California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA

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Dr. Stephanie Pincetl is co-principal investigator on a National Science Foundation project to study urban trees

Toward a Theory of Urban Trees as Living Infrastructure Trees are now ubiquitous components of urban landscapes in the United States. Increasingly urban trees are called upon as a form…

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Stephanie Pincetl in Daily Bruin: California needs Policies to Build Housing Able to Withstand Climate Disasters

Limited urban space has forced rising neighborhoods to sprawl away from major cities.  But, building more affordable housing might be anything but affordable in the long run.  Stephanie Pincetl, professor-in-residence…

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Stephanie Pincetl in WSPY News: California gov. declares emergency as wildfires force evacuations from wine country to Los Angeles

“PG&E right now is very gun-shy of taking any risks” and doesn’t “want to be liable if something goes wrong,” Stephanie Pincetl, a professor at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment…

On water sustainability, L.A. County earns C+ from UCLA environmental report card

But researchers point to expected funding for stormwater capture and cleanup projects as positive step

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Stephanie Pincetl in KCET: 10 Mold-Breaking Ideas on the Concept of Justice

Stephanie Pincetl, founding director of UCLA’s California Center for Sustainable communities, focuses on social and environmental justice and finding equitable ways to reduce human impact on the planet. She pointed…

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Stephanie Pincetl in ABC News: How the California power outages reduce wildfire risk: What you need to know

“PG&E right now is very gun-shy of taking any risks”and doesn’t “want to be liable if something goes wrong,” said Stephanie Pincetl, a professor at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment…