On the fires, from UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation

In the coming weeks, we will work with our colleagues at UCLA and partners across the region to help shape efforts that expedite recovery while advancing equity and resilience in our rapidly changing environment.

UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation’s Strategic Roadmap

Join us on our journey to inform effective and equitable environmental policy

Heat Governance & Policy

Sunny school building shaded by tree and overhangsmonstersforsale / Flickr

The Problem with Hot Schoolyards and Classrooms

California School Heat Equity Infographics

Authors: V. Kelly Turner, Ruth Engel, and Lauren Dunlap
Aerial view of schools in residential neighborhood of Southern CaliforniaSource: Google Earth

Closing the School Heat Data Gap

A California School Heat Equity Fact Sheet Authors: V. Kelly Turner, Ruth Engel, and Lauren Dunlap
Teacher writes on chalkboard while students watch in classroom with fans mounted to wallsFG Trade / iStock

Cooling Classrooms to Healthy Temperatures

A California School Heat Equity Fact Sheet

Authors: V. Kelly Turner, Ruth Engel, and Lauren Dunlap
Play structure at school shaded by shade sails overheadJames St. John / Flickr

Protecting Students from Heat Outdoors

A California School Heat Equity Fact Sheet

Authors: V. Kelly Turner, Ruth Engel, and Lauren Dunlap
Student athletes sit on artificial turf football field at sunriseHarker School Staff Photographer / Wikimedia Commons

Changing Behavior on Hot School Days

A California School Heat Equity Fact Sheet

Authors: V. Kelly Turner, Ruth Engel, and Lauren Dunlap
California State Capitol BuildingWayne Hsieh / Flickr

Funding School Heat Management

A California School Heat Equity Fact Sheet

Authors: V. Kelly Turner, Ruth Engel, and Lauren Dunlap

Site Design and Human Heat Burden

A Case Study in Pacoima, California

Authors: V. Kelly Turner, Ariane Middel, Morgan Rogers, Ruth Engel, Florian A. Schneider, and Zachary Van Tol