Overview of MEDS Capstone projects     Overview of MESM Group projects    

Projects
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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

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Clients: California Abalone Association

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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 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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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

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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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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

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Developing Aquaculture to Support Restoration of the Native Oyster, Ostrea Conchaphila, in California

Developing Aquaculture to Support Restoration of the Native Oyster, Ostrea Conchaphila, in California

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Clients: The Nature Conservancy Santa Cruz Island Preserve