Policy researcher focused on water and climate solutions.
Long Beach, CA
Joined July 2016
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Glad to see this out in the world.
One takeaway is that building urban water security requires using a wide lens that includes land use, climate risks, and community well-being. Lots to chew on for #LA and others as we re-think what we need from water security investments.
Today @RANDCorporation's Center for Climate and Energy Futures released "Learning from Crises to Build Urban Water Security." The study focuses on climate change and urban water management challenges, drawing on five international case studies. rand.org/pubs/visualizations…
Financing resilient water systems is a huge challenge in the U.S. that isn't going away any time soon. In a new commentary we offer some ideas for creative solutions in this space.
route-fifty.com/finance/2024…
Looking forward to joining @WeThePeopleDet tonight to discuss where we stand 10 years since the #Flint and #Detroit water crises. Sharing work with @Olivia_David_:
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Register below to join us:
At WPD, we view water justice work through the lens of "From Trauma to Transformation." This approach is vital in Michigan's water justice movement.
Join the discussion at our Imagine A Day Without Water Webinar TODAY at 6 PM!
Register here: loom.ly/DJyGIPo
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Lewis-Patrick pushes for federal water affordability – Planet Detroit planetdetroit.org/2024/10/mo…
Now live! Check out our new @RANDCorporation commentary series on Grand Challenges for U.S. Water Policy.
Topics include: Restoring Freshwater Ecosystems, Drinking Water Quality, and Flood Resilience and more to come.
See what you think!
rand.org/well-being/communit…
What can states do to better support communities in building #flood #resilience? We have some ideas! Proud of @Olivia_David_ and Amy Van Zanen for their great work and ability to engage state legislators in the Great Lakes.
The GLLC is working with @UMSEAS and @GreatLakesGLISA to share best practices for states to support local flood resilience.
Check out this article about PhD candidates Olivia David and Amy Van Zanen and their excellent work:
seas.umich.edu/news/supporti…
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The GLLC is working with @UMSEAS and @GreatLakesGLISA to share best practices for states to support local flood resilience.
Check out this article about PhD candidates Olivia David and Amy Van Zanen and their excellent work:
seas.umich.edu/news/supporti…
Sara Hughes (@sshughes.bsky.social) retweeted
Our new @LuskinCenter @RCAPInc article in @AWWA journal is out:
"The Role of Comprehensive Assessment: Closing US Drinking Water Quality Gaps"
We review our 2023 roadmap⬇️ & give a snapshot of our ongoing @EPAwater National Environmental Finance Center
awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com…
New on the @RANDCorporation blog: We put forward proposals and research needs for addressing the challenge of building flood resilience in the U.S.: rand.org/pubs/commentary/202…
10 years since the Flint/Detroit water crises - How have things changed? @Olivia_David_ leads a reflection on how drinking water politics in the U.S. has shifted, and where more is to be done. Open access here:
degruyter.com/document/doi/1…
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Happy to share a new report which @edithbdeguzman & I @luskincenter @ucanrwater @uclawater produced w @LAWaterkeeper.
It synthesizes recommendations from 20 technical advisory committee members to increase the impact of LA County’s major current recycled water investments .
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Drought (due to climate change) affects certain people more than others. This @PSJ_Editor article w case studies from California & South Africa by Olivia David & @Prof_Shughes reminds us that government response to drought can reproduce existing inequality onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Our @theNASEM workshop report on flood adaptation and community health is now freely available!
Download here:
nap.nationalacademies.org/ca…
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What are the characteristics and position of cities participating in global urban climate governance ? 🧵on the content of my and @FortierJacob1 ’s new article ⬇️ (1/7)
Excited to share new article written with @FortierJacob1, published in
@Global_Policy on the diverse cities of global urban climate governance:
doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.13……
Thread to follow in a few days!
Professional update: Starting June 1, I will be full-time Senior Policy Researcher at @RANDCorporation. I'm excited to continue to build research projects and teams focused on developing effective, equitable solutions for our water and climate change challenges.
I am also now west coast based (California) - so am looking forward to engaging more deeply with communities and contexts here. Be in touch as you come through SoCal!
How does individualized water quality data affect people's perceptions of water and their water provider? Led by Alyssa Schubert and @Love_H2O, this was a fun project to be part of, and happy to see it out in the world.
journals.plos.org/water/arti…
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I’m beyond excited to have my graduate thesis research published in @JUAurban! Thank you to @UMSEAS and my advisor, mentor, and co-author @Prof_Shughes for supporting this work.
Read it here ➡️ tandfonline.com/eprint/TRUHS…
NEW #Article: The policy failures of rental housing: Plumbing poverty in Detroit, Michigan by Heather Newberry & Sara Hughes buff.ly/43mcIhK
#rental #housing #environment #UrbanPolicy #Detroit
