Addresses the complex problem of phosphorus sustainability, as North America’s central forum and advocate for the sustainable use, recovery, and recycling of phosphorus in the food system.

Bridges ASU’s research and technical capabilities in sustainability with the front-line challenges facing cities, towns, and Tribal communities across Arizona and serves as a clearinghouse for best practices that cities can apply to their unique circumstances, problems, and goals for environmental, social, and economic sustainability.

Advances research and education on urban ecology and urban socio-ecological systems, as one of two LTER sites funded by the National Science Foundation that specifically studies urban ecology.

Provides community participants with knowledge, resources and innovations to accelerate sustainability leadership national sustainability leadership across Arizona.

Employs a collaborative social and physical science framework to address critical issues in the urban atmospheric environment.

Facilitate research, education, public engagement, community-strengthening and policy reform to support sustainable food systems

Engages key actors of dryland stewardship to develop use-inspired research, training and solutions for arid lands around the worldE

Develops leading-edge technologies to address water resources challenges by producing and disseminating advances, building and nurturing partnerships, and training the next generation workforce.

Leads spatially-explicit scientific and technological research focused on mitigating and adapting to global environmental change.