Hixon Fellows
The Hixon Center for Urban Sustainability engages and supports Yale students who are interested in conducting urban sustainability research that bridges science to practice. Every year, Hixon Fellows are chosen from a pool of competitive applicants based on the relevance of the research proposal to the Center's mission.
Urban Agriculture
Latino perceptions: A Portland, Oregon study on how Latina women conceptualize alternative foods
Water Resources
Social Dynamics of Stormwater Management: Private Lands in the Alley Creek Watershed
Water Resource Management & Drought: What can LA learn from Australia's Millenium Drought?
Influence of Plant Community and Media Composition on the Water Budgets of Coastal Rain Gardens
Water Recycling in Urban Southern California: Politics, Practices, and Pragmatics
Water Quality and Hydrology
A Century of Salt Marsh Migration in Long Island Sound: Understanding Migration into Upland Habitats
Factors Controlling Biogeochemical Removal of Nitrogen in Constructed Wetlands
Effects of Urbanization on Wildlife
Human-Wildlife Cohabitation in an Urban Context: Managing Urban Spaces to Increase Habitat Connectivity and Decrease Wildlife Vehicle Collisions in Calgary, AB
Urbanization and Land Use Change
Spatial Linkages between the Growth of Urban Centers and Major Global Cropping Areas: Historical Relationships and Contemporary Conditions
Land Use Planning and Management
A Survey of Green Infrastructure Maintenance Programs in the United States
Climate Change and Air Pollution
Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change: Rebuilding a Living Coastline
Global vs. Local Net Climate Impacts of 10 Top Megacities