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Climate-Focused Institutional Investment Index

Climate-Focused Institutional Investment Index

Faculty Advisors: Charles Kolstad

Clients: AIG International

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California's Energy-Water Nexus: Water-Use Efficiency in the Energy Sector

California's Energy-Water Nexus: Water-Use Efficiency in the Energy Sector

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller, Robert Wilkinson

Clients: Southern California Edison

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Current Practices for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Electric Utilities in the United States

Current Practices for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Electric Utilities in the United States

Clients: ENSR

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An Inventory and Evaluation of Environmental and Health Safety Practices in the Nanotechnology Industry

An Inventory and Evaluation of Environmental and Health Safety Practices in the Nanotechnology Industry

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden

Clients: International Council on Nanotechnology

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Biology and Management of Non-Native Plant Species in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Biology and Management of Non-Native Plant Species in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall

Clients: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

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Visualizing California Transportation in 2030 Using Future Scenario Planning

Visualizing California Transportation in 2030 Using Future Scenario Planning

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Clients: Volvo, CALStart

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Evaluation of Rainfall-Runoff Relationships to Develop Stormwater Reduction Strategies in South Coast Watersheds

Evaluation of Rainfall-Runoff Relationships to Develop Stormwater Reduction Strategies in South Coast Watersheds

Faculty Advisors: John Melack, Thomas Dunne

Clients: Santa Barbara Channelkeeper

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Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater Streams: Disposal Practices and Policy Options in Santa Barbara County

Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater Streams: Disposal Practices and Policy Options in Santa Barbara County

Clients: Community Environmental Council

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Conserving Monterey County's Ranchland: Trends and Strategies

Conserving Monterey County's Ranchland: Trends and Strategies

Faculty Advisors: John Melack, Frank Davis

Clients: Big Sur Land Trust

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Conservation Planning for Blue Oak Woodlands in the Southern Sierra Foothills

Conservation Planning for Blue Oak Woodlands in the Southern Sierra Foothills

Faculty Advisors: Lee Hannah

Clients: UC Integrated Hardwoods Range Management Program, The Nature Conservancy, County of Tulare

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Prototyping a Campus Sustainability Management System

Prototyping a Campus Sustainability Management System

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

Clients: UCSB

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Waste Today, Wall Tomorrow: Assessment of an Innovative Straw Block for Residential Construction

Waste Today, Wall Tomorrow: Assessment of an Innovative Straw Block for Residential Construction

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Clients: Oryzatech, Inc.

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Assessment of Stressor Impact on Streams in the Los Padres National Forest Using Benthic Macroinvertebrate Indices

Assessment of Stressor Impact on Streams in the Los Padres National Forest Using Benthic Macroinvertebrate Indices

Faculty Advisors: Jeff Dozier

Clients: US Forest Service

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Potential Deep-Sea Mining of Seafloor Sulfides: A Case Study in Papua New Guinea

Potential Deep-Sea Mining of Seafloor Sulfides: A Case Study in Papua New Guinea

Faculty Advisors: John Melack

Clients: Nautilus Minerals Ltd., Conservation International, GSI

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Changing the Campus Climate: Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions at the University of California, Santa Barbara

Changing the Campus Climate: Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions at the University of California, Santa Barbara

Faculty Advisors: Oran Young

Clients: National Association of Environmental Law Societies

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End of Life Management of Cell Phones in the United States

End of Life Management of Cell Phones in the United States

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Clients: Nokia

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A Framework For Developing a Sustainable Watershed Management Plan for San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

A Framework For Developing a Sustainable Watershed Management Plan for San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

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Conservation Planning and Policies for California Grasslands

Conservation Planning and Policies for California Grasslands

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis

Clients: Editors of California Grasslands, UC Press

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Microbiological Water Quality Investigation for Las Palmas Creek, Hope Ranch, Santa Barbara, CA

Microbiological Water Quality Investigation for Las Palmas Creek, Hope Ranch, Santa Barbara, CA

Faculty Advisors: Patricia Holden

Clients: Hope Ranch Homeowner's Association

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Marine Protected Areas Along California's Central Coast: A Multi-Criteria Analysis of Network Design

Marine Protected Areas Along California's Central Coast: A Multi-Criteria Analysis of Network Design

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall

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