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The following sources from the University of California, Davis, are available to talk with media about  impacts and solutions related to community resilience. 

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Climate adaptation and resilient construction

is a structural engineering professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He also co-directs the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ Davis . His research is focused on developing sustainable and wildfire-resilient construction materials. He can also discuss wildfire risk assessment and mitigation, electric grid hardening, and other hazard mitigation strategies for earthquakes, hurricanes, wind and other climate-related challenges. Languages: English, Italian. Contact: mbarbato@ucdavis.edu

Urban design, rural communities and resilience

directs the Center for Regional Change and is an associate professor of Community and Regional Development. He can discuss issues regarding community resilience and environmental justice in rural communities, including access to drinking water. Contact:  jklondon@ucdavis.edu

is associate professor of Native American Studies. She can discuss rural environmental justice and indigenous analyses of climate change. Contact: 530-754-4802, brmiddleton@ucdavis.edu

 is an assistant professor of community and regional development in the Department of Human Ecology, a city planner and veterinarian. She can discuss how human, animal and environmental health is shared, how food systems impact greenhouse gas emissions, and community siting decisions for district energy. Contact: ckbrinkley@ucdavis.edu

is a professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design in the Department of Human Ecology. He can discuss urban and regional planning, including climate change planning and sustainable development. Contact: 530-754-9332, smwheeler@ucdavis.edu

is an associate professor of Landscape Architecture in the Department of Human Ecology and co-founder of . She focuses on community resilience through participatory design. Her local resilience work includes , which encourages youth climate engagement via social media, and the , a proposal for the . Contact: 530-554-9540, ncnapawan@ucdavis.edu