Waste contamination is an increasingly challenging barrier to effective recycling and composting efforts. Green waste contaminants, such as grass clippings and leaves, can release significant amounts of methane and other greenhouse gasses when disposed of in landfills. Greenwaste is any organic material that can be broken down into compost. Compost is converted into soil, mulch, […]
Sustainable Development Goal: 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
Seguridad hídrica en tiempos de incertidumbre climática.
El agua es un elemento vital para el desarrollo de las regiones, satisfaciendo las necesidades de las poblaciones, la industria y los ecosistemas. La Península de Santa Elena se caracteriza por ser una región con un importante déficit hídrico, donde las fuentes locales de agua dulce son escazas y generalmente asociadas a los acuíferos presentes. […]
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Acciones para favorecer la educación para la salud y ambiental en comunidades de zonas costeras del municipio Manzanillo
El acceso a la salud y el gozar de ella es un requisito básico que nos permite construir una sociedad más equitativa ya justa para el cuidado y protección del medio ambiente. Constituyen condiciones indispensables para el bienestar de las personas y uno de los componentes fundamentales para la prosperidad y el desarrollo de las […]
Evaluación y optimización de la sostenibilidad hídrica, energética y logística en el Recinto Paipayales, del Cantón Santa Lucia en la Provincia del Guayas.
El presente proyecto describe estrategias sostenibles que reducen el impacto del recurso hídrico en cultivos, cosecha y comercialización del arroz, para un desarrollo sustentable en la comunidad de Paipayales. Mediante técnicas de observación, análisis documental, entrevistas, encuestas, selección y dimensionamiento de materiales mecánicos y eléctricos, se propuso dos modelos de piladora y un separador de […]
Siembra y Cosecha de Agua ante el COVID-19, Manglaralto 2022
El agua es un elemento vital para el desarrollo de las regiones, satisfaciendo las necesidades de las poblaciones, la industria y los ecosistemas. La Península de Santa Elena se caracteriza por ser una región con un importante déficit hídrico, donde las fuentes locales de agua dulce son escazas y generalmente asociadas a los acuíferos presentes. […]
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Validating Catch Basin Data in Pacific Grove, California
This project verifies the dimensions of the catch basins in order to provide a variable to record and measure stormwater drainage. As requested by the city, we validated the locations of catch basins for a subset of Pacific Grove and added attributes for dimensions. […]
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Sustainable City Year Program Report Summary
Dr. Fernandez’s Infrastructure Systems class partnered with San Juan Bautista and Pacific Grove to analyze cities throughout California which similarly compared to our partner cities. Students collected data for various categories including general government, transportation, housing, tourism & recreation, water, weather, sustainability, facilities, finances, and fire/EMF. Students worked to find cities that similarly compared to […]
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Public Versus Private Water Analysis
Water has been a contentious issue in California, both historically and to this day, particularly concerns over water supply systems ownership. The City of Pacific Grove (PG) currently has privately supplied water from the California American Water (Cal Am) company. PG and cities on the Monterey Peninsula within Cal Am’s water service area are considering […]
Water Bottle Refill Stations in the City of Pacific Grove
This paper is a report on a capstone project completed at California State University Monterey Bay through the Sustainable City Year Program in partnership with the City of Pacific Grove. This research examines the issue of plastic pollution in marine environments on a global scale, and, more specifically, on a local scale. The local example […]
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Stormwater Runoff in Pacific Grove: Mitigation Techniques and Public Outreach
The City of Pacific Grove is currently estimated to have a 44% cover of impervious surfaces within the watershed areas that discharge into the Area of Special Biological Significance (ASBS) and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS). To address the detrimental environmental impacts of urban stormwater runoff to the ASBS and the MBNMS, this […]
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