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