Water security: Research challenges and opportunities
In a recent article published by Karen Bakker in Science entitled,"Water Security: Research Challenges and Opportunities", she argues for enhanced integration between academic research and policy making for water sustainability.
Researchers identify tradeoffs in combatting urban heat islands
Sustainability scientists recently published an article finding that new methods of mitigating urban heat island effects must consider potential impacts that extend beyond average temperatures.
Helping cities adapt to climate change
Q&A with Nancy Selover Nancy Selover is a Senior Sustainability Scientist at the Global Institute of Sustainability, a research professor at the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning (College
ASU’s Solar Energy Engineering & Commercialization Program: Preparing students to be the solar entrepreneurs of the future
With the 2012 presidential election coming up, energy policy ensures itself as a frontline issue that both candidates need to continue to address. The question of where and how we
State climatologist, ASU sustainability scientist weigh drought effects on Ariz. agriculture
In the State Press Magazine article, Nancy Selover and Hallie Eakin urge farmers to be aware of their desert surroundings and practice water-saving methods while growing agriculture.
Student survey on visualization for water planning decision support
Stephanie Deitrick, PhD student in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at ASU and past DCDC Graduate Research Assistant, is currently recruiting people to answer questions on the
DCDC-Intel-CH2M Hill collaboration
By Skip Derra at ASU News CH2M HILL’s WaterMatch, a grassroots, goodwill initiative that promotes the reuse of municipal effluent for industrial and agricultural use, is expanding through collaborations with
ASU named one of nation's best, 'greenest' schools
The Princeton Review lists ASU as one of "the best 377 colleges" in the U.S. and for the fourth consecutive year, one of the nation's "greenest universities."
WaterMatch website promotes reuse with companies, universities
The initiative uses social networking and geospatial mapping to encourage the reuse of municipal effluent for industrial and agricultural needs.
Urban desert vegetation supports native bird populations
The CAP LTER research made use of innovative techniques to quantify bird foraging behavior in both grass yards and yards with desert-like landscaping.
US-Mexico border Water and Environmental Sustainability Training program - final presentations
On August 24, 2012, ten ASU students working on an NSF-funded summer research, cultural and educational experience called the US-Mexico Border Water and Environmental Sustainability Training (UMB-WEST) program will give
EPA honors Sustainable Cities Network as 2012 Environmental Hero
The Sustainable Cities Network receives the award for their work in green government, ensuring local collaboration on sustainability issues across Arizona.