Climate Ready City Toolbox All Climate ReadyGreen 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 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 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 Fact Sheet Emission Reduction Strategies Cities must consider both effectiveness and certainty of reduction potential when planning for net zero 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. 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 Conference Summary Innovative Strategies to Increase Canopy Cover - From Local to National Investing in local communities and leveraging governmental funding opportunities can build momentum toward increased canopy cover 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 Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 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 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
Fact Sheet Emission Reduction Strategies Cities must consider both effectiveness and certainty of reduction potential when planning for net zero
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.
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
Conference Summary Innovative Strategies to Increase Canopy Cover - From Local to National Investing in local communities and leveraging governmental funding opportunities can build momentum toward increased canopy cover
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