The municipality of La Estrella, Antioquia faces increasing pressure along its urban鈥搑ural edge, where urban expansion has created tensions with the main ecological structure, affecting food security and the hydrological balance. In particular, peri-urban areas face risks associated with landslides and flooding, which are intensified by urbanization processes and the transformation of strategic agroecosystems. SERES […]
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At the heart of 麻豆视频 Africa Durban is a commitment to building meaningful partnerships between universities and communities to co-produce knowledge, drive local action, and respond to pressing urban challenges. The Greening Initiative in Quarry Road and Pholani is a powerful example of this approach in practice鈥攚here community leadership, academic support, and municipal collaboration come […]
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The Problem In Zapopan, Mexico, rapid urban and population growth have intensified environmental challenges, creating an urgent need to strengthen environmental education for primary school students. Limited municipal capacity and support for environmental education, often overseen by only a few government officials, have made it difficult to address current environmental problems such as deforestation, pollution, […]
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The Tijuana River watershed originates in Mexico and flows into the Tijuana River Estuary, a protected coastal wetland in California where freshwater and saltwater converge, supporting unique biodiversity. This ecosystem is threatened by vegetation loss, pollution, sedimentation, and high levels of fecal bacteria at the river mouth, affecting both biodiversity and resilience. Around 250 families […]
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Teachers and students from FCITEC coordinated their courses around a project focused on community activity in Valle de las Palmas (municipality of Tecate, Baja California). This section of the project analyzes the legal, hydrological, resource management, and project administration aspects of construction waste management the Valle de las Palmas area, considering its impact on the […]
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Teachers and students from FCITEC coordinated their courses around a project involving the community of Valle de las Palmas (municipality of Tecate, Baja California). The project seeks to evaluate the use of materials recovered from construction waste and glass in order to promote sustainable construction practices and mitigate the community鈥檚 vulnerability to soil, aquifer, and […]
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Esta propuesta responde a la necesidad de disminuir el impacto ambiental de la industria de la construcci贸n. El proyecto pretende promover una gesti贸n adecuada de los residuos de actividades de la industria de la construcci贸n, mediante el dise帽o y aplicaci贸n de metodolog铆as y estrategias con criterios AbE, que mitiguen la vulnerabilidad de la comunidad de […]
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LIRLAP takes a dynamic perspective and assesses the impacts of future urban growth and densification scenarios in Metro Manila on, first, the future growth of informal settlements by means of urban growth models considering the urban morphology and socio-economic factor and, second, on the future availability of land suitable for receiving resettlement (WP 1). Moreover, […]
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The Vision: The Badilisha Digital Resource Centers (DRC) project is a school-community affiliate initiative that transforms educational institutions into hubs for regional digital resilience. By leveraging professional-grade telecommunications infrastructure, we create a 鈥淒igital Commons鈥� where university innovation directly fuels community economic growth. 鈥婸artners & University Assets: Building on my foundation as an alumnus of Uganda […]
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This report contains a series of policy proposals developed by San Diego State University (SDSU) students, in collaboration with National City officials and the SDSU Sage Project, to increase the use of existing earthquake preparedness resources among National City residents. The primary focus of student research was the California Earthquake Brace + Bolt program and […]
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