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Reducing the Risk of Vessel Strikes to Endangered Whales in the Santa Barbara Channel: An Economic Analysis and Risk Assessment of Potential Management Scenarios

Reducing the Risk of Vessel Strikes to Endangered Whales in the Santa Barbara Channel: An Economic Analysis and Risk Assessment of Potential Management Scenarios

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Clients: Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

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Synergistic Energy and Water Conservation Strategies for the Commercial Sector

Synergistic Energy and Water Conservation Strategies for the Commercial Sector

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Clients: Southern California Edison

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Evaluating the Impacts of Small-Scale Greenspace: A Case Study of Harlem Place in Downtown Los Angeles

Evaluating the Impacts of Small-Scale Greenspace: A Case Study of Harlem Place in Downtown Los Angeles

Faculty Advisors: Christina Tague

Clients: Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council

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Zero Waste Strategies and Innovations for Sustainability

Zero Waste Strategies and Innovations for Sustainability

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

Clients: Gills Onions, LLC

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Strategies for Sustainable Water Supplies & Management for Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Strategies for Sustainable Water Supplies & Management for Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Clients: Waterkeeper Alliance

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Development of a Standard Tool to Predict the Environmental Footprint of Footwear for Deckers Outdoor Corporation

Development of a Standard Tool to Predict the Environmental Footprint of Footwear for Deckers Outdoor Corporation

Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson

Clients: Deckers Outdoor Corporation

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Eco-Entrepreneurship: Energy Rubix: Streamlining Residential Energy Efficiency

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Energy Rubix: Streamlining Residential Energy Efficiency

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

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Development of Conceptual Models and Ecological Baselines to Support the Creation of an Adaptive Management Plan for Tejon Ranch, California

Development of Conceptual Models and Ecological Baselines to Support the Creation of an Adaptive Management Plan for Tejon Ranch, California

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis

Clients: Tejon Ranch Conservancy

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Economic viability and sustainable management of a California red abalone fishing cooperative

Economic Viability and Sustainable Management of a California Red Abalone Fishing Cooperative

Group Members: Heather Hodges

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Clients: California Abalone Association

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Using Surface Winds to Improve the Accuracy of Fire Spread Modeling for Hazard Assessment: A Case Study in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California

Using Surface Winds to Improve the Accuracy of Fire Spread Modeling for Hazard Assessment: A Case Study in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall, Christina Tague

Clients: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

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Eco-Entrepreneurship: Marketainer: Closed-Loop Packaging Solutions

The 2010 Eco-E project Marketainer aimed to eliminate sources of waste throughout the supply chain for a wide range of flowable liquid and solid products.

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

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Eco-Entrepreneurship: PWS (Progressive Water Solutions)

The 2010 Eco-E project Progressive Water Solutions LLC (PWS) aimed to be a groundwater brokerage and consulting firm, providing groundwater rights holders with a central marketplace to trade pumping rights and more.

Faculty Advisors: Gary Libecap

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Developing a Product Water Footprinting Methodology for Patagonia Outdoor Clothing

Developing a Product Water Footprinting Methodology for Patagonia Outdoor Clothing

Faculty Advisors: Thomas Dunne

Clients: Patagonia

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Current Practices and Perceived Risks Related to Environmental Health, Safety & Product Stewardship in Nanomaterials Industry

Current Practices and Perceived Risks Related to Environmental Health, Safety & Product Stewardship in Nanomaterials Industry

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden

Clients: UCSB Center for Nanotechnology in Society, UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology

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From Sea to Table: Recommendations for Tracing Seafood

From Sea to Table: Recommendations for Tracing Seafood

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan, John Melack

Clients: Monterey Bay Aquarium Sustainable Seafood Initiative

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Permanent River Protection Strategies for China

Permanent River Protection Strategies for China

Faculty Advisors: Robert Wilkinson

Clients: China Rivers Project, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

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Community Greenhouse Gas Solutions: Prioritizing Emissions-Reducing Strategies

Community Greenhouse Gas Solutions: Prioritizing Emissions-Reducing Strategies

Faculty Advisors: Oran Young

Clients: AECOM

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Sustainable Property Rewards Initiative: A Corporate Strategy for Greening Commercial Property Management

Sustainable Property Rewards Initiative: A Corporate Strategy for Greening Commercial Property Management

Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson

Clients: Yardi Systems, Inc.

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Development of a Sustainable Community in Santa Paula, California

Development of a Sustainable Community in Santa Paula, California

Faculty Advisors: Jeff Dozier

Clients: The Limoneira Company

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Pathway to Self-Funding: A Case Study on the California Commercial Spiny Lobster Fishery

Pathway to Self-Funding: A Case Study on the California Commercial Spiny Lobster Fishery

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Clients: California Lobster & Trap Fishermen's Association