Climate Ready City Toolbox All Climate ReadyGreen CityBuilt EnvironmentHealthy City Filter By Type - Any -Case StudyConference SummaryEvent RecordingFact SheetVideo 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 Climate Budgeting in Oslo Mainstreaming climate budgeting 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 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 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 Event Recording Hixon Conference 2023 - Closing Keynote Listen to Regents Professor, Nancy Grimm (ASU) provide the closing keynote address Event 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 Event 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 Event 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 Event 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 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 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 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
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
Event Recording Hixon Conference 2023 - Closing Keynote Listen to Regents Professor, Nancy Grimm (ASU) provide the closing keynote address
Event 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
Event 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
Event 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
Event 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
