This research team studied the ecological and social impacts of rapid “whiplash” among droughts, wildfires, and floods as a consequence of climate change and worked to identify strategies to better prepare communities for sustainable adaptation to this increasing threat.
This research team developed standardized measures and collected baseline data to create a scientifically rigorous set of metrics for the EcoDistrict Framework, which was eventually tested in the City of Fort Collins to help the City realize its climate neutrality, resource reduction, and healthy community goals.
This research team studied the potential groundwater and human health impacts of surface spills containing chemicals used for unconventional oil and gas exploration.
This research team facilitated systems-based research to address the challenge of improving global food accessibility while reducing agriculture’s environmental impacts.
This research team explored how and why Equity and Environmental Justice are important elements of the study of the environment, public health, and sustainability at CSU.
This team has grown the environmental justice community at CSU in their efforts to explore how and why equity and environmental justice are important elements of the study of the environment, public health, and sustainability. In 2016-17 they put on a symposium on “Environmental Justice and Sustainability in the Anthropocene” highlighting transdisciplinary and international research, and develop an Environmental Justice Workshop Training Series.
Horticulture and urban design have wide-ranging impacts on physical, mental, and emotional health of individuals and on community well-being. Design components including parks, community gardens, playgrounds, sports fields, green spaces, and natural settings all contribute to individual and community well-being. This team brought faculty and students together from across campus to tackle the challenges of sustainability in urban environments.