An interview I did with Rudri Bhatt Patel for the JSTOR Daily on sustainability in desert cities is out! “In many ways, Phoenix and Tucson are on the cutting edge of sustainability because they were forced to confront water scarcity decades ago. The Southwest is fertile ground to create solutions.” Check out the full article… Continue reading What Desert Cities Can Teach Us About Water
Tag: Extreme heat
Extreme Heat Network Webinar with Daphne Lundi
Extreme Heat Resilience in New York City Daphne Lundi joined our Extreme Heat Network webinar series to discuss New York City’s efforts to increase resilience to extreme heat. She discussed Cool Neighborhoods NYC, the city’s heat adaptation plan, and updating building regulations and zoning regulations with heat in mind. Daphne Lundi is Senior Policy Advisor… Continue reading Extreme Heat Network Webinar with Daphne Lundi
Interview with Mark Brodie on KJZZ on the Growing Concern of Extreme Heat
I did an interview with Mark Brodie on Phoenix NPR affiliate, 91.5 KJZZ’s The Show, where we discussed the Urban Land Institute’s Scorched: Extreme Heat and Real Estate report and how more cities and developers are taking extreme heat as a climate risk seriously. Take a listen!
Extreme Heat Network Webinar with Matthew Roach
Heat-Health Information on Arizona’s Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) Portal Matthew Roach, Epidemiology Program Manager at Arizona Department of Health Services, joined our Extreme Heat Network webinar series to discuss Arizona’s Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) portal on heat risk factors and heat illness. The EPHT has data from national and local sources to view… Continue reading Extreme Heat Network Webinar with Matthew Roach
Extreme Heat Network Webinar with Mead Mier
Lessons from the Tucson Region’s Urban Heat Island Map Mead Mier, Sustainability Coordinator with Pima Association of Governments, joined our Extreme Heat Network webinar series to discuss her experiences with PAG’s Green Infrastructure Prioritization Tool, which hosts the Tucson region’s urban heat island map, and explains how the map is being used in decision-making to… Continue reading Extreme Heat Network Webinar with Mead Mier