PA24A:
Implementing Science Tools for Cities and Climate I


Submit an Abstract to this Session


Session ID#: 57798

Session Description:
Human-caused climate change presents significant risks to cities beyond the familiar ones caused by natural variations in climate and seasonal weather patterns. One of the foundations for effective urban adaptation is the co-development of plans by stakeholders and scientists who can provide city-scale information about climate risks— both current risks and projections of future changes, including extreme events. This process requires support from a set of key science tools that enable a more complete understanding of the urban environment. These tools and the growing field of urban climate science can help cities, already leaders in action, respond to climate change. This session will share the latest advances in how cities are using science data and products to respond to climate change, capturing perspectives from cities around the globe and highlighting results from the just published Urban Climate Change Research Network (UCCRN) Second Assessment Report on Climate Change and Cities (ARC3.2).
Primary Convener:  Cynthia Rosenzweig, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY, United States
Conveners:  Jack A Kaye, NASA Headquarters SMD/ESD, Washington, United States, William Duncan Solecki, City University of New York - Hunter College, Geography and Environmental Science, New York, NY, United States and Daniel Bader, Columbia University, CCSR, New York, NY, United States
Primary Liaison:  Daniel Bader, Columbia University, CCSR, New York, NY, United States
Chairs:  William Duncan Solecki, City University of New York - Hunter College, Geography and Environmental Science, New York, NY, United States and Daniel Bader, Columbia University, CCSR, New York, NY, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Daniel Bader, Columbia University, CCSR, New York, NY, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • GC - Global Environmental Change
  • NH - Natural Hazards
Index Terms:

4321 Climate impact [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4325 Megacities and urban environment [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4343 Preparedness and planning [NATURAL HAZARDS]
6620 Science policy [PUBLIC ISSUES]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Science Tools for Sea Level Rise and Flood Preparedness in New York (448542)
Kytt MacManus, Columbia University, Engineering, Palisades, United States, Philip M Orton, Stevens Institute of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental & Ocean Engineering, Union City, NJ, United States and Jane Mills, Columbia University of New York, CIESIN, Palisades, NY, United States
A Risk Index For Stormwater Infrastructure in U.S. States Based on Observed and Projected Precipitation Changes (398438)
Dr. Constantine Samaras, PhD, Carnegie Mellon University, Scott Institute for Energy Innovation and Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA, United States and Tania Paola Paola Lopez-Cantu, Carnegie Mellon University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Using Science to Improve Resilience in Coastal Cities in Mozambique. (468251)
Colin Quinn, US Agency for International Development, Falls Church, VA, United States, Daniel Evans, Consultant, Denver, United States, Tegan Blaine, U.S. Agency for International Development, Bureau for Africa, Washington, DC, United States, Olivia Gilmore, USAID, Maputo, Mozambique and Carlos Quintela, Chemonics International, Washington DC, United States
Simulating Co-developed Knowledge on Urban Climate Risks and Adaptation using a Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping Approach (432605)
Abhishek Nair, Diana Reckien and M.F.a.M van Maarseveen, Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation, University of Twente, Urban and Regional Planning, Enschede, Netherlands
Some Transdisciplinarity Approaches for Collaborative Use of Science Data among Scientists, Policymakers and Stakeholders on Climate Change Adaptation Strategy in Japanese Cities (422391)
Kenshi Baba, Tokyo City University, Facuty of Environmental Studies, Yokohama, Japan
Urbanization of weather forecast, air-quality prediction and climate scenarios for Prague – project URBI PRAGENSI (465138)
Tomas Halenka1, Michal Belda2, Peter Huszar3, Jan Karlicky3 and Tereza Nováková4, (1)Charles University, Dept. of Atmospheric Physics, Prague, 180, Czech Republic, (2)Charles University, Department of Atmospheric Physics, Prague, 180, Czech Republic, (3)Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Department of Atmospheric Physics, Prague, Czech Republic, (4)Charles University, Department of Atmospheric Physics, Prague, Czech Republic

See more of: Public Affairs