Kyra Gmoser-Daskalakis

Postdoc Researcher at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development. Interested in all things nature-based solutions, water, and urban greening.

[PSJ (@psjeditor.bsky.social) @PSJ_Editor]

PSJ 52(3) article!

@pozzi_tara, Elise Zufall, @KyraSkyeGD, and Francesca Vantaggiato apply the social network analysis to explore nascent policy subsystems in the context of sea-level rise adaptation in the San Francisco Bay Area!

Read here: https://t.co/V96kNXJl3i

[Greg Pierce @gregspierce]

Thanks to @thewaterloop for featuring our @NRDC-sponsored study led by @arelkhattabi @KyraSkyeGD and me on variation in local water bills across states.

Check out the video⬇️ as well as the full @PLOSWater article and blog posts.

[Greg Pierce @gregspierce]

New @nrdc-funded @ploswater study from @arelkhattabi, me & @KyraSkyeGD examines disparities in 1,720 water system (4 state) bill levels, using @EFCatUNC, census & @epawater violation data.

2 TL;DR blogs from @luskincenter @nrdc & full report links ⬇️

https://t.co/IMI2XUOjpB

[Greg Pierce @gregspierce]

No excuse not to vote in your local water election with this explainer.

Drawing on a bunch of @LuskinCenter work by me @peter_roquemore @KyraSkyeGD @jgustave1 + by @kbdobbin @alfencl @CCSCatUCLA

....Yes, it takes that many people to simplify the LA water governance landscape.

[UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation @LuskinCenter]

Why do some local leaders choose green stormwater solutions — like rain gardens and bioswales — over gray options?

A new study led by our co-director @VKellyTurner explored this question by surveying 185 stormwater professionals from Cleveland and Denver.
https://t.co/engNqfnhCt

[UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation @LuskinCenter]

Stories today in @latimes & @nytimes feature our research and insights on the pros and cons of new water supply investments being considered as the current drought heightens in Southern California.

Including Co-Director @gregspierce and colleagues @KyraSkyeGD @thenextnickchow

[Kyra Gmoser-Daskalakis @KyraSkyeGD]

Looking forward to presenting on a #mpsa2022 panel today- if you’re here or on zoom stop by at 1:15 to hear about sea level rise policy preferences!

[Kyra Gmoser-Daskalakis @KyraSkyeGD]

@gregspierce @arelkhattabi My email subject lines are always false advertising

[Closing the Water Gap @ctwatergap]

Looking fwd to being part of upcoming webinar with @ProfMWarner @ruhrpottpolk @gregspierce @CaitSchroering @KyraSkyeGD (https://t.co/CYIbOFr40s) authors & editor will discuss research on special issue on water privatization https://t.co/DBptIDHHGP

[Greg Pierce @gregspierce]

Join our @The_ACSP Urban Governance and Water Access panel (Thursday 12:15 EST)

Session organized w/ @ProfMWarner
Presenting paper w/ @KyraSkyeGD

Joined by:

-Meenu Tewari & @adnosk (@DCRPcarolina)
-Marcela Gonzalez Rivas (@ctwatergap)
-Nidhi Subramanyam (@CornellAAP)

[Greg Pierce @gregspierce]

New article w @kyraskyegd analyzes drinking water system size-governance diversity & fragmentation WITHIN cities

Based on a comprehensive profile of city-level water service provider arrangements we constructed for all 482 cities in California

https://t.co/1kxzsnql9u

(1/4)

[Kyra Gmoser-Daskalakis @KyraSkyeGD]

Been super interesting digging into our dataset on water systems in California cities this past year- looking forward to sharing the first of our findings soon!

[Greg Pierce @gregspierce]

"More soon" is closer....From @KyraSkyeGD and my latest urban water governance study, accepted for publication yesterday.

My favorite, although not the main, table, looking at cities in LA with 5+ water systems:

[Kyra Gmoser-Daskalakis @KyraSkyeGD]

Such a great learning experience analyzing this survey and digging into theories on knowledge and behavior with Greg and the MRPI team! Keep an eye out for future stormwater studies from our collaborators on the project

[Greg Pierce @gregspierce]

New cross-campus study w @kyraskyegd et al. in Society & Natural Resources finds high WTP & support for stormwater and natural treatment system investments.

But drivers of individual support had weak explanatory power, except for New Ecological Paradigm

https://t.co/pTmBphzdJE

[Dr. AR El-Khattabi @arelkhattabi]

How effective are existing #affordableH2O interventions?

Turns out, little is known. My coauthors & I review the literature & suggest key questions to help guide future research.

Paper at
@WIREs_Reviews
https://t.co/vbz1wvwqoB

@gregspierce @KyraSkyeGD @thenextnickchow #water

[Kyra Gmoser-Daskalakis @KyraSkyeGD]

Such a great opportunity to work on this water affordability literature review with @gregspierce @arelkhattabi @thenextnickchow and looking forward to sharing our findings!

[Greg Pierce @gregspierce]

My favorite recurring meeting over the last 10 quarantine months has been w/ @arelkhattabi @KyraSkyeGD @thenextnickchow:

To conduct an advanced review of the literature on solutions for drinking water service affordability

The paper is now provisionally accepted @WIREs_Reviews

[Kyra Gmoser-Daskalakis @KyraSkyeGD]

@peter_roquemore @thenextnickchow @LuskinCenter You definitely win star baker for the new season of LCI bake-off 👏🏻

[Greg Pierce @gregspierce]

New paper with former colleagues @KyraSkyeGD @Kelsey_Jessup et al. analyzes challenges 'non-traditional' permittees face in effective stormwater governance

With broader implications for tiered environmental regulatory compliance regimes globally

https://t.co/j4m9PEB4GW

[Kyra Gmoser-Daskalakis @KyraSkyeGD]

@gregspierce Excited to see it in “print” and was good to finally see inside the peer review process- looking forward to collaborating on more papers!

[Kyra Gmoser-Daskalakis @KyraSkyeGD]

@gregspierce @LuskinCenter @the_wrangler @VKellyTurner @JRDeshazo @ucd_epm @EnvPolicyCenter Thanks! So grateful for being able to work with you and the rest of LCI these past few years on such diverse and interesting projects- looking forward to continuing collaboration

[Greg Pierce @gregspierce]

Today's @The_AV_Times op-ed authored by @KyraSkyeGD and me highlights the most striking finding from our study:

Antelope Valley's drinking water system shortcomings are much more similar to those in the San Joaquin Valley than the rest of LA County:

https://t.co/tYvPC5suGt