📢 Just out in PNAS: Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Sustainability 🌿 A special issue of PNAS co-edited by @timonmcphearson and @DrNitrogen. 🔗 . #NatureBasedSolutions #UrbanResilience @theNASciences @PNASNews @Natura_project @ArtsandScience

USL's @Timonm featured in @Politico speaking on the urgent need for investment in early warning systems and climate resilience. #climate #texasfloods #flooding @nyuniversity. 📖 Read more:

@USL_NYC will be @theAGU Annual Meeting #AGU25 in New Orleans from Dec 15–19, 2025! ▶️ Submit your abstract by July 30 for our session: IN009 – Advancing Urban Risk Modeling: From Physics Foundations to AI Innovations.🔗 Link:

🌿 New article alert!.Former USL Visiting Scholar Shahryar Sarabi publishes a scoping review on XR + urban nature as part of his NATURA Early Career Fellowship. 🧠🌳.@NATURA_project

CELEBRATING BRILLIANT MINDS! 🎓.Congrats to Anna, Arshya, Jennifer, Eric, Veronica & Filipa on their incredible achievements! From designing climate resilience tools to pioneering environmental justice frameworks, their research at USL is shaping more equitable & resilient cities

🌍 Why do climate experts see the same problem so differently? Our groundbreaking study maps mental models of 20 NYC stakeholders, revealing critical knowledge silos in urban adaptation. The key? More inclusive co-production! Read the paper: #Resilience

Powering NY's clean energy future requires more than just technical solutions. Jen Ventrella explores the complex justice trade-offs in transmission infrastructure—where reducing urban pollution can create new burdens for environmental justice communities

Discover how communities experience justice after property buyouts. Veronica Olivotto's research reveals how historical injustice shapes adaptation and how vacant lands can become spaces for community self-determination. Read the full blog:

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Discover how Groundwork Hudson Valley & Urban Systems Lab joined forces to plan climate resilience in Southwest Yonkers through innovative green infrastructure. Their collaboration creates a model for community-centered environmental justice. Read more:

Welcome Jie Cao! A NATURA Fellow, Jie joins the Urban Systems Lab from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing. Her research explores how urban green spaces cool cities and benefit health through innovative spatial analysis. Learn more:

Discover how co-design frameworks are transforming urban wild spaces! From Ireland to NYC, researcher Mairéad O'Donnell explores how community workshops shift perspectives from control to cohabitation in novel ecosystems. Read more:

Bridging Urban & Global Climate Action: New research in @NatCities reveals how categorizing similar cities can scale local climate solutions globally. Key research priorities for the upcoming IPCC Special Report on Cities are identified. Read the paper:

🚨 Critical climate data is disappearing. ClimateIQ is building free AI tools to help cities & communities prepare for heat & flood risks. US planners, NGOs & community leaders: Take our 5-min survey to shape these tools! 🔗 #ClimateJustice #OpenData

🌎 JOIN US ON EARTH DAY: Dr. Timon McPhearson on climate resilience in cities! Learn how NYC uses data-driven approaches to protect communities from climate risks. Free at NYU Tandon, Apr 22, 2-3pm EDT. Register now! #ClimateAction #UrbanResilience

🌿 TODAY at 12PM ET: USL Director Timon McPhearson presents on nature-based solutions and equity in cities at UMass Amherst. Join us on zoom to explore research findings on implementing NbS strategies that benefit all urban communities. ✅ Register:

📢 Hiring: Research Fellow in ML @USL! Develop ClimateIQ, our Google-funded hyperlocal climate risk tool. $65-75K | Apr 2025 start | Python + geospatial exp required. Masters/PhD. Apply now: #ML #ClimateAction #AIforGood

At a recent meeting, Strategic Design Prof Sareeta Amrute shared her research on the frames of trust in technology and AI systems. Our team discussed: Who defines trustworthy data? How do networks and institutions build or erode trust? Essential questions as we develop ClimateIQ.

From Google Engineer to Climate Tech Innovator: Through USL fellowship, @tmxhta helped develop climate risk assessment tools that make complex data accessible to under-resourced communities 🌎💻 Learn more:

Air pollution breakthrough! AI reveals hidden pollution patterns traditional methods miss. USL researcher Sally El Hajjar co-authored the study that identified 4 distinct zones in Luxembourg, helping urban planners target interventions where needed most.