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CSR Student – Exploring Surf Tourism In Pavones, Costa Rica
Sustainable Tourism in Pavones Costa Rica I have been in Pavones, Costa Rica for a little over a week now. I have seen the town packed with surfers from all over the world, and in a matter of days...
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CSR Welcomes Ana Gutierrez to the Team!
We are happy to announce that we have an international addition to the CSR team! Ana was born and raised in San Sebastian, Spain. Graduated for International Business and Entrepreneurship by the...
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CSR Welcomes Gabrielle Martorana to the Team!
We are happy to announce that we have a local San Diegan to add to the CSR team! Gabrielle Martorana was born and raised in San Diego California, and graduated from San Diego State University in 2014....
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The Effects of Surf Tourism In Playa Gigante – By Nico Earhart
Nico Earhart bottoms turns into a nice lefthander near Gigante, Nicaragua Located on the verdant Rivas peninsula, northwest of the Costa Rican border, lies the town of Playa Gigante, Nicaragua – a town...
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Rob Machado is Sustainably Stoked
San Diego surf legend Rob Machado is one of more than 40 contributors to Sustainable Stoke – a new book that is a collaboration between the SDSU Center for Surf Research and the Plymouth University...
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CSR and STOKE Certified Featured by Yale University’s Center for...
THE FOLLOWING REPORT PROVIDED BY YALE UNIVERSITY’S CLIMATE CONNECTIONS Whether from rising sea levels or frequent intense storms, many surfing resorts around the world have felt the impacts of climate...
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New SDSU freshman learning community at Zura Hall – Adventures in Surfing and...
The Center for Surf Research played a significant role in helping design the surfing theme of the $53 million refurbishment of Zura Hall, a freshman residential hall that now looks and feels like a...
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Sustainable Stoke Conference Panels and Keynote Speakers
Panel 1: Disruptive Sustainability Innovations in Surfing. What if we could use algae to provide bio-sourced hydrocarbons for sustainable polyurethane surfboard blanks? Could this be a disruptive...
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9:30-10:00 AM Registration 10:00-10:15 AM Overview of the Center for Surf Research – Dr. Jess Ponting 10:15-10:35 AM Keynote Presentation: Surfing’s transitions to sustainability,...
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7:00-10:00 AM Informal Surf Session 10:00-10:05 AM Academic presentation’s introduction by Jess Ponting 10:05- 10:25 AM Eduardo Nájera Ph. D , WiLDCOAST...
View ArticleSustainability, Technology, and Surfing Serendipities
Firewire is probably one of the world’s most successful manufacturers and distributors of mass produced surfboards. Firewire surfboards are both sustainable and capable of high performance. One line of...
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Surf Haiti
The children of Kabic Beach, Haiti sure know to surf. After school, they come to Kabic Beach to catch a couple of waves. From body boarding on discarded planks of wood as young children, they have...
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Sustainable Surf Tourism in Panama: Surfer’s Garden
On the Pacific coast of Panama, a little more than 4 hours drive from Panama City through jungles, mountains, ranches, and small towns lies a stretch of coast known as the Mariato District. Comprised...
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Field Report | Volcom Sustainability Internship
As a student at UCSB working towards my Environmental Studies major, I am constantly analyzing interdisciplinary issues involving political, economic, and social aspects. Studying our world’s...
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Five New Surf Tourism Internships Available!
The Center for Surf Research has been posting a lot of internships over the summer in amazing surf tourism destinations all over the world! Gain experience in sustainable surf tourism while scoring...
View ArticleCSR Sponsors Research into World Surfing Reserves
MA Student Kelly Salamone is shipping off to study World Surfing Reserves this summer. The health of the world’s oceans is a concern for many communities. Governments, organizations and communities are...
View ArticleSDSU Residential Learning Community Adventures in Sustainability and Surfing
In fall of 2015 CSR is leading a brand new residential learning community. These are incoming freshmen who assign themselves to groups interested in extra-curricular learning, and some college credit...
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Take the CSR Survey – Win a Firewire surfboard of your choice!
The Center for Surf Research is conducting primary research to explore surfer attitudes towards and behaviors relating to sustainability, surf forecasting technology, improvements in surf selfie...
View ArticleCSR Forms International Association of Surfing Academics
The Center for Surf Research has initiated an international community of surf researchers through the establishment of the International Association of Surfing Academics. The IASA aims to promote...
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Sustainable Stoke – The Book, Now Available!
Surfing’s global elite collaborate to explore the challenges of sustainability in the surfing world in a new book from San Diego State University’s Center for Surf Research. The greatest challenges to...
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