OUR VISION
Equitable access to urban nature that supports wellbeing and climate resilience
OUR APPROACH
Our work uses a research-to-implementation approach to understand the challenges and identify and implement viable solutions. We engage with policy decision-makers, communities, and nonprofit organizations to inform programs that advance urban greening equitably and sustainably.
CURRENT PROJECT
We are co-leading the Urban Forest Equity Collective to present methods to address decades of systemic disinvestment and planning decisions that have resulted in poor public health outcomes, limited access to green spaces, and a host of related consequences ranging from heat exposure to reduced ecosystem services.
EXPERTS
Edith de Guzman, Policy Specialist
V. Kelly Turner, Associate Director
Gregory Pierce, Research and Co-Executive Director; Director, Human Right to Water Solutions Lab
Trace Lane, Senior Project Manager & Researcher
Ariana Hernandez, Project Manager
Lana Zimmerman, Associate Project Manager
Zach Wampler, Project Coordinator
NEWS
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.
UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation releases Strategic Roadmap
Journeying through 15 years of impact, our priorities for the next few years, and opportunities to partner
MEDIA COVERAGE
How wealth and race determine L.A.’s hottest and coolest areas (Cronkite News)
Confronted with Extreme Heat, U.S. Schools Are Greening the Asphalt Jungle (La Voce di New York)
School districts invest in cooling solutions as temperatures rise (Finance & Commerce)
