Urban Climate
and Resilience
 

Studies how cities can adapt to extreme heat, flooding, and other compounding climate risks through spatial analytics, urban climate modeling, and community-based planning. 

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Mapping Shaded Routes

The Cool Routes app allows users from 10 U.S. cities to map three routes to the user’s destination, allowing them to compare how much cooler one route is from another.
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Atlanta Climate Vulnerability Map

Atlanta neighborhoods are visualized on an interactive map using heat risk, flood risk, and overall climate vulnerability.
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Compounding Risks of Climate Events

The Urban Climate Lab is estimating the population health risk of a combined heat wave and blackout event for Atlanta, Detroit, and Phoenix.
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"Climate change is intensifying issues like extreme heat, floods, and infrastructure failures, making it crucial for cities to enhance their resilience and adaptive responses." 
— Subhro Guhathakurta, Executive Director of the Center for Urban Resilience and Analytics

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Center for Urban Resilience and Analytics

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