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Center for Sustainable Cities

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Welcome to the CSC

The USC Center for Sustainable Cities conducts research, education, and community outreach to address sustainability challenges facing metropolitan regions. We seek to generate innovative solutions that enhance the environment, economic vitality and social equity of cities worldwide.

The Center fosters multi-disciplinary research with an emphasis on sustainability challenges of metropolitan areas. Metropolitan areas are at the core of sustainability issues; large populations and extensive, resource intensive economic activity generate environmental pollution and consume scarce natural resources. Metropolitan areas also exhibit some of our most serious social equity problems. As the world’s population continues to urbanize, metropolitan areas will increasingly be the focus of environmental protection, social justice, energy conservation, and greenhouse gas reduction policies.

News

  • Water: Asia's New Battleground

    On June 4th, 2013, Prof. Brahma Chellaney will be speaking on his new award-winning book on the rising conflicts over water in Asia. Prof. H. Blanco will be commenting on his talk. The Asia Society and the Marshall School are sponsoring the event in VKC, Tyler Pavilion, 5:30-7:30 pm. See flyer for reservations. Click above for the flyer.

  • Experts address impacts of climate change at USC Price Forum

    Article by Matthew Kredell reports on the Public Forum on the National Climate Assessment held on April 8, 2013, and hosted by the Center for Sustainable Cities and the Schwarzenegger Institute. A standing room only event, well covered by the press, with dramatic scientific findings on climate change impacts in the Southwest Region, a call to action by Gov. Schwarzenegger, and public comments from local leaders. Click here to the article

  • Water Scarcity in Southern California

    The final report of a 2-year in-depth study of several water districts in Southern California is available. The research, funded by the Haynes Foundation and led by Prof. Hilda Blanco, Interim Director of the Center for Sustainable Cities, details the conservation and new water supply projects of the districts and identifies challenges and prospects under climate change. Report can be viewed here.

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Contact

USC Center for Sustainable Cities
University of Southern California
Von Kleinsmid Center
3518 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0048

Phone: (213) 821-2431
E-mail: cfsc@usc.edu