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Resources for Spring 2025 Servingness in STEM interns

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Recommended Ebooks

Recommended Library Databases & Example Articles from the Databases

I conducted a search using the terms “environmental justice” OR “urban greening efforts” OR “equitable green spaces” OR “green infrastructure” OR “urban forests”

Using the left side filter menu to narrow down results, I filtered to only include LA Times articles from the last 10 years. Here's a link to my search.

Keyword Bank:

“environmental justice”, “urban greening efforts” , “equitable green spaces”, “green infrastructure”, and “urban forests” /  “Latino communities in Los Angeles” , “environmental decision makers”, “urban planners”, and  “local environmental advocacy”.

Other Keywords:

Community engagement

Non-profit funding

Latinos (family and faith)

Urban policy making

Low income

Effective visual communication

Community

Solutions

Successful proposal

Public green spaces

Community gardens

Farmer’s markets

Composting

After school programs

Community programs

Environmental education

Resources found via Google Advanced Search & Sample Keywords

Search Strategy: Google Advanced Search with the terms "community engagement models" OR "community engagement frameworks" AND sustainability"

Try Using Google Scholar to find scholarly articles using similar keywords, though the two platforms are Google products, they can yield different results.

Other Keywords to consider:

“environmental justice”, “urban greening efforts” , “equitable green spaces”, “green infrastructure”, and “urban forests”

Community Storytelling Ideas & Tools

Consider some of these tools and ideas for community engagement techniques for communicating ideas and information

Virmuze - create museums and virtual collections/exhibits online

Free Software available to PCC Students, includes access to Adobe & Microsoft Products

https://pasadena.edu/business-administrative-services/its/appstream.php