Program

Clients

Year

Faculty Advisors

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Conservation Gap Analysis and the Business Case for Protecting Surf Ecosystems

2025 MESM Group Project: Conservation Gap Analysis and the Business Case for Protecting Surf Ecosystems

Group Members: Ryan Anderson, Manuela Díaz, Sofia Gutierrez, Miranda Scalzo, Emma Tao

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Clients: Conservation International Indonesia

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The Bathtub Ring: Implications of Low Water Levels in Lake Mead on Water Supply, Hydropower, Recreation, and the Environment

This project explores the impacts to each stakeholder group if Lake Mead reaches each key elevation outlined in the Interim Guidelines, as well as 1,000’.

Faculty Advisors: Christina Tague

Clients: Western Water Policy Program - University of Colorado

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Ridge to Reef: Land Use, Sedimentation, and Marine Resource Vulnerability in Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Ridge to Reef: Land Use, Sedimentation, and Marine Resource Vulnerability in Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Faculty Advisors: Thomas Dunne

Clients: Conservation International Indonesia

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Evaluating the Potential of a Market-Based Transferable Development Rights Program for Open Space and Farmland Preservation in Santa Barbara County

Evaluating the Potential of a Market-Based Transferable Development Rights Program for Open Space and Farmland Preservation in Santa Barbara County

Faculty Advisors: Charles Kolstad

Clients: Santa Barbara County Planning Division

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Assessment of an Artificial Breach of an Impounded Coastal Water Body: A Case Study of Goleta Slough

Assessment of an Artificial Breach of an Impounded Coastal Water Body: A Case Study of Goleta Slough

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden

Clients: Santa Barbara County Planning Division