As environmental conditions increase the frequency and severity of wildfires and populations move into areas prone to wildfires, social and economic losses escalate exponentially. These wildfire-prone environments are known as wildland urban interfaces.
This presentation outlines key aspects of the City of Los Angeles’ Sustainability Plan as it relates to managing the City’s wastewater, stormwater and solid waste infrastructure. Better known as Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Green New Deal, many of these goals transform our way of thinking as civil engineers.
Exponent is an engineering and scientific consulting firm that hires doctoral students in a variety of engineering disciplines. We work on the most contemporary and prominent engineering problems in the world.