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
Reflection on Prop. 47 from CURes’ Restorative Justice Specialist
I recently met a woman from South Los Angeles, who lost her five year-old son 30 years ago when a Los Angeles police officer accidentally shot and killed him. At … Read more
CURes Scientist Joins National Urban Ecology Study
CURes researcher Dr. Michele Romolini received great news this week! She was formally approved as a Co-Principal Investigator of the Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES). As one of two urban sites in … Read more
Collaboration is the Key
December begins the season to assess the year’s ending and thank all the people that contributed to its success. It is hard to believe that 2014 is at a close, … Read more
Huge Success for San Gabriel River Discovery Center and CURes Partner, EcoVoices
On a map of Los Angeles County, South El Monte looks pretty far from the Los Angeles neighborhood of Westchester. Yet the recent approval of $3 million for the San … Read more
CityAdapt Blog – The Mediterranean City Climate Change Consortium (MC-4)
Since the successful Mediterranean City Conference in Athens, we have been busy behind the scenes putting together the next phase of the Mediterranean City Climate Change Consortium (MC-4). It is … Read more
CityAdapt Blog – How “Cool Roofs” Won in Los Angeles
On December 17th, 2013, Los Angeles became the first large city to pass a “cool roof” ordinance mandating that all new and renovated homes use roofing material that naturally reflects … Read more
CityAdapt Blog – Regional Collaboration on Adaptation
The latest IPCC 5 synthesis report confirms that the impact of climate change is present and highlights the risks for regions around the world including Australia. The findings call out … Read more
CityAdapt Blog – Announcing the New MC-4 Secretariat
Welcome to the inaugural Mediterranean City Climate Change Consortium (MC-4) CityAdapt Newsletter from its new home at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles. We are delighted to serve as … Read more