Climate Ready City Toolbox All Climate ReadyGreen CityBuilt EnvironmentHealthy City Filter By Type - Any -Case StudyEvent RecordingEvent SummaryFact SheetVideo Interview Filter By Topic - Any -Air PollutionBiodiversityCommunity & CultureDesign & MaterialsFloodingHeatInfrastructureLand UseMobilitySea Level RiseAgriculture & Food SystemsUrban Forestry & Green SpacesUrbanizationWasteWaterWildfire Apply Video Interview Angel Hsu on the unequal impacts of extreme heat Listen to Associate Professor Angel Hsu (UNC) explain the inequality of extreme heat in cities 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 Bike Sensors to Map Heat Cities can use bike sensors to collect high-quality heat and humidity data Fact Sheet Building for Cool in Informal Settlements Retrofitting existing structures may provide better cooling outcomes than uninformed redevelopment Case Study Climate Budgeting in Oslo Mainstreaming climate budgeting Case Study Climate Migration & Drought in Colombia Climate migration involves complex mitigation and adaptation decisions shaped by vulnerability, resources, and time Case Study Climate-Resilient Housing in Buenos Aires Inclusive housing, resilience and economic opportunity Case Study Community-Led Housing in Iloilo City Community-built resilience Case Study Compound Hazards in California Understanding how climate change is increasing vulnerability can help cities plan for resilience Fact Sheet Cool Roofs for Informal Settlements Cool roofs can provide cost-effective, life-saving heat stress reduction in vulnerable communities Event Recording Dana Wall on tactical urbanism Hear from Street Plans on how quick-build projects can catalyze transformation Event Recording Driving Urban Transformation Anjali Mahendra, Director of Global Research at the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, shares the Center's approach to driving urban transformation Fact Sheet Emission Reduction Strategies Cities must consider both effectiveness and certainty of reduction potential when planning for net zero Case Study Everyday Climate Adaptation in Coastal North Carolina Residents rely on deep local knowledge and available resources to adapt their homes and livelihoods to sea level rise Video Interview Funding urban forestry Listen to Dr Beattra Wilson, USDA Forest Service share what the funds provided by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) mean for urban forestry efforts in the US Case Study Green Community Schoolyards in New York City Transforming schoolyards for all 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 Fact Sheet Historical Redlining Impacts Flood and Heat Risks Today Neighborhoods historically marked as "less desirable" face higher risks of flooding and extreme heat Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page Next Last page Last
Video Interview Angel Hsu on the unequal impacts of extreme heat Listen to Associate Professor Angel Hsu (UNC) explain the inequality of extreme heat in cities
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 Bike Sensors to Map Heat Cities can use bike sensors to collect high-quality heat and humidity data
Fact Sheet Building for Cool in Informal Settlements Retrofitting existing structures may provide better cooling outcomes than uninformed redevelopment
Case Study Climate Migration & Drought in Colombia Climate migration involves complex mitigation and adaptation decisions shaped by vulnerability, resources, and time
Case Study Climate-Resilient Housing in Buenos Aires Inclusive housing, resilience and economic opportunity
Case Study Compound Hazards in California Understanding how climate change is increasing vulnerability can help cities plan for resilience
Fact Sheet Cool Roofs for Informal Settlements Cool roofs can provide cost-effective, life-saving heat stress reduction in vulnerable communities
Event Recording Dana Wall on tactical urbanism Hear from Street Plans on how quick-build projects can catalyze transformation
Event Recording Driving Urban Transformation Anjali Mahendra, Director of Global Research at the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, shares the Center's approach to driving urban transformation
Fact Sheet Emission Reduction Strategies Cities must consider both effectiveness and certainty of reduction potential when planning for net zero
Case Study Everyday Climate Adaptation in Coastal North Carolina Residents rely on deep local knowledge and available resources to adapt their homes and livelihoods to sea level rise
Video Interview Funding urban forestry Listen to Dr Beattra Wilson, USDA Forest Service share what the funds provided by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) mean for urban forestry efforts in the US
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
Fact Sheet Historical Redlining Impacts Flood and Heat Risks Today Neighborhoods historically marked as "less desirable" face higher risks of flooding and extreme heat
