Can the Central Valley Grow Green?

UC Davis Releases Study: Achieving Sustainability in California's Central Valley

"I am actually pretty pessimistic about the possibility," says the lead author of a new UC Davis review of 100 Central Valley cities' growth policies.

"Sustainable growth is growth that minimizes environmental impact while meeting goals for economic viability and quality of life, for both present and future generations," says associate professor Mark Lubell. "Our study identified some very serious obstacles to achieving the goal, but also identifies some variables and recommendations that might help.

Some of those recommendations are to stop relying on big box stores, concentrate on transitioning cities and sustainability from the start.


→Download the full UC Davis report here
→See the Central Valley Business Times article about the report here