Research
Research projects undergone through or in conjunction with the Center for Sustainable Development reflect the Center's desire to integrate our core interests with one another in the most relevant manner possible. These projects aspire to push the boundaries of research in these areas, while also directly contributing to the larger goals of climate change, economic development, and social and environmental justice, on which the notion of sustainable development is built. Typically these projects result in a set of publications, which are uploaded and made available to the public whenever possible.
Here are some of the most current ideas and investigations being persued by CSD Fellows:
- 2008 Alley Flat Initiative
Final Report, July 2008 [pdf 6.4mb] - 2009 Alley Flat Initiative - East Austin House Farm
Final Report, July 2008 [pdf 4.8mb] - Building a More Sustainable Economy: Economic Development Strategy and Public Incentives in Austin
Michael Oden, May 2008 [pdf 3.1 mb] - Reinventing the Texas Triangle: Solutions for Growing Challenges
Kent Butler, Sara Hammerschmidt, Frederick Steiner, and Ming Zhang [pdf 1.4 mb] - Sustainable Buildings and Communities: Climate Change and the Case for Federal Standards
Rachael Rawlins & Robert Paterson, Journal of Law and Public Policy, Spring 2010 [pdf 180 kb]
image: The East Austin Environmental Justice Project works with Zavala elementary students to map environmental degradation in their neighborhoods.