PUBLICATIONS

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Student Report

Best practices for measuring impacts of the community resilience centers grant program

Author(s):

Katie Freiberg

Jun 2025
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Data Tool

This new tool pinpoints where shade is lacking across 360- plus U.S. cities and towns.

Author(s):

Dr. V. Kelly Turner, Lana Zimmerman, Isaac Buo, Julia Twichell

Jun 2025
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Research Brief

UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation experts use their national Shade Map to analyze U.S. shade disparities.

Author(s):

Dr. V. Kelly Turner, Lana Zimmerman, Isaac Buo, Julia Twichell

Jun 2025
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Report

Evaluating tree benefits and care in California schoolyards for climate resilience

Author(s):

Melody Ng, Jared Coffelt

Dec 2024
Report

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

Dec 2024
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Guide or Toolkit • Report

A guide to inclusive, effective, and coordinated public information campaigns

Author(s):

Lauren Dunlap

Mar 2024
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Report

Prepared by the Los Angeles Urban Forest Equity Collective
Sylmar community engagement led by: TreePeople

Feb 2024
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Report

Prepared by the Los Angeles Urban Forest Equity Collective
Central Alameda community engagement led by: South LA Tree Coalition & North East Trees

Feb 2024
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Guide or Toolkit

Prepared by the Los Angeles Urban Forest Equity Collective

Author(s):

Primary Author: Krystle Yu, Contributing Author: Rachel O’Leary

Feb 2024
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Guide or Toolkit • Report
Author(s):

Primary Authors: Dana Hellman, Edith de Guzman & Rachel O’Leary
Contributing Authors: Cindy Chen, Krystle Yu & Vivek Shandas

Feb 2024
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Report

A brief, interactive summary of select environmental policy impacts in 2023

Dec 2023
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Infographic

California School Heat Equity Infographics

Author(s):

V. Kelly Turner, Ruth Engel, and Lauren Dunlap

Oct 2023
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Fact Sheet

A California School Heat Equity Fact Sheet

Author(s):

V. Kelly Turner, Ruth Engel, and Lauren Dunlap

Oct 2023
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Fact Sheet

A California School Heat Equity Fact Sheet

Author(s):

V. Kelly Turner, Ruth Engel, and Lauren Dunlap

Oct 2023
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Fact Sheet

A California School Heat Equity Fact Sheet

Author(s):

V. Kelly Turner, Ruth Engel, and Lauren Dunlap

Oct 2023
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Fact Sheet

A California School Heat Equity Fact Sheet

Author(s):

V. Kelly Turner, Ruth Engel, and Lauren Dunlap

Oct 2023
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Fact Sheet

A California School Heat Equity Fact Sheet

Author(s):

V. Kelly Turner, Ruth Engel, and Lauren Dunlap

Oct 2023
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Student Report

Addressing Heat Inequities of Frontline Communities in Los Angeles

Author(s):

Hana Abdelatty, Dimitri English, Adan Garcia, Selena Melgoza and Austin Mendoza (Master in Public Policy students, with support from the Luskin Center for Innovation)

Jul 2023
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Report

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

Author(s):

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)

Jun 2023
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Report

A Case Study in Pacoima, California

Author(s):

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

May 2023