FEATURED CASE STUDY
Native Village of Tyonek, Alaska
A cultural center designed to preserve tradition and create opportunity.
THE CHALLENGE
The community sought a place where visitors could learn about local foodways, language, and customs while supporting economic development.
THE PARTNERSHIP
C2P2 connected the village with university expertise to support planning and a net-zero design approach.
THE RESULT
Community outcomes
CASE STUDIES
Every project page tells the same complete story.
RURAL COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY PRIORITY
Broadband is as important to rural communities as water, natural gas, sewer, and electricity. All rural communities want and understand the need for broadband, but most are unsure of how to acquire and to finance broadband. While broadband feasibility and accessibility studies are available, most rural communities cannot afford the high cost to complete the study.
PARTNERS
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The cities of Livingston, and York, Alabama
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Scott D. Woods, Esq.
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Don Williams NTIA
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MIchael Burns, US Department of Commerce
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US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CUPP
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The University of West Alabama
C2P2's ROLE
As the project lead on the CUPP, this national pilot study utilized federal work study in order for students to help solve community issues. The program was labeld "The most important course in CUPP history."
WORK COMPLETED
Development and implementation of the experiential learning course.
OUTCOMES
This experiential learning course trains undergraduate and graduate students to develop rural broadband strategies in communities that cannot afford to hire broadband experts.
ALASKA
COMMUNITY PRIORITY
Broadband is as important to rural communities as water, natural gas, sewer, and electricity. All rural communities want and understand the need for broadband, but most are unsure of how to acquire and to finance broadband. While broadband feasibility and accessibility studies are available, most rural communities cannot afford the high cost to complete the study.
PARTNERS
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Georgia Institute of Technology
C2P2's ROLE
C2P2 teamed up with the Georgia Institute of Technology for their visit to the Native Village of Tyonek in Alaska to support the design of a Cultural Experience Center.
WORK COMPLETED
Development of plans for the construction of a Cutural Experience Center.
OUTCOMES
The Center will provide a unique three day experience for visitors to learn how the community fishes; prepares food to eat; store food for the winter, and provide exposure to their language and other customs. Learning leads to understanding, and understanding brings people together. This project will also provide economic development for the Native Village of Tyonek. Additionally, the building will be designed to be net zero to minimize utility costs.
DULAC, LA
COMMUNITY PRIORITY
The Community needed help providing easy ways for community members to prepare for and respond to natural disasters; improved GIS maps that enabled a true picture of the entire ecosystem; recommendations on improving their ability to adapt to climate change; and ways to become energy independent.
PARTNERS
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Columbia University
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University of California, Santa Barbara (Bren School of Environmental Management)
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Georgia State University
C2P2's ROLE
C2P2 listened to the needs of the communities, and found academic partners who could support their needs. They also set up biweekly meetings to ensure the work stayed on track, and paid for all of the students to travel to Dulac and meet with community members to discuss their needs; hopes; and issues.
WORK COMPLETED
The preparation and response to disasters will be shared with everyone in the community as guides to prepare for and respond to disasters
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The tools on developing videos will be used to create videos to tell the story of their history and culture
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The interactive map will dramatically improve their ability track projects; sea level rise; changes in sedimentation levels; changing fresh water areas; and many other things that reflect every happening in Terrebonne and surrounding parishes, particularly how one changes impacts another. That interactive map was a game changer
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​The data on climate adaptation will be used to revise their sustainability plan
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The solar project concept was used immediately with the Parrish to demonstrate their proactive intent to become energy independent.
OUTCOMES
For the fall, we are working on developing economic opportunities found around the world that they can use to not only improve their economic status, but find options that can be transportable when relocation becomes a real issue. We are also looking at climate adaptation plans across the globe that can be used in Dulac that were previously unknown.