Para Mi Barrio aims to increase awareness on the current health of the Barrio Logan community, both virtually and physically through sustainable programs. The mission is to provide easy, digestible information for the Barrio Logan community, which can be used as fuel for the community’s activism.
Location: National City, California National City is home to Mile of Cars, one of the first auto malls in the world, and US Naval Base San Diego. Due to the dense concentration of industries in the area, large amounts of pollutants are released into the… Read More »CleanCity Project in National City, California
The Metabolism of Cities Living Lab and the United Nations Environmental Program – Major Group for Children and Youth – Microplastics and Marine Litter Working Group organized ahead of COP26 a youth summit event of interactive meetings addressed to young people around the world. Through a partnership with Hubzine Italia, Citta Studi Campus Sostenibile, Politecnico di Milano, and #All 4 Climate Italy.
A Recycling Concert and Global Goals workshop was developed by the Metabolism of Cities Living Lab and Politecnico di Milano at the Preuss School at UCSD, a unique charter middle and high school for low-income scholars who strive to become the first in their families to graduate from college and the Tri-M Music Honor Society on April 26, 2022.
The Urban Metabolism and Minority Pulse Campaign -7 tailor-based educational toolkits were developed for underrepresented populations on the topics of climate adaptation, urban metabolism, civic engagement, sustainability, and climate change using citizen science methods.
On April 17, 2023 the President of SDSU gives a presentation on the array of sustainability projects accross SDSU. The Metabolism of Cities Living Lab was showcased during the Sustainability in Action: SDSU President’s Update.
The exhibit consists of two parts: Metabolism of Cities Living Lab SDSU 4 SDGs “Leave No One Behind ” Exhibition & Libraries and Sustainability: Working Toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals in the SDSU Library.
Date: September 21-23, 2021 | Location: Milan, Italy International One Health Conference – Urban Resilience: Strategies for a post-pandemic vision for cities, Politecnico di Milano, Resilience Lab Partners Yang Harrison, Fernandez Gabriela, Maione Carol, Zaballa Karenina, Bonnici Norbert, Carter Jarai, Sptizberg Brian, Chanwoo J., and… Read More »International One Health Conference – Urban Resilience: Strategies for a post-pandemic vision for cities
Date: September 30, 2021 | Location: Milan, Italy The Metabolism of Cities Living Lab and the United Nations Environmental Program – Major Group for Children and Youth – Microplastics and Marine Litter Working Group organized ahead of COP26 a youth summit event of interactive meetings… Read More »UN Climate change pre-cop 26 #All4climate Italy: Youth4climate
Date: June 2022 | Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea BOOK CHAPTER: “Sources and Pathways of Marine Litter: A Global Assessment of Plastic Pollution in Coastal and Island Regions.” “With plastic pollution concerns growing globally, especially the production, consumption, and disposal of face masks, medical gloves,… Read More »Assessing the effects of emerging plastics on the environment & public health
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