Impact
To address today’s complex, interconnected, and rapidly evolving challenges, we need all hands on deck. Public Exchange bridges the gap between the public and private sectors and academia, creating a pathway to design a better world together.
Our projects are:
Guiding the planting of 950+ shade trees in underserved neighborhoods in East & South L.A.
Optimizing water conservation programs for over 278K people in SoCal, enabling a local water agency to replace over one million square feet of lawns
Informing the delivery of 10M lbs of food to L.A. County’s food insecure
Creating a framework to guide $1.6b in annual funding to climate-resilient infrastructure projects in L.A. County
Creating healthcare worker wellbeing interventions in a hospital system with 1.5M annual patients
Designing flood mitigation and habitat restoration schemes for a ~2 mile section of the Los Angeles River
Featured Updates
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Climate & Sustainability
Public Exchange & White House Discuss Nature Based Climate Change Solutions
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Homelessness Prevention
Public Exchange Convenes The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness on Prevention Efforts
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Water Conservation
Public Exchange Research Helps Local Water Agency Win EPA WaterSense Award
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Urban Trees
Public Exchange & White House Discuss Tree Planting Initiatives
Partner with us
We fast-track collaboration between academic researchers and the public and private sectors to define, analyze, and solve complex problems.
