Hecht on Threats to the Vital Amazon Rainforest
"It’s one of the planetary tipping points for climate change that you really don’t want to see destroyed," says the new director of UCLA's Center for Brazilian Studies.
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Hecht Named Director of UCLA Center for Brazilian Studies The urban planning professor focuses on the intersections of economies, cultures and land use in Latin America
/0 Comments/in Climate Change, Environment, For Faculty, For Policymakers, For Students, For Undergraduates, Global Public Affairs, School of Public Affairs, Urban Planning Susanna Hecht/by Mary BraswellThe urban planning professor focuses on the intersections of economies, cultures and land use in Latin America
Hecht on Infrastructure Projects’ Threat to Tropical Forests, Rural People’s Rights
/0 Comments/in Luskin in the News Susanna Hecht/by Stan PaulLarge-scale infrastructure projects in Latin America undermine efforts to prevent climate change and biodiversity loss and enhance community rights.
Hecht Awarded Medal by American Geographical Society
/0 Comments/in Luskin's Latest Blog Susanna Hecht/by Stan PaulThe UCLA Luskin professor of urban planning is honored for her pioneering research on the Amazon rain forest.
Wildfires Don’t Have to be ‘Bad,’ Author Says During UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation talk and panel discussion, experts discuss how policy changes can reduce the risk of tragedy in fire-prone areas such as Southern California
/0 Comments/in Business and the Environment, Climate Change, Environment, For Faculty, For Policymakers, For Students, Public Policy News, School of Public Affairs, Social Welfare News, Urban Planning Susanna Hecht/by Luskin StaffLuskin Center for Innovation talk focuses on policy changes that can reduce the risk of tragedy in fire-prone areas such as Southern California
John Friedmann, the ‘Father of Urban Planning,’ Dies at 91 World-renowned urban theorist was a central figure in founding what later became the UCLA Luskin Department of Urban Planning
/1 Comment/in School of Public Affairs, Urban Planning Ananya Roy, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Martin Wachs, Michael Storper, Susanna Hecht, Vinit Mukhija/by George FoulshamWorld-renowned urban theorist was a central figure in founding what later became the UCLA Luskin Department of Urban Planning
Susanna Hecht on Climate Change Professor Susan Hecht works to achieve the UC system`s goal of carbon neutrality by 2025
/0 Comments/in Climate Change, Environment, School of Public Affairs, Sustainable Energy, Urban Planning Susanna Hecht/by Joe LukProfessor Susan Hecht works to achieve the UC system's goal of carbon neutrality by 2025
Urban Planner Susanna Hecht Among Experts on Climate Change “Bending the Curve,” was released at the UC Climate Neutrality Initiative Summit
/0 Comments/in Climate Change, School of Public Affairs, Urban Planning Susanna Hecht/by Joe Luk“Bending the Curve,” was released at the UC Climate Neutrality Initiative Summit
Susanna Hecht
/in Urban Planning Agroecology, Climate Change, Environmental History, Ethnicity and Development Politics, Food Systems, Forest Transition, Gender and Development, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Latin America Matrix Ecology, Political Ecology, Tropics Susanna Hecht All Faculty, Ladder Faculty Faculty/by webteamDr. Hecht’s research focuses on the intersections of economies, cultures and land use, and the socio-environmental effects of these processes, an approach now widely known as political ecology.
Her focus area is the Latin American tropics, and more specifically Amazonia. …
Susanna Hecht Wins Award for Best Book on Latin American Environmental History Award granted for research in the social and political history of the Amazon basin.
/0 Comments/in Environment, School of Public Affairs, Updated, Urban Planning Susanna Hecht/by Joe LukAward granted for research in the social and political history of the Amazon basin.
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