ASU to aid governor's energy policy team to spur solar installs
The Global Institute of Sustainability (GIOS) at Arizona State University is one of the players on the Governor’s Office of Energy Policy team tabbed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s
'The Business of Sustainability' presents 'green' blueprint
What does the future of business look like in a sustainability-minded world, and how do we get there are two among many questions addressed in the three-volume set, "The Business
Tesco and the Sustainable Consumption Institute join The Sustainability Consortium
ASU has announced that Tesco is joining The Sustainability Consortium, an independent group of global businesses, academics, governments and non-governmental organizations that work collaboratively to drive innovation in consumer product
Hiring: DCDC Postdoctoral Research Associate
Postdoctoral Research Associate Arizona State UniversityDecision Center for a Desert City Location: Tempe CampusFull/Part Time: Full-TimeRegular/Temporary: Regular Fiscal Appointment Position Type This is a grant funded position. Continuation is contingent
Network determinants of knowledge utilization
DCDC Publication (in press) Network Determinants of Knowledge Utilization: Preliminary Lessons From a Boundary Organization By Beatrice I. Crona (1,2) and John N. Parker (3,4)http://scx.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/09/08/1075547011408116 Abstract This study examines the
Near-death experience puts grad on activist path
A near-fatal illness when she was 16 led Beth Anne Martin to dream big dreams. She decided she wanted to make the world a better place. Now 21, the ASU
Educators teach water conservation
by John Felty, Salt River Project December 2, 2011 via East Valley Tribune When you live in the desert, water conservation is a way of life. Salt River Project has
Scientists examine urban heat island in low-income areas
Research on urban heat island by CAP LTER researchers Darrel Jenerette, Sharon Harlan, Will Stefanov, and Chris Martin recently was featured in Wired Magazine's article "Environmental Gap Widens in Phoenix."
Urban heat riskscape research featured in Wired Magazine
Research by CAP scientists Darrel Jenerette, Sharon Harlan, Will Stefanov, and Chris Martin was featured in a recent online piece in Wired Magazine. The story focused on findings reported in
Implementing energy efficiency on an urban scale
Q&A with Mick Dalrymple Mick Dalrymple is the ASU project manager for Energize Phoenix, a $25 million federally funded program to upgrade the downtown Phoenix core for significant energy savings.
Dec 6 DCDC Water/Climate Briefing
Cotton, Condos, and Climate: Agriculture and Arizona’s Water Future Decision-makers in Arizona are comforted by the idea that water can be diverted from farms to cities in the face of
Call for abstracts for CAP LTER 14th Annual All Scientists Meeting
The Central Arizona–Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research Project (CAP LTER) is hosting its Fourteenth Annual All Scientists Meeting (Poster Symposium) to discuss current research and promote future research on urban socio-ecological