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Cumulative Impacts of Large-scale Renewable Energy Development in the West Mojave: Effects on Habitat Quality, Physical Movement of Species, and Gene Flow

Cumulative Impacts of Large-scale Renewable Energy Development in the West Mojave: Effects on Habitat Quality, Physical Movement of Species, and Gene Flow

Faculty Advisors: Lee Hannah

Clients: Professor Frank Davis

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Post-fire Sedimentation and Flood Risk Potential in the Mission Creek Watershed of Santa Barbara

Post-fire Sedimentation and Flood Risk Potential in the Mission Creek Watershed of Santa Barbara

Faculty Advisors: Thomas Dunne

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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Overhead Versus Underground Power Distribution in Southern California

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Overhead Versus Underground Power Distribution in Southern California

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Clients: Southern California Edison

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Strategies for Measurement and Reduction of the Carbon Footprint of Zurich Financial Services

Strategies for Measurement and Reduction of the Carbon Footprint of Zurich Financial Services

Faculty Advisors: Oran Young

Clients: Zurich Financial Services

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Conservation Assessment for the Cuyama Valley: Current Conditions and Planning Scenarios

Conservation Assessment for the Cuyama Valley: Current Conditions and Planning Scenarios

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis

Clients: The Nature Conservancy

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Lowering Barriers to Alternative Management Strategies and Collaborative Fisheries Research

Lowering Barriers to Alternative Management Strategies and Collaborative Fisheries Research

Group Members: Kristine Faloon Duarte

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Clients: Environmental Defense Fund

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Management Recommendations for Piute Ponds, Edwards Air Force Base, California

Management Recommendations for Piute Ponds, Edwards Air Force Base, California

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Clients: Edwards Air Force Base

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Eco-Entrepreneurship: Green Footwear Manufacturing in China for Deckers Outdoor Corporation: An Internal Business Plan to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Manufacturing Facilities

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Green Footwear Manufacturing in China for Deckers Outdoor Corporation: An Internal Business Plan to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Manufacturing Facilities

Faculty Advisors: Gary Libecap

Clients: Deckers Outdoor Corporation

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Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) in the Cofan Bermejo Reserve, Ecuador

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) in the Cofan Bermejo Reserve, Ecuador

Faculty Advisors: Christina Tague

Clients: La Fundacion para la Sobrevivencia del Pueblo Cofan

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Eco-Entrepreneurship: Investing in Responsible Tourism and Conservation in Mexico

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Investing in Responsible Tourism and Conservation in Mexico

Faculty Advisors: Christina Tague

Clients: Playa Viva, LLC

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Impacts of Rising Sea Level on Coastal Communities: A Santa Barbara Case Study

Impacts of Rising Sea Level on Coastal Communities: A Santa Barbara Case Study

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

Clients: The New Media Studio

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Helping Consumers Navigate Green: Creating the Definitive Criteria for Green Consumer Products and Services Proposal: Consumers GPP (not public)

Helping Consumers Navigate Green: Creating the Definitive Criteria for Green Consumer Products and Services
Proposal: Consumers GPP (not public)

Clients: Greenopia

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Tourists and Coastal Users in Morro Bay: Developing an Effective Survey Instrument

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Tourists and Coastal Users in Morro Bay: Developing an Effective Survey Instrument

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

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Analyzing the Environmental Impacts of Simple Shoes – A Life Cycle Assessment of the Supply Chain and Evaluation of End-of-Life Management Options

Analyzing the Environmental Impacts of Simple Shoes – A Life Cycle Assessment of the Supply Chain and Evaluation of End-of-Life Management Options

Faculty Advisors: John Melack, Patricia Holden

Clients: Simple Shoes

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Vegetated Roofs in the Los Angeles River Watershed: The Environmental and Economic Impacts of Stormwater Runoff and Management

Vegetated Roofs in the Los Angeles River Watershed: The Environmental and Economic Impacts of Stormwater Runoff and Management

Faculty Advisors: Christina Tague

Clients: Earth Pledge

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Integrating Commercial and Recreational Sectors in Fishery Management

Integrating Commercial and Recreational Sectors in Fishery Management

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Clients: Environmental Defense Fund

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A Distributed Graduate Seminar to Analyze the Priorities, Obstacles and Opportunities That Exist for the Implementation of State Wildlife Action Plans

A Distributed Graduate Seminar to Analyze the Priorities, Obstacles and Opportunities That Exist for the Implementation of State Wildlife Action Plans

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis

Clients: National Council for Science and the Environment, Doris Duke Foundation

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Balancing Conservation and Commercial Fishing: Methods of Incorporating Socioeconomic Impacts in the Design of Marine Protected Areas in California

Balancing Conservation and Commercial Fishing: Methods of Incorporating Socioeconomic Impacts in the Design of Marine Protected Areas in California

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall

Clients: Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO)

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Environmental and Economic Performance Analysis of Oakwood Distribution Centers

Environmental and Economic Performance Analysis of Oakwood Distribution Centers

Faculty Advisors: Jeff Dozier, Charles Kolstad

Clients: Oakwood

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Steelhead Passage Restoration Options for Canada de Santa Anita, Santa Barbara County, California

Steelhead Passage Restoration Options for Canada de Santa Anita, Santa Barbara County, California

Faculty Advisors: Thomas Dunne