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The Urban and Environmental Policy major is a unique combination of classroom learning and hands-on experience in public affairs and civic action. Students learn the skills of public policy analysis with special emphasis on applying those skills in the real world. Urban and Environmental Policy includes such topics as housing and community development, public health, land use and transportation, poverty and social welfare, food and resource issues, air and water, criminal justice, race and gender relations, class relations, and other topics at the local, national and international levels.
| Time | Name | Presentation Title |
|---|---|---|
9:00 AM |
Robin Hamilton |
Dressing Up Our Conscience: The Importance of Eco-Fashion |
9:50 |
Victor Lopez |
Social Change: Testing the state of Two Front Activism |
10:40 |
Julia Granholm |
Preventing Unwanted Pregnancies: An Evaluation of Access to Emergency Contraceptives for victims of Sexual Assault in Los Angeles County |
11:30 |
Jasmine Wade |
Cultivating Roots: A Community Story of Resistance |
12:20 - 12:50 PM |
Lunch Break |
|
12:50 |
Abigail Scott |
Tourism and Smart Growth in Canyon Country: Challenges and Opportunities in Moab, Utah. |
1:40 |
Nidia Garcia |
Making Senses of the Trucking Industry form A Truck Drivers Perspective, And the Need for Clean Air and Grassroot Organizing |
2:30 |
Laura Knuttunen |
Commodity Fumigation With An Emphasis on Food: Examining the Permit Process in Los Angeles County |
3:20 |
Caitlin Peel |
Hungry for Change: The Struggle for the Tohono O’odham Native Food System |
4:10 |
Laura Benjamin |
Growing a Movement: Community Gardens in Los Angeles County |
5:00 |
Keith Montoya |
Ski Area/Resort Environmental and Social Concerns |
| Time | Name | Presentation Title |
|---|---|---|
8:45 AM |
Lorena Matarrita-McNicholas |
Revitalizing Downtown Pomona: An Evaluation of The Artisan and Recommendations for Its Success |
9:35 |
Madeline Wander |
An Equity Agenda for Transit-Oriented Development: Planning for the Sustainable Growth of Los Angeles’ Inner City |
10:25 |
Erica Fick |
Building the Velorution: Bike Culture, Community, and Politics in Los Angeles |
11:15 |
Kether Hayden |
Women’s Association in Mali: Empowerment, Leadership, and Political Mobilization |
12:05-12:35 PM |
Lunch Break |
|
12:35 |
Sonia Huizar |
What’s Up With That? An Evalution of Kipp’s Practices and Academic Progress with Low Income Populations |
1:25 |
Ian Johnston |
Democratizing the Arts: A Struggle for Socio-economic Equality in Today’s Creative Economy |
2:15 |
Mary Jane Boltz |
(Re-)Constructing the Sustainable City: Toward a Green Affordable Housing Model for Los Angeles |
3:05 |
James Leonard |
The Green Imperative: The Time Has Come to Revolutionize the U.S. Built Environment |
3:55 |
Sua Iris Hernandez |
Beyond Green Building: A Step towards Sustainability in Boyle Heights |
4:45 |
Lilia Pharazyn |
Community Planning and Its Potential for Community Resistance |
5:35 |
Marika Tsolakis |
College, Career, and Postsecondary Success: An Analysis of Building Trade Academies in California High Schools |
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