SMART Parks Toolkit Receives National Award

American Planning Association recognizes UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation for achievement in planning and urban design. A technology guide, compiled by UCLA...

Urban Greening

2017 IMPACT Report

This report highlights major research findings and other top…

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 for Integrating Technology Innovations into Parks

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