately 250,000 residents. Known as “Arizona’s Antique Capital,” thanks to its many historic buildings, there is nothing old about the city. Glendale houses popular hubs like the Westgate […]
Empowering The Wet Market Waste Management Alor Gajah, Melaka, Malaysia
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Though hypermarkets and supermarkets have become the primary source of goods for most Malaysians, many prefer to get their fresh agricultural products from farmers’ and wet markets, like the Alor Gajah Wet Market in the State of Melaka. Each month, the market sends two tons of waste–a third of its total monthly food supply–to a […]
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