PUBLICATIONS

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Research Brief

Based on data from our national Shade Map

Researcher(s): Jean Claude Iradukunda and V. Kelly Turner
Jun 2026
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Toolkit

A Toolkit for Local Planning, Decision-Making, & Action

Partner(s): UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation, Arizona State University, and the University of Arizona
May 2026
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Policy Brief

Why Regulatory Reform Is Needed to Reduce Outdoor Vulnerability to Extreme Heat in Los Angeles

Editor(s): Mia Yancich, Edith B. de Guzman, and Marianna Babboni
May 2026
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Report

Informing effective and equitable environmental policy solutions

Researcher(s): Luskin Center for Innovation Team
Jan 2026
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Research Brief

Based on data from our national Shade Map

Author(s): Jean Claude Iradukunda and V. Kelly Turner
Sep 2025
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Data Tool

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

Researcher(s): Dr. V. Kelly Turner, Lana Zimmerman, Isaac Buo, Julia Twichell
Jun 2025
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Research Brief

Based on data from our national Shade Map

Researcher(s): Dr. V. Kelly Turner, Lana Zimmerman, and Isaac Buo
Jun 2025
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Report

Evaluating tree benefits and care in California schoolyards for climate resilience

Researcher(s): Melody Ng (PhD student, UCLA, Urban Planning) and Jared Coffelt (PhD student, UCLA, Environment and Sustainability)
Dec 2024
Report

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

Researcher(s): Luskin Center for Innovation Team
Dec 2024
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Student Report
Researcher(s): Edith de Guzman, UCLA; Members of the Los Angeles Urban Forest Equity Collective; Krystle Yu, graduate student
Oct 2024
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Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Researcher(s): Scott Sheridan, Edith de Guzman, David Eisenman, David Sailor, Jonathan Parfrey, and Laurence Kalkstein
Apr 2024
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Report • Student Report
Author(s): Melody Ng
Apr 2024
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Report

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

Author(s): Los Angeles Urban Forest Equity Collective and 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

Author(s): Los Angeles Urban Forest Equity Collective, South LA Tree Coalition & North East Trees
Feb 2024
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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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Report
Researcher(s): Dana Hellman, Edith de Guzman, and Rachel O’Leary
Feb 2024
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Report

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

Researcher(s): Luskin Center for Innovation Team
Dec 2023
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Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Author(s): Edith de Guzman
Sep 2023
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Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Researcher(s): C.J. Gabbe, Jamie Suki Chang, Morayo Kamson, and Euichan Seo
Aug 2023
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Report • Toolkit

Facilitating Robust Engagement in Underserved Areas of Los Angeles County

Researcher(s): Jon Christensen with research contributions from Yassaman Sarvian and Britta McOmber
Jul 2023