Climate Solutions
Research + Design
Faculty throughout the college’s departments and research centers pursue meaningful climate solutions, from wetland restoration to adapting neighborhoods to sea level rise to innovating carbon-neutral building methods. Issues of adaptability, resilience, and mitigation are at the forefront of our curriculum.
Mar 15, 2022
Iryna Dronova, Berkeley Blog: What Putin’s war in Ukraine means for our global climate crisis
The Russian war in Ukraine underscores the uncomfortable truth that the modern world heavily depends on fossil fuel. Even in the face of death and destruction in Ukraine, many countries refuse to stop purchases of Russian oil, gas, and coal.
Mar 14, 2022
The Climate Crisis: Justice and Solutions
“We cannot address climate change without climate justice,” says Danielle Zoe Rivera, an assistant professor of landscape architecture and environmental planning at Berkeley and a member of the new Climate Equity and Environmental Justice faculty cluster.
Apr 17, 2021
“The Invisible Mountain” visualizes the impacts of climate change
An installation at the University of the Arts in Berlin by CED professor Giovanni Betti and Katharina Fleck calls attention to the disappearing glaciers in the Italian Alps.
Jun 6, 2020
Zachary Lamb joins CED as Assistant Professor of Urban Design and Adaptive Urban Transformation
Welcome to new City & Regional Planning faculty Zachary Lamb, whose research focuses on the role of urban planning and design in shaping uneven vulnerability and resilience in the face of climate change.
Mar 30, 2020
CED student spotlight: Tushar Narula’s (SED 2020) multidimensional take on sustainability
Narula, a senior in CED’s Sustainable Environmental Design program, recently represented CED at the Forbes Under 30 Scholars Program and as a visiting researcher at Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Feb 18, 2020
DCRP alum publishes book on how communities of color are leading the environmental justice movement
Michael Mendez (PhD City & Regional Planning 2015) has published his book about the role Latinx and other communities of color are leading on climate change.
Nov 26, 2019
CED student spotlight: Brenna Castro Carlson (MLA 2020) researches urban city sustainability amid climate change
“For an urban ecology project, the need to observe the site during different times of year is a given, and your support eases the financial burden of this research.” Carlson will use her 2019 Excellence in Landscape Design Award to support her project.
May 15, 2019
Iryna Dronova awarded California Delta Stewardship Council Grant for wetland restoration
Iryna Dronova was part of a multi-institutional research team that was awarded a major grant from California’s Delta Stewardship Council last month
Mar 26, 2019
Bringing “resilience” to Norway: Landscape architecture’s Scandinavian influence
Vaar Bothner and Taran Aanderaa reflect on their time as exchange students at CED from Norway.
Jan 17, 2019
Richard Hindle and Kristina Hill featured in new book on sustainable coastal design
College of Environmental Design faculty members Richard Hindle and Kristina Hill were featured in a newly collection of essays edited by Elizabeth Mossop titled Sustainable Coastal Design and Planning.
Feb 3, 2015
3D-printed “cool bricks” can cool an entire room using water
Emerging Objects, founded by Associate Professor of Architecture Ron Rael, and Virginia San Fratello has come up with a solution which may be able to greatly reduce the use of air conditioning systems in hot dry climates.