Urban Ecology: Science, Ethics and Public Policy
A couple of days ago I gave the second presentation in The Annenberg Foundation seminar, “Urban Ecology and Our Cities Future”. I spoke on ethics and urban ecology, with a … Read more
CityAdapt Blog – Local Adaptation Responses on the Global Stage
This week, I will attend the first-ever Global Adaptation Network (GAN) Forum in Panama City. The event will draw adaptation experts, practitioners and policymakers from across the globe to share … Read more
CityAdapt Blog – Health Impacts from Heat Exposure in California
With more frequent heat waves predicted, it is essential to study health outcomes associated with elevated temperature. By identifying vulnerable subgroups, some heat-related deaths, illnesses, and adverse health outcomes can … Read more
CityAdapt Blog – PHASE: Public Health Adaptation Strategies to Extreme Weather Events
Climate change models predict more frequent and more intense extreme weather events (EWE) for Europe in future decades. Great attention has been devoted to the health effects of high … Read more
CityAdapt Blog – The Iingcungcu Project: How restoring the nectar feeding bird community can identify and nurture leadership for biodiversity
Iingcungcu is an isiXhosa name referring to Sunbirds and Sugarbirds with long beaks. Inspired by the global decline in pollinators and the need to nurture leadership for biodiversity in youth, … Read more
CityAdapt Blog – The Progress of Mediterranean Cities’ Climate Adaptation Planning: A Preliminary Report
Mediterranean-climate cities must cooperate to adapt to climate change impacts. To help jumpstart this learning, several co-authors and I are working on a project to examine the climate adaptation planning … Read more
CityAdapt Blog – The Scoop on Regional Collaboratives: An Interview with Krista Kline of the Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability (LARC)
In 2009, the Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability (LARC) was established to mobilize support for local and regional responses to climate change in Los Angeles County. LARC … Read more
Director’s Blog – Adaptation is Key to Climate Change for Resilient Urban Ecosystems
The recent release of the latest climate analytics and prediction from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) 2014 Fifth Assessment Synthesis Report has reignited the already fierce battle over … Read more
Urban Ecology and Hope
In the fall of 2014, Eric (Dr. Eric Strauss, Executive Director of CURes) and I gave a set of public presentations on urban ecology. Both of our talks were sponsored … Read more
L.A. Times: CURes Sees L.A. as Green Solutions Laboratory
On January 14, 2015, the Los Angeles Times featured CURes in the following article: “Center for Urban Resilience sees L.A. as laboratory for green solutions“.
CURes’ Own Jim Landry Elected President of Environmental Nonprofit
Jim Landry was elected President of Friends of Ballona Wetlands at its January 2015 meeting. Jim is the Senior Director of Operations for CURes. He is also Professor and Chair of the … Read more