Business Applications of GIS in Sustainable Integrated Pest Management, Landscaping and Forest Management
Naresh Duggal
Manager – Integrated Pest Management
Office of Sustainability
County of Santa Clara
Naresh Duggal leads the County of Santa Clara's Integrated Pest Management (IPM) & Pesticide Use Reduction Program. He provides programmatic approach on nature-based solutions to the County’s sustainability and climate change impacts mitigation and adaptation endeavors. Examples include forest resilience and health, wildfire hazard mitigation, waste reuse (woody biomass, biosolids, compost), drought resilience, water conservation and management, soil health, sustainable agriculture and landscaping, and green infrastructure.
Chris Curry
Senior Analyst
Office of Sustainability
County of Santa Clara
Chris Curry has worked for more than five years as an analyst in the County of Santa Clara’s Office of Sustainability managing natural resource projects in areas such as integrated pest management, sustainable landscaping, water conservation and urban forestry. Since joining the County, Chris has been interested in GIS data collection and analysis to improve project deliverables and results.