Policy, law and management

University City Exchange

Convenes and engages regional community, municipal, nonprofit, academic, philanthropic, and private sector partners to address resilience challenges like heat, water, energy, and equity through collective knowledge sharing, education, and problem solving.

Sustainable Cities Network

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.

Decision Theater

Organizes researchers, policymakers and the business community to better understand and explore solutions to complex issues facing society by streamlining big data and transforming it into novel, interactive data visualizations.

Arizona Water Innovation Initiative

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

Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems

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

Kyl Center for Water Policy

Promotes research, analysis, collaboration and dialogue to build consensus on sound water stewardship for Arizona and the West

Center for Environmental Economics and Sustainability Policy

Develops research in environmental and resource economics that is relevant to policy needs, with special attention given to issues of sustainability in the context of environmental, energy, climate and resource management.

The Biomimicry Center

Fosters regenerative design by enhancing the skillset of students and research lab outputs through biomimicry.