chase niesner

Chase Niesner

Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Multispecies anthropology, ecology, environmental justice
Chase is a PhD student at the Institute for Environment and Sustainability where his research interests lie at the intersection of urban ecology, multispecies anthropology and the moving image. Currently he is exploring human-coyote relations in Los Angeles. 

Projects

Grand Theft Eco: Environmental Futures of Los Angeles

Grand Theft Eco: Environmental Futures of Los Angeles is a creative film project that repurposes the game engine and design of the video game Grand Theft Auto V to explore possible eco-futures of Los Angeles in the year 2050.