The UCLA Complete Streets for California conference on Thursday, February 28, 2013,will highlight recent accomplishments, explore new research, and presentimplementation examples and benchmarks to create multi-use street environmentsthat promote vibrant, healthy and active communities.Featuring Keynote Address from:Janette Sadik-Khan, Commissioner of the New York City Department of TransportationThe conference will provide information on Complete Streets issues […]
"The Myth of Isolates: Ecosystem Ecologies in the Nuclear PacificElizabeth DeLoughrey, Associate ProfessorUniversity of California, Los AngelesDepartments of English, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Professor DeLoughrey joined the English Department in 2008. Her scholarship has been supported by institutions such as the NEH, Rockefeller, UCLA Global Studies Program, Fulbright, and the Cornell Society for the […]
Sustainabilityand Competitiveness in Mexico Dennis J. Aigner University of California, Irvine and EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey and Antonio Lloret Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México January 2013 ABSTRACT This paper summarizes the findings of a research project aimed at benchmarking the environmental sustainability practices of the top 500 Mexican companies. This was done by […]
"Smartwater systems for water sustainability: Incentives and Impediments" Yoram Cohen, Professor UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied ScienceUCLA Institute of the EnvironmentDirector, Water Technology Research CenterProfessor Yoram Cohen has been on the faculty of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) since 1981. He is the founder […]
TOPIC: Climate Engineering: Implications for global versuspartial climate cooperation. Dan and Rae Emmett Professor of Environmental Law and Faculty Co-Director, Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment Edward (Ted) Parson comes to UCLA School of Law from the University of Michigan, where he was the Joseph L. Sax Collegiate Professor of Law, as well as […]
Topic: "Mitigating climate change by sequesteringcarbon in wetlands: scientific and policy issues"Rich Ambrose, ProfessorUCLA Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public HealthDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Dr. Ambrose's research focuses on ways to protect and maintain the ecology of coastal areas. Current research focuses on (1) restoration of degraded habitats, […]
UC CEIN NanoEH&S Forum: Scientific Advances Towards Reducing Complexity in Decision Making Wednesday, May 8, 2013 UCLA California NanoSystems Institute Meeting Announcement The University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN) is pleased to announce a one-day conference on recent advances in environmental health and safety of Engineered Nanomaterials (ENMs). Target […]
Topic: "Restricting Driving for Better Traffic and Cleaner Sky: Did It Work inBeijing?"Abstract: Driving restrictions have been implemented in a number of cities across the world. However, limited by data gaps and the potential problems in the prevailing research methodology of regression discontinuity, few studies have quantitatively proven driving restrictions' effects on traffic and researchers […]
An Oppenheim Lecture featuring Alex Hall, Professor, UCLA Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences & Institute of the Environment and SustainabilityFor more information and to register CLICK HEREThe Oppenheim Lecture Series has been established at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability through a generous gift by Patricia Oppenheim and her family in memory of […]
