| Welcome to the Center for Sustainable Design at Mississippi State University |
| Sustainable Development: "Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987 (FAO) |
About the Center for Sustainable Design
Experimental
Salt Marsh - Biloxi, Mississippi - This "pocket" salt marsh was built
by MSU students, among others. It is designed to replace one of the over 200
unsightly storm drains located on the man-made beach in the Biloxi/Gulfport
coast. This on-going project has been funded by the Biloxi Area Chamber
of Commerce and the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources.
Planning
and Design Manual for the Control of Erosion, Sediment, and Stormwater -
Since October 1997, the CSD has worked with the Natural Resources Conservation
Service to create a compendium of BMP's suitable for use in community and
town development. In the process, we converted this existing document to a
web viewable format. Although written specifically for Mississippi, much of
the document is broadly applicable. This project has been funded by the
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
MSU-Public School Tall Grass Prairie Restoration - CSD personnel, working
closely with teachers from the Starkville High School, created a master plan
to restore a tall-grass prairie located near Starkville. The plan includes
restoration of the highly disturbed 60 acre site, creation of 4 small prairies
in stages, site maintenance, and site management. This project has been
funded by the Mississippi State University Public School Partnership Program.
Sustainability
News & Views - Mainly NY Times science articles pertaining to sustainability.
Student generated
views on significant sustainability issues
Minimizing
Effluents from Commercial Catfish Ponds (pdf format) - This paper outlines
a method to reduce the amount of effluent released from commercial aquaculture
ponds in the Mississippi alluvial valley. The method will be tested in a project
funded by the Southern Regional Aquaculture Center (begins January, 1999).
Environmentally Friendly Yard Work / Projects
Best
Management Practices for Urban and Suburban Development
Presented at the Sustainable Landscape Workshop, Crosby Arboretum, 5/28/99.
