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Environment

Policies shaping the physical world

USC Price School faculty research the effects of climate change as well as the economic impacts of – and the increased risks to – vulnerable populations. They study alternative energy and efficiency strategies, develop green ratings systems, and explore possibilities for collaboration across government and industry.

Environment-related Academic Programs and Specializations

Featured Research Centers

Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy
The Institute focuses on the responsibility of leaders to implement policies that most benefit the people they serve. Its five priority areas: education, energy and environment, fiscal and economic policy, health and human wellness, and political reform.
USC Center for Sustainability Solutions
The Center for Sustainability Solutions develops policy, technological, and behavioral solutions to the most pressing sustainability problems of the Southern California region and the world. It brings together scholars and stakeholders from sustainability organizations around the world to collaborate on basic and applied research aimed at making a real-world impact.
METRANS Transportation Center
METRANS is a U.S. Department of Transportation University Transportation Center. It is a joint partnership of USC and California State University, Long Beach. Its mission is to solve transportation problems in large metropolitan regions through interdisciplinary research, education, and outreach. Its four areas of focus are goods movement and international trade; urban mobility; transportation infrastructure and finance; and safety, security, and vulnerability.

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Environment Faculty

Explore USC Price faculty and their cross-disciplinary scholarship

	Name	Position	Expertise
	Antonio M. Bento	Professor of Public Policy and Economics	Environmental and energy economics, urban economics, public economics, transportation policy, climate policy, environmental regulation
	Marlon Boarnet	Professor Director, METRANS Transportation Center	Transportation, travel behavior, urban growth patterns, regional science, urban economics
	Wändi Bruine de Bruin	Director, Behavioral Science and Policy Initiative at the Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy & Government Service Provost Professor of Public Policy, Psychology, and Behavioral Science Hear my name	Psychology of risk perception and communication Health behavior and patient decision making Public perceptions of climate change and sustainability Economic expectations and financial decision making Behavior change interventions Social science of science communication Age differences in decision making and well-being
	Santina Contreras	Assistant Professor	Environmental Planning, Natural Hazards, Community Engagement, International Development, Engineering for Development
	Eric Heikkila	Professor	Urban development, economic development, East Asian cities, urban economics, urban information systems
	William Leach	Professor (Teaching)	Collaborative governance, planning, social policy, environmental policy, health policy, marine aquaculture
	Mark Pisano	Professor of the Practice of Public Administration	Regional planning, transportation, housing, development, environmental policy, enterprise financing, institutional design
	Peter J. Robertson	Associate Professor	Organizational theory and behavior, organizational change, ecological governance, collaborative organizing, interorganizational networks
	Adam Rose	Professor (Research)	Energy and environmental economics, public policy, natural hazards and terrorism, regional science, applied general equilibrium modeling
	Lisa Schweitzer	Professor	Environmental justice, Sustainable transportation, Hazardous materials in urban environments, Community environmental quality
	Shui Yan Tang	Professor Frances R. and John J. Duggan Professor in Public Administration Chair, Department of Public Policy and Management	Institutional Analysis and Design; Collaborative Governance; Local and Community-based Governance; Common-Pool Resource Governance; Environmental Politics and Policy; Microfinance
	Detlof von Winterfeldt	Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering and Policy, Planning, and Development J.A. Tiberti Chair in Ethics and Decision Making; Executive Director, USC Center for Sustainability Solutions	Decision analysis, risk analysis, environmental policy, behavioral decision research, homeland security