This area contains organizations, documents and other resources related to sustainability and quality of life, in San Diego and beyond.
We are constantly adding to these resources so please let us know (info@equinoxcenter.org) if you are aware of a resource that should be included here.
Water Resources
- San Diego County Water Authority Annual Report 2008.
- Updated Urban Water Management Plan. San Diego County Water Authority. 2005.
- The Regional Urban Water Management Plan. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. 2005.
- California Water Plan Update 2009:Integrated Water Management.
- Water Conservation Fact Sheet. San Diego County Water Authority. 2007.
- Best Practices Resource Center. California Urban Water Conservation Council. 2008.
- Federal Water Efficiency Best Management Practices. US Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
- Making Every Drop Work: Increasing Water Efficiency in California’s Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional (CII) Sector. Natural Resources Defense Council. 2009.
- Comparing Price and Non-Price Approaches to Urban Water Conservation. Resources for the Future. 2008.
- Do Consumers React to the Shape of Supply? Water Demand under Heterogeneous Price Structures. Resources for the Future. 2005.
Recycled Water
- Water Facts No. 23: Water Recycling. California Department of Water Resources. 2004.
- Quality on Demand Recycled Water: A Brilliant Approach to Further Recycled Water Uses. Karajeh, Fawzi. Water Conservation News—Fall/Winter. 2004-5.
- Risk Assessment and Health Effects Studies of Indirect Potable Reuse Schemes. Khan, Stuart and David Roser. Center for Water and Waste Technology, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales. 2007.
Gray Water
- Graywater Systems Permitting Process and Design Criteria. County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health, Land and Water Quality Division.
- Using Gray Water at Home: The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality’s Guide to Complying with the New, Simplified Type 1 General Permit. Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.
Desalination
- Desalination and Water Treatment Technologies Flex Your Water Power. BejJemaa, Fethi and Karajeh, Fawzi. Water Conservation News—Spring/Summer. 2007.
- Desalination, With a Grain of Salt. Pacific Institute, 2006.
- Environmental Impact and Impact Assessment of Seawater Desalination. Lattemann, Sabine and Thomas Hopner. Desalination 220: 1-15. 2008.
- The Footprint of the Desalination Processes on the Environment. Einav, Rachel, et al. Desalination 152: 141-154. 2002.
- A Legislative Boost for Water Desalination as an Alternative Water Supply Strategy in California. Karajeh, Fawzi and Fethi Benjemaa. Water Conservation News—Fall/Winter. 2004-5.
- Seawater Desalination in California. California Coastal Commission.
Water, Energy, and Climate Change:
- California's Energy-Water Nexus: Water Use in Electricity Generation;Southwest Hydrology, Sept. 2007; Larson et. al. University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Energy Down the Drain: The Hidden Costs of California’s Water Supply. Natural Resources Defense Council and Pacific Institute. 2004.
- The San Diego Foundation Regional Focus 2050 Study: Climate Change Related Impacts in the San Diego Region by 2050.
- In Hot Water: Water Management Strategies to Weather the Effects of Global Warming. NRDC. 2007.
- Adapting California’s Water Management to Climate Change. PPIC. 2008.
Land Use and Smart Growth Resources
Demographics and Planning:
- CA Dept of Finance Population Projections, 2008 Census Population Projection
- SANDAG, 2030 Regional Growth Forecast Update, 2006
- State of California, Department of Finance, E-1 population Estimates for Cities, Counties and the State with Annual Percent Change — January 1, 2008 and 2009. Sacramento, California, May 2009,
- San Diego Regional Comprehensive Plan
Habitat and Biodiversity
- The Nature Conservancy
- Endangered Habitat League
- Biodiversity Research Center of the Californias, San Diego Natural History Museum
Health and Land Use
- Frank, Lawrence et al., Many Pathways from Land Use to Health, Journal of the American Planning Association; Winter 2006; 72, 1;
Smart Growth
- Smart Growth Online,
- The Urban Land Institute. Transportation for a New Era: GrowingMore Sustainable Communities. Washington, D.C.: The Urban Land Institute, 2009
- Sustain Lane
- Funders Network on Smart Growth
Energy Resources
Climate Change
- Energy Policy Initiatives Center (EPIC), San Diego County Greenhouse Gas Inventory, 2008, .
- San Diego Foundation 2050 Study,
Green Jobs
- CleanTech San Diego
- Energy Pathways for the California Economy, Roland-Holst and Kahrl, 2009
Land Use and Energy
- The Impact of Urban Form on Residential Energy Use, Ewing, Reid & Fang Rong.
Regional Planning
- SANDAG, Regional Energy Strategy Update Draft, July 2009
Renewable Energy
- California Solar Cities Report, 2009, Environment California
- California Center for Sustainable Energy
- New Solar Homes Partnership Municipal Tool Kit, California Energy Commission
Smart Grid
Water and Energy
- Energy Down the Drain: The Hidden Costs of California’s Water Supply. Natural Resources Defense Council and Pacific Institute. 2004.
Transportation Resources
Air Quality
- Air Pollution Control District County of San Diego,Air Quality in San Diego: 2007 Annual Report
Alternative Fuels
Public Transit
- Climate Plan Analysis of SB375 Scenarios for 4 MPOs
- www.lightrailnow.org
- Move San Diego
- Public Policy Institute of California, Californians and the Environment
- SANDAG, 2030 Regional Transportation Plan, 2007
- SANDAG, San Diego Region Transit Public Opinion Study, September 2008
- SANDAG, Transit Impediments Study, 2009
- Schrank, David & Tim Lomax, The 2009 Urban Mobility Report, Texas Transportation Institute,
- Sustain Lane, 2008 U.S. City Rankings,
- Walk San Diego
Other:
- American Community Survey
- County of San Diego, Call to Action: San Diego County Childhood Obesity Action Plan 2006
- County of San Diego, New Leading Cause of Death in County, 2009