EcoGovLab cultivates research, education and diverse collaborations supporting next-generation environmental governance.
Led by social scientists, EcoGovLab brings together researchers and educators across generation, geography, and discipline concerned about environmental governance. A key goal is to bring social science perspective into interdisciplinary environmental research and education. Professor Kim Fortun (Department of Anthropology, University of California Irvine) directs EcoGovLab.
EcoGovLab was established in 2022 to coordinate a growing array of projects and collaborations centered at UCI and to serve as a hub connecting environmental governance researchers, educators and advocates globally. Some EcoGovLab projects are deeply local; others have global scope and connections. EcoGovLab researchers at UCI include undergraduate and graduate students (from different disciplines), postdocs and project scientists. EcoGovLab Affiliates are in locations around the world, both within and beyond universities.
EcoGovLab collaborates with many labs and programs at both UCI and other universities, aiming to help build interdisciplinary environmental research and education capacities. EcoGovLab also collaborates with many environmental advocacy organizations. Our goal is to build durable, reciprocal relationships that make the university a resource for these organizations while creating opportunities for students and faculty to learn from and support them.
Cover image from Exploring Fast Disasters map made by EcoGovLab member Margaret Tebbe.
People
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Projects
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Social Media Campaign
#UnPink Santa Ana
In partnership with GREEN-MPNA, we launched an education and advocacy campaign to demand zoning justice and confront environmental injustices in Santa Ana, California.
Pink zones on the city’s official maps mark neighborhoods burdened by high pollution and socioeconomic challenges. Our mission: cut pollution, amplify community voices, and drive change in Santa Ana’s zoning update.
Upcoming Events
March 6
Waterkeeper Film Screening
We invite you to a special pre-screening of Waterkeeper, a powerful documentary film that follows the extraordinary life of Diane Wilson, a shrimp boat captain and environmental activist fighting to protect the waters of Texas’ Gulf Coast. Filmmaker Fax Bahr will join in person. Goldman Prize winner Diane Wilson will join us virtually.
🕒 5–7pm PT📍ALP 2100
News
Protecting Students from Our Changing Climate
Creating sustainable school buildings and playgrounds is crucial for student well-being and academic success, especially in the face of climate change. Concrete and asphalt schoolyards worsen the heat island effect, leading to higher temperatures and increased health...
EcoGovLab’s own Mike Fortun has just published a new book. Discover more about Genomics with Care
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Orals Defense Recording, Margaux Fisher (May 2023)
What does it mean to produce meaningful health equity data?
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EcoGovLab
University of California, Irvine
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