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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- Arizona State University's Urban Climate Research Center Presents...
The annual Anthony J. Brazel Distinguished Lecture with Dr. Timon McPhearson discussing the topic of Urban Systems, Risk and Resilience in the Anthropocene.
Speaker Biography
Timon McPhearson has been a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report, an advisor at the World Resources Institute, and is director of the Urban Systems Lab and a professor at The New School in New York.
McPhearson's research has significantly advanced the understanding of cities as ecosystems, focusing on building resilience through social, ecological and technological innovations that enhance knowledge of urban system dynamics. His work combines empirical and theoretical approaches, emphasizing the role of urban green infrastructure in promoting urban sustainability.
Abstract
We live on an urban planet, one that will become more urban in coming decades. Cities concentrate people, economic activity and infrastructure creating vulnerability and risk to climate-fueled, extreme weather events. With climate change continuing to accelerate and impacts on cities likely to accelerate as well, building resilience to an anthropocene climate will require aggressive upscaling in adaptation solutions.
What scientific information do cities need to effectively prioritize adaptation and resilience solutions to protect residents, critical infrastructure, and their economies? New York City will provide a case study in how co-producing actionable climate science with decision-makers can improve data driven approaches to protect vulnerable residents and build resilience to an increasingly uncertain future.
Results from the NYC Panel on Climate Change 4th Assessment Report and the recent NYC Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation Study will serve as a backdrop to examine how scenario modeling and vulnerability assessment can advance more equitable resilience planning and response.
Beyond NYC, how can we scale up climate risk information for less resourced cities to have access to similar actionable and cutting-edge science to prioritize investments and develop resilience plans? ClimateIQ, a new climate AI tool in development, will be presented that seeks to advance climate and data science using multiple forms of machine learning to scale operational climate risk data for urban areas across multiple climate hazards.
