Urban and Environmental Policy Institute, Occidental College

Web site:   www.departments.oxy.edu/uepi

Mission:

The Urban & Environmental Policy Institute is dedicated to the development of a more just, livable, and democratic region through research, education, community partnerships, organizing, and policy analysis and advocacy.

Description:

The Urban & Environmental Policy Institute (UEPI) is a community oriented research and advocacy organization based at Occidental College in Los Angeles.  

It serves as the umbrella for a variety of affiliated programs addressing work and industry, food and nutrition, housing, transportation, regional and community development, land use, and urban environmental issues.

Resources to Share:  (from web site)

Researchers working with the various centers and projects at UEPI publish their work in the form of reports, fact sheets and findings.

In some cases centers and projects also recommend related Web sites of other groups and organizations that provide additional topical information.  

Adobe Acrobat Reader (free via the Adobe site) is required for many of the downloads available on this site. 

Center for Food and Justice Resources

Access full text Fact Sheets, Reports, Newsletters, Guides, and Proceedings, as well as Web site links recommended by Center staff.

MIT Press Series

Urban and Environmental Policy Institute director Robert Gottlieb edits two book series that are housed at UEPI and published by MIT Press.

Pollution Prevention Education and Research Center Resources

Access full text Fact Sheets and other technical assistance documents, get excerpts of articles published in journals and references about Center published reports, and view a presentation about the social and ecological benefits of Wet Cleaning; also included are links to Web site recommended by Center Staff.

Re-envisioning the LA River Publications

The publications page of this site lists material abstracted newspaper articles, Resource Guide, and Report related to the project. 

Eco-Oxy Eco-LA Coursework

View presentations by Occidental students for "Environmental Problem Solving  - Urban Greening: Campus and Community as a Laboratory for Change".

Progressive Los Angeles Network Resources

Access full text concept papers of PLAN workgroups, view a presentation about PLAN victories, and get linked to categorized Web sites of LA and California based groups and organizations working to "create a more livable, just, and democratic region."

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