Built Environment Toolbox All Climate Ready CityGreen CityBuilt Environment Filter By Type - Any -Case StudyConference RecordingConference SummaryFact SheetPolicy BriefVideo InterviewWebinar Filter By Topic - Any -Air pollutionBiodiversityDesign & MaterialsEquity & CultureFloodingGreen spacesHeatInfrastructureLand UseMobilitySea-level riseUrban AgricultureUrbanizationWasteWaterWildfire Apply Video Interview Ariane Middel on measuring urban heat Listen to Associate Professor Ariane Middel (ASU) explain why cities are heat sponges, the health implications and how to accurately measure urban heat Fact Sheet Building for Cool in Informal Settlements Retrofitting existing structures may provide better cooling outcomes than uninformed redevelopment Fact Sheet Connecting Streets to Reduce Cars Connected streets can increase transit options and improve quality of life for residents Fact Sheet Cool Roofs for Informal Settlements Cool roofs can provide cost-effective, life-saving heat stress reduction in vulnerable communities Video Interview Greening Schoolyards to Lower Heat Listen to Sharon Danks, Founder of Green Schoolyards America speak about how most schoolyards in the US expose children to unacceptable levels of heat, and steps that can be taken to address this issue. Conference Recording Hixon Conference 2023 - Closing Keynote Listen to Regents Professor, Nancy Grimm (ASU) provide the closing keynote address Conference Recording Hixon Conference 2023 - Panel 1 Panel 1: Transformative Leadership - Decision Makers at the Forefront of Change. Panelists discuss how their roles as mayors and vice-mayors are crucial in addressing the climate crisis and enact effective change Conference Recording Hixon Conference 2023 - Panel 2 Panel 2: Protecting Threatened Natural Forests in Cities. Panelists discuss key threats to urban forests and strategies to care for tree canopy Conference Recording Hixon Conference 2023 - Panel 3 Panel 3: Urban Tree Canopies to Mitigate Heat. Panelists discuss implications of the Urban Heat Island effect and approaches to using trees to mitigate heat Conference Recording Hixon Conference 2023 - Panel 4 Panel 4: Innovative Strategies to Increase Canopy Cover. Panelists discuss how to best direct resources to create urban forestry opportunities across the US Conference Recording Hixon Conference 2023 - Welcome Hixon Center Faculty Director Professor Karen Seto welcomes audience to 2023 Hixon Urban Conference, titled "Urban Forests: Solutions for a Changing Climate" Conference Recording Hixon Conference 2023: Opening Keynote Listen to Dr Beattra Wilson, Assistant Director of the Urban and Community Forestry Program, USDA Forest Service provide the opening keynote address Video Interview Mayor of Bratislava's 10,000 tree initiative Listen to Matúš Vallo, Mayor of Bratislava, Slovakia speak about the city's ambitious 10,000 tree initiative, which includes having a tree on every street Video Interview Mayor of Freetown on using trees to address heat Listen to Mayor Aki-Sawyerr of Freetown, Sierra Leone detail the city's innovative approach to planting 1 million trees by 2024 Case Study Reducing Parking to Increase Public Transit Use Reducing residential parking can lead to long-term change in transportation behavior Case Study Reducing Rodents via Energy Efficiency Investing in energy efficiency can keep rodents outside homes, creating healthier and more sustainable neighborhoods Case Study Reflective Roofs to Cool Cities Painting roofs a lighter color can help protect residents from dangerous urban heat Video Interview Vice-Governor of Heraklion on increasing urban greenery Listen to Vice-Governor Yiannis Anastasakis of Heraklion, Crete share how the municipality has been able to achieve a 50% increase in green areas in 10 years Pagination
Video Interview Ariane Middel on measuring urban heat Listen to Associate Professor Ariane Middel (ASU) explain why cities are heat sponges, the health implications and how to accurately measure urban heat
Fact Sheet Building for Cool in Informal Settlements Retrofitting existing structures may provide better cooling outcomes than uninformed redevelopment
Fact Sheet Connecting Streets to Reduce Cars Connected streets can increase transit options and improve quality of life for residents
Fact Sheet Cool Roofs for Informal Settlements Cool roofs can provide cost-effective, life-saving heat stress reduction in vulnerable communities
Video Interview Greening Schoolyards to Lower Heat Listen to Sharon Danks, Founder of Green Schoolyards America speak about how most schoolyards in the US expose children to unacceptable levels of heat, and steps that can be taken to address this issue.
Conference Recording Hixon Conference 2023 - Closing Keynote Listen to Regents Professor, Nancy Grimm (ASU) provide the closing keynote address
Conference Recording Hixon Conference 2023 - Panel 1 Panel 1: Transformative Leadership - Decision Makers at the Forefront of Change. Panelists discuss how their roles as mayors and vice-mayors are crucial in addressing the climate crisis and enact effective change
Conference Recording Hixon Conference 2023 - Panel 2 Panel 2: Protecting Threatened Natural Forests in Cities. Panelists discuss key threats to urban forests and strategies to care for tree canopy
Conference Recording Hixon Conference 2023 - Panel 3 Panel 3: Urban Tree Canopies to Mitigate Heat. Panelists discuss implications of the Urban Heat Island effect and approaches to using trees to mitigate heat
Conference Recording Hixon Conference 2023 - Panel 4 Panel 4: Innovative Strategies to Increase Canopy Cover. Panelists discuss how to best direct resources to create urban forestry opportunities across the US
Conference Recording Hixon Conference 2023 - Welcome Hixon Center Faculty Director Professor Karen Seto welcomes audience to 2023 Hixon Urban Conference, titled "Urban Forests: Solutions for a Changing Climate"
Conference Recording Hixon Conference 2023: Opening Keynote Listen to Dr Beattra Wilson, Assistant Director of the Urban and Community Forestry Program, USDA Forest Service provide the opening keynote address
Video Interview Mayor of Bratislava's 10,000 tree initiative Listen to Matúš Vallo, Mayor of Bratislava, Slovakia speak about the city's ambitious 10,000 tree initiative, which includes having a tree on every street
Video Interview Mayor of Freetown on using trees to address heat Listen to Mayor Aki-Sawyerr of Freetown, Sierra Leone detail the city's innovative approach to planting 1 million trees by 2024
Case Study Reducing Parking to Increase Public Transit Use Reducing residential parking can lead to long-term change in transportation behavior
Case Study Reducing Rodents via Energy Efficiency Investing in energy efficiency can keep rodents outside homes, creating healthier and more sustainable neighborhoods
Case Study Reflective Roofs to Cool Cities Painting roofs a lighter color can help protect residents from dangerous urban heat
Video Interview Vice-Governor of Heraklion on increasing urban greenery Listen to Vice-Governor Yiannis Anastasakis of Heraklion, Crete share how the municipality has been able to achieve a 50% increase in green areas in 10 years