Hot Observations About Shade in Los Angeles

A Renters’ Right to Cooling

Addressing Extreme Heat in Rental Housing

L.A.’s fiercest rivals — USC and UCLA — team up to cool the region ahead of 2028

ShadeLA aims to expand urban tree canopy and shade infrastructure, building heat resilience for Angelenos.

Beyond shade: UCLA researchers improve radiant cooling to make outdoor temperatures feel cooler

The approach uses low-cost, scalable, transparent and infrared-reflective surfaces and hydronic panels.

Deconstructing Evaluation to Build a Resilient Future

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

Turning data into dialogue: Luskin Center for Innovation-inspired art exhibit brings shade equity to life

Roots of Cool: A Celebration of Trees and Shade in a Warming World, a new exhibition running from July 12 to October 12 at Descanso Gardens, brings shade equity to life through a multisensory art experience.

National shade map from UCLA and American Forests launched to combat deadly urban heat

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

Mapping Shade: A New Lens on Heat Equity

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

Mapping Shade: A New Lens on Heat Equity

New tool pinpoints where shade is lacking across 360- plus U.S. cities and town

Hot Observations About Shade in the United States

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