2015 Environmental Report Card for Los Angeles County
The challenge of moving towards sustainability in Los Angeles County is daunting: it is the most populous county in the nation and consists of 88 individual cities. After nearly two…
Projects
Butterfly survey by La Kretz Center and Natural History Museum scientist
As a La Kretz/Natural History Museum postdoc, Elizabeth Long conducted a comprehensive resurvey of butterflies across the Santa Monica Mountains and Los Angeles
Climate Change in the Los Angeles Region
The most comprehensive study of climate change in LA to date, the Climate Change in the Los Angeles Region Project was conducted by Center for Climate Science Faculty Director Alex Hall and his research group between 2010 and 2015. Dr. Hall and his team developed a novel method for bringing global climate model projections to high spatial resolution, creating neighborhood-by-neighborhood projections of future climate over the greater Los Angeles region under different scenarios of greenhouse gas emissions.
Ecological and Environmental Effects of Turf Replacement in Southern California
Pilot Study of the Ecological and Environmental Effects of Metropolitan’s Turf Replacement Program Study Objectives The principal objectives of this study are to identify and, to the extent possible, to…
Energy and Air Quality Environmental Report Card
In conjunction with Sustainable LA Grand Challenge, CCSC staff contribute to the the development of environmental report cards to evaluate LA county’s progress towards environmental sustainability. In 2015, UCLA’s Institute…
Ghost dogs: Coyotes as top predators of the city
Dr. Stan Gehrt, Professor & Wildlife Extension Specialist at Ohio State University
Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability
Mission The Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability (LARC) is a membership organization, fostering a network of local and regional decision-makers in the Los Angeles County region…
Meow! A Cat Discussion
New studies indicate that cats have a negative impact on native biodiversity and are a threat to human health. So what’s a cat lover to do?
An Analysis of Hazardous Materials Spills in California with a Focus on Oil and Gas
Students: Alexandra Caryotakis, Ian Davies, Sarah Hafiz, Justine Niketen, Daniel Noakes, Ruoyu Wang, Xunyi Wu Client: Natural Resources Defense Council Advisor: Dr. Felicia Federico (IoES) Final Report
Aquaponics and the Future of Urban Agriculture
Students: Justin Brandt, Kendall Curtis, Kyle Gordon, Mallvinder Kahal, KellyAnneTang, Vanessa Villanueva, Sterling Wahlrab Client: Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles Advisor: Noah Garrison (IoES)
Assessing the Environmental and Social Co-Benefits of Greenhouse Gas Offset Project
Students: Anais Marguerite Engel, Mark Allen Ginsburg, Erika Kristen Kidera, Hadley Kathryn Nolan, Sagarika Subramanian, Peilun Sun Team: CO2 Markets Client: Climate Action Reserve
Biking in On-Campus Housing
The team worked with UCLA’s Housing & Hospitality Services and UCLA Transportation to encourage and better accommodate bike ridership on the residential Hill. The team advised on the addition of…