A Smart Way to Make a SMART Park

New toolkit produced by the Luskin Center for Innovation provides a guide for making parks more user-friendly and sustainable...

Respect for Nature Is Key to World’s Water Problems, Author Says

In the face of extreme weather, polluted aquifers, overconsumption and other urgent threats to...

SMART Parks™: A Toolkit

Authors: Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Kelsey Jessup, Rebecca…

Lessons Learned from a Concrete River

Like many Angelenos, you may only be familiar with the Los Angeles River thanks to movies like Grease, in which Danny beats his nemesis in a car chase...

Assessing Trailhead Use in the Santa Monica Mountains

The LA region is home to the nation’s largest urban national park, the Santa Monica Mountains...

Lower Los Angeles River Revitalization

An Inclusive Approach to Planning, Implementation, and Community Engagement

Quenching Los Angeles’ Thirst

Evaluating Policy Options for Incentive Amounts and Financial Instruments to Increased Cistern Installation in Single-Family Homes in Los Angeles

2016 IMPACT Report

This report highlights major research findings and other top stories from the collaborative work of the Luskin Center in 2016.

Turf Replacement Program Impacts on Households and Ratepayers

An Analysis for the City of Los Angeles

Creating a Complete Los Angeles River Greenway for All: Stories and Guidance

Researchers and Co-Authors: Andrew Pasillas, Jimmy Tran, and…