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Identifying and Addressing Heat Inequities in the City of Los Angeles

A study for the LA City Climate Emergency Mobilization Office (CEMO)

Authors: Diana Alcocer, Mariana Estrada, Michelle Gallarza, Amanda Gormsen, George Karam, Abigail Koshollek, Nicole Matteson, Miguel Miguel, Jose Negrete, Corinne Odom, Emma Ramirez, Seth Reichert, Tiffany Rivera
(Master of Urban and Regional Planning students, advised by Gregory Pierce and Ruth Engel of the Luskin Center for Innovation)

June 2023


Beyond Incentives: Lessons from a Community Outreach Campaign Supporting Electric Vehicle Purchase Uptake

Lessons from a Community Outreach Campaign Supporting Electric Vehicle Purchase Uptake

Authors: Rachel Connolly, Gregory Pierce, and Bo Liu

June 2023


Green Together

2023 Progress Report on Implementation of the Transformative Climate Communities Program Grant

Authors: V. Kelly Turner, Elena Hernández, Jason Karpman, Samantha Astudillo, Lauren Dunlap, and Bo Liu

May 2023


Ontario Together

2023 Progress Report on Implementation of the Transformative Climate Communities Program Grant

Authors: V. Kelly Turner, Samantha Astudillo, Jason Karpman, Elena Hernández, Lauren Dunlap, and Bo Liu


Watts Rising

2023 Progress Report on Implementation of the Transformative Climate Communities Program Grant

Authors: V. Kelly Turner, Elena Hernández, Jason Karpman, Samantha Astudillo, Lauren Dunlap, and Bo Liu


Stockton Rising

2023 Progress Report on Implementation of the Transformative Climate Communities Program Grant

Authors: V. Kelly Turner, Jason Karpman, Elena Hernandez, Samantha Astudillo, Lauren Dunlap, and Bo Liu


Transform Fresno

2023 Progress Report on Implementation of the Transformative Climate Communities Program Grant

Authors: V. Kelly Turner, Jason Karpman, Elena Hernández, Samantha Astudillo, Lauren Dunlap, and Bo Liu


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

May 2023


At Creekside Elementary in Tassajara, CA, the play structure is partially protected from the sun.Brian Shamblen / Flickr

Protecting Californians with Heat-Resilient Schools

Guidance for an Equitable and Effective State Strategy

Authors: Colleen Callahan, Lauren Dunlap, Michelle Gallarza, Rae Spriggs, and V. Kelly Turner

May 2023


2022 Impact Report

Actionable Research for a Sustainable Future

January 2023