Sustainable Development
Modeling Urban Sustainability - Treasure Island
Submitted by cmjones on May 8, 2007 - 11:19am.Title:
Modeling Urban Sustainability - Treasure Island
Summary:
The USI is collaborating with the design firm ARUP to design what they hope to be the first high density, mixed-use, transit-oriented neighborhoods in China that will generate all energy needs on site by using a combination of photo-voltaics, wind energy and biogas. Car dependence will be reduced dramatically with easy, safe pedestrian and bike greenway access to transit stops. Several cities are now competing for the demonstration project The City of San Francisco has recently announced a $5billion project to design a sustainable community at Treasure Island. The Berkeley Institute of the Environment has been approached by ARUP to collaborate in this exciting development project. in particular, ARUP is looking for improved environmetnal indicators and innovative systems modeling techniques. Contact the Berkeley Institute of thee Environment for more information.
Contact person:
Chris Jones
Contact e-mail:
Funded?:
Maybe
Design for Sustainable Communities
Submitted by cmjones on May 8, 2007 - 10:22am.Department:
ENE, RES
Course Number:
291-003
Course Title:
Design for Sustainable Communities
Instructor:
Gadgil
Description:
This course provides concepts and hands-on design experience with innovative products or processes for improving sustainable communities. The focus will be resource-constrained communities. Teams of three or four students each will take on separate practical projects, with guidance from subject experts, to help mature technical/scientific innovations into useful products or processes.
Units:
3
Offered:
Spring
Course Type:
Graduate
Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Sustainability (CACS)
Submitted by cmjones on May 7, 2007 - 1:52pm.Name of Organization:
Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Sustainability (CACS)
Purpose:
The purpose of the CACS is to promote environmental management and sustainable development at UC Berkeley. The Committee is charged with advising the Chancellor on matters pertaining to the environment and sustainability as it directly relates to the University of California, Berkeley.
Meetings:
4th Tuesday of each month, 3:30-5pm
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Big Ideas @ Berkeley
Submitted by cmjones on May 7, 2007 - 1:46pm.Name of Organization:
Big Ideas @ Berkeley
Purpose:
To provide funding, support, and encouragement to interdisciplinary teams of UC Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students who have "big ideas." This includes projects related to the environment and energy.
Unforbidden cities
Submitted by cmjones on May 1, 2007 - 11:47am.Picture:
Source:
CalMagDate Posted:
Oct 1 2006Summary:
Can a new type of "gated community" reverse China's ecological debacle? Read Full Article:
http://alumni.berkeley.edu/calmag/200609/fraker.aspNew Product Development with a Focus on Design for Sustainability
Submitted by cmjones on April 19, 2007 - 10:18am.Department:
MBA
Course Number:
290N.2
Course Title:
New Product Development with a Focus on Design for Sustainability
Instructor:
Beckman, Agogino
Description:
The course is a Management of Technology course offered jointly by the College of Engineering and the Haas School. We aim to have half MBA students and half Engineering students in the class, and facilitate students to form mixed teams for the development of their products. Students from the California College of the Arts will also participate on the teams. The course is introductory in nature, aimed at those who have not experienced a full product development cycle on a cross-disciplinary team in the past, or those who are seeking specialization in design for sustainability issues. The focus of the course is management of innovation processes, from product definition through ramp-up of product manufacturing. Using a project in which students will be asked to design and develop a product or service focused on sustainability, we will teach processes for collecting customer and user needs data, prioritizing that data, developing a product specification, sketching and building product prototypes, and interacting with the customer during product development. The course is intended as a very hands-on experience in the product development process.
Units:
3
Offered:
Fall
Course Type:
Graduate
In aftermath of tsunami, UC Berkeley team visits Thailand to open dialogue on impacts of tourism
Submitted by cmjones on April 5, 2007 - 10:56am.Picture:
Source:
UCB News CenterDate Posted:
Jul 26 2005Summary:
Seeking a silver lining in the destruction wrought by last December's tsunami, a team of UC Berkeley students and professors spent a month in Thailand this summer working with local counterparts to design a strategic plan for developing sustainable tourism in southern Thailand's Krabi province.Read Full Article:
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2005/07/26_thailand.shtmlConference to explore new ideas for Delta
Submitted by cmjones on April 4, 2007 - 1:35pm.Source:
UCB News CenterDate Posted:
Mar 6 2006Summary:
The rapid urbanization of flood-prone lands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta -- the water supply for nearly 23 million Californians and habitat for more than 30 fish species -- will be the focus of an upcoming conference at the University of California, Berkeley.Read Full Article:
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2006/03/06_delta.shtmlReport makes case against Delta urbanization
Submitted by cmjones on April 3, 2007 - 11:40am.Source:
UCB News CenterDate Posted:
Mar 15 2007Summary:
Urban development in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta poses a major threat to the Delta's health and sustainability, according to a report released today by the University of California, Berkeley-based Delta Initiative. Read Full Article:
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2007/03/15_delta.shtmlChengdu Sustainability Project: a Moore Foundation Urban Sustainability Initiative to Increase Transit Use
Submitted by cmjones on April 3, 2007 - 11:24am.Picture:
Source:
NewsBITS Date Posted:
Jan 1 2007Summary:
The Institute of Transportation Studies has joined forces with the city of Chengdu, China, and Southwest Jiaotong University to help Chengdu design and implement a wholly integrated transit system, as part of the new UC Berkeley-based Urban Sustainability Initiative (USI). The initiative is intended to foster collaborations between UC Berkeley and a wide range of institutions in Asia, Africa, and Latin America to match the latest knowledge available with decision-makers for implementation in the world's fastest growing urban areas. The USI is administered by the Berkeley Institute of the Environment and is comprised of several elements. Read Full Article:
http://www.its.berkeley.edu/newsbits/winter2007/chengdu.html