GPS alum Mario Rodriguez-Heredia ‘21 and associate teaching professor Gordon McCord use cutting-edge remote sensing technology to help provide an innovative path for monitoring progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals . . .
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Gordon McCord
Associate Teaching Professor & Associate Dean
Gordon McCord has an extensive background in sustainable development and works at the intersection of development economics, public health and the environment. His research often employs spatial data analysis and remote sensing to explore topics such as the evolving role of geography in economic development, the burden of infectious diseases in a changing climate, the impact of agricultural technology diffusion, and the spatial patterns of violent conflict. Gordon is also Senior Advisor to the Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United Nations. He does extensive policy work promoting the Sustainable Development Goals, including leading the SDSN-USA network of U.S. universities, and is deeply involved in the global FABLE project bringing together interdisciplinary teams to chart sustainable land use pathways for the largest countries around the world. Gordon has advised developing country governments on poverty reduction, health systems and economic growth. Prior to his doctoral work in sustainable development at Columbia University, Gordon was Special Assistant to Jeffrey Sachs at the Earth Institute and at the United Nations Millennium Project.
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Switching San Diego off fossil fuels onto green energy will require careful efforts to preserve and create high quality jobs, experts told the San Diego County Board of Supervisors Wednesday. . . .
Mar 17, 2022
On Monday Nov 8, the SDSN launched the very first Sustainable Development Report for Paraguay. The project came out of a year-long collaboration between SDSN and Paraguay’s Finance Ministry with support from UNDP Paraguay. . . .
Nov 22, 2021
San Diego County supervisors got a glimpse of a more climate-friendly future when briefed on a regional plan designed to de-carbonize the county. The idea driving the effort is to reach a net carbon neutral goal, essentially only releasing as much carbon into the air, that can be balanced . . .
Nov 17, 2021
San Diego County Supervisor, Terra Lawson-Remer, and UCSD’s Gordon McCord join a panel discussion framed around a whole systems approach to develop the Climate Neutral Districts Vision that crosses city and region and the collaborative effort that frames the approach. . . .
Nov 1, 2021
San Diego — San Diego County releases new report outlining strategies for drastically cutting carbon emissions across the region to stave off the worst effects of climate change in coming decades. . . .
Oct 27, 2021
An article for UC San Diego News covers the Regional Decarbonization Framework being led by Gordon McCord at SDGPI for the County of San Diego. The article highlights the effort as the nation’s first truly localized decarbonization effort. . . .