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[Article] Wildfire Displacement in the United States: A Qualitative Synthesis of the Social […]
CECE Director, Dana R. Fisher, and former CECE Post Doctoral Fellow, Julie A. González, recently published a paper about displacement after wildfires using the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires as a case. Abstract: Wildfire-driven displacement is an urgent and underexamined dimension of social vulnerability in the United States. This study synthesizes findings from a qualitative […]
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The Center for Environment, Community, & Equity (CECE) is American University’s umbrella for environmental work across the AU community. We are committed to cultivating trans-disciplinary work that focuses on the interrelations among the environment, community, and equity. Building on the university’s long-standing strengths in social justice and environmental protection, CECE is forging new paths for addressing some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
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