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Urban Resilience
@URExSRN
Knowledge to action: a multi-institution, interdisciplinary project aimed at creating more resilient cities in the face of extreme events
US and Latin American citiesURExSRN.netJoined February 2015

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🌳Contribute to a special issue of on #naturebasedsolutions. Click here to learn more and to submit: nature.com/npjurbansustai
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🚨 Call for Papers! Contribute to a special issue of @Nature_NPJ, "Leveraging Nature-based Solutions for climate resilient and biodiverse urban futures" edited by Sandra Lavorel, @Pippin_Anderson, @DrCMRaymond, @timonmcphearson and Bo Liu. 👉nature.com/npjurbansustai
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On March 17 @ 7pm ET, join us for a virtual panel on the ecology of segregation and ways research can support urban justice. Featuring urban ecologist (Cary), landscape architect () & urban planner ().
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For real! If you're doing work related to urban ecology, resilience, and just making cities better places to live in general – we'd love to have you on the podcast! We especially love to highlight early career scientists!
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Likewise, if you're a #scientist whose research falls under their purvue, contact @stephen_elser to get your work featured!
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Take a listen during your lunch break today to listen to me ramble if you have a chance! Chances are this trend is happening near you too 🙇🏽‍♂️
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New episode! Listen to hear @weatherkos, a PhD student in @UMiamiRSMAS, discuss how climate gentrification is affecting Miami, FL. He also shares his experiences acting as a scientific advisor on climate change adaptation to the City of Miami. @URExSRN buzzsprout.com/125676/9986182
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Prestigious prize alert: Congrats to Executive Team member and others involved in the ENABLE project!
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The ENABLE project is winner of this year's @BiodivERsA3 Prize for Excellence and Impact! This is the 2nd time in 5 years the team, led by @sthlmresilience with USL’s @timonmcphearson has won the prestigious prize. Watch this new video to find out more 👉 youtu.be/J-ybFErW8j4
This animated movie presents the results of the ENABLE project “Enabling Green and Blue Infrastructure Potential in Complex Social-Ecological Regions: A System Approach for Assessing Local Solutions”
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Also, I’m recruiting a postdoc to work on urban water sustainability and management transitions. Contact me or chat with any of the team for more info: dropbox.com/s/3qujinw7f9d5
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Our team has made it to #AGU21, in person and virtual, and we’re excited to present on several projects! Come join us and learn more!
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🎉Congrats to USLers and for being among 's 2021-2022 Student Awardees! Their project "Procedural Justice and Participation" seeks a deeper engagement of policymakers and academics with what #participation means theoretically/empirically
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honored to be one of the Tishman Center Student Awardees this year partnering with @KatinkaWijsman ⚡️... check out all short project bios in🧵 twitter.com/NewSchoolTEDC/…
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This webinar was 🔥🔥. If you missed it, read the report that Theresa O'Neil, Sanjana Roy, and Ananth Udupa wrote based on their summer research experience exploring #flooding perceptions and visions w/ residents of San Juan, PR. drive.google.com/file/d/1UZNk_j
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If you want to learn more about their experience in San Juan, join the next ULTRA virtual session on Friday, November 10th, 9:00am to 10:30am ET. @USFS_IITF @URExSRN @natura_project
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Great thread and highly recommended for us sustainability scholars intersecting with environmental justice and climate justice issues as we work with communities to co-produce transition strategies.
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I peer-review A LOT of environmental justice (EJ) and climate justice (CJ) manuscripts for journals. Here are some notes on why so many of these manuscripts are rejected and how others make it through the review process. (Because I want to see more of these pieces succeed!!!) 1/x
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Great piece by highlighting a fellow's research on mangroves and water quality in Miami. Congrats, !
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Why build walls #mangroves will do? @fiuenvironment Ph.D. student @Garriga1993 says mangroves could help solve an issue Miami continues to grapple with — water quality. #SDG14 #SDG6 news.fiu.edu/2021/ph.d.-stu @ASUGreen @mangroves @tiffany_troxler @IrelaBague @LOUISAGUIRRE
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Students – Don't miss this awesome opportunity to participate in a #NSFfunded international research program!
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Deadline extended to Nov. 22 for @natura_project's Resilient Latin America International Research Experience for Students. Paid research opportunities in Guayaquil, #Ecuador for undergrad and grad students. To apply and learn more visit: natura-net.org/rula
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It was both a pleasure and a privilege to talk to the fabulous staff and children today about their work on #everytreetellsastory for a future
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We are sharing our voice with the world! We had a podcast recording this morning to talk about @everytree_ and our work towards sustainable goals! @COP26 @cooper_clair @FutureCitiesPod @gilliannd
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Thank you to the over 300 lovely folk that have taken the time to download and listen to the podcast on in last 3 days. We are so grateful. Lookout for the follow up episodes coming soon #EveryTreeTellsAStory #OurDearGreenPlace
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#COP26 got you thinking about climate change adaptation? Listen to our new episode to learn about a nature-based solution in Glasgow that aims to reconnect communities with nature by sharing stories about their favorite trees: Every Tree Tells a Story. buzzsprout.com/125676/9445351
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