California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA

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Dr. Pincetl in Los Angeles Magazine: Can the Los Angeles We Know Survive the Death of Its Trees?

I’m standing in the shade with Stephanie Pincetl, an environment and sustainability researcher at UCLA. Short-haired and wry, she shares a quality of awe and cynicism common to the tree…

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Evidence floods in for support of stormwater collection and usage under Measure W

Angelenos will vote Tuesday on Measure W, a parcel tax of 2.5 cents per square foot of impermeable space on private property. If approved, the measure would generate an estimated…

Making an economic case for local water in L.A. County

New research shows financial benefits of using sources such as groundwater

L.A.’s path to independence from imported water

After a yearlong reprieve, Southern California is again under severe water scarcity conditions: Only 2 1/2 inches of rain have fallen in Los Angeles during the past 12 months. This…

On the environment, is humanity a victim of its own success?

A recent panel discussion explored society’s capacity to respond to environmental concerns in the modern era.

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Inhabiting a Post-Urban Twenty-First Century

The capitalist paradigm as a world economic system that works for people and the planet is failing. For cities and nature, shifting graciously and well into the Anthropocene requires a fundamentally different political-economy that reflects new ethics and priorities.