Policy Category: Climate
The California Home Insurance Challenge in Eight Charts
Authors: Hongwei Dong, Professor, California State University, Fresno Carolina Reid, Faculty Research Advisor, Terner Center Zack Subin, Associate Research Director,…
Building Housing in Walkable Neighborhoods: Are U.S. Cities and States Making Progress?
Urban form shapes transportation behavior. Built environment characteristics such as housing density, street connectivity, and proximity to jobs and services…
Aligning Housing with Climate Goals: The Importance of Measuring VMT
Authors: Rachel Strangeway, Assistant Specialist Zack Subin, Associate Research Director Download the PDF with additional maps and resources Introduction California…
Rebuilding after the Los Angeles Fires: What California Can Do to Facilitate Recovery
As people in the Los Angeles region undertake the task of rebuilding, the complexity of the effort is heightened by…
Understanding the Role of New Housing in Reducing Climate Pollution
Author: Zack Subin Whether and how new housing is built has important consequences for the climate. Improving urban land use…
Housing + Climate Policy: Building Equitable Pathways to Sustainability and Affordability
This report looks at the existing research on climate and housing in the U.S in two key areas: how housing…
Achieving Housing Abundance Near Transit
This demonstrates how U.S. housing and transportation policy encouraged sprawling, car-dependent housing development that has reinforced social and racial…
Right Type, Right Place: Assessing the Environmental and Economic Impacts of Infill Residential Development through 2030
Authors: Nathaniel Decker, Carol Galante, Karen Chapple & Amy Martin, Terner Center for Housing Innovation, UC Berkeley; Ethan N. Elkind & Marilee Hanson, Center…
