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Assessment of Wildland Fire-Related Environmental Exposure Issues​ Impacting Vulnerable Populations in California

Topic
Wildland Fires
Equity and Environmental Justice
Disasters
Team Members: Miriam Marlier (University of California, Los Angeles), Claire Schollaert (University of Washington), Diane Garcia-Gonzales (University of California, Los Angeles), Michael Jerret (University of...
Land surface temperatures for study area (Cuyahoga County, Ohio), as derived from Landsat. Black lines show boundaries of census blocks. Blue dots show the greenspaces and census blocks where the on the ground tree surveys have been conducted, with one census block highlighted as an inset. Image Credit: Rob Moore (Cleveland State).

Improved monitoring and management of urban tree equity: integrating metrics of tree quality with tree cover

Topic
Urban Development
Climate
Equity and Environmental Justice
Ecological Conservation
Health & Air Quality
Team: Kevin Mueller (Cleveland State University), Brice Grunert (Cleveland State University), Thomas Hilde (Cleveland State University), Kaiguang Zhao (Ohio State University), Daniel Meaney (Cuyahoga County...
Map of SEMCOG study area showing regions identified by SEMCOG as areas of persistent poverty, overlaid on a map of percent impervious surface for the seven county region.

Addressing Inequitable Flood Risks in Southeast Michigan through Green Infrastructure

Topic
Urban Development
Climate
Equity and Environmental Justice
Disasters
Ecological Conservation
Water Resources
Team: Mary Miller (Michigan Technological University), Michael Battaglia (Michigan Technological University), Laura Bourgeau-Chavez (Michigan Technological University), David Watkins (Michigan Technological University), Jessica Alger (Michigan Technological...
Priority decision topics currently under evaluation for the development of the Tribal fire decision support tool being developed by SDSU and partners. Data being selected for integration will support mapping of threats and priorities for southern California’s Tribal communities. The arrow at the bottom of the image illustrates the types of documents where decisions are likely to be applied.

Spatial decision support for fire management in Indigenous cultural and stewardship practices

Topic
Wildland Fires
Equity and Environmental Justice
Team Members: Megan Jennings (SDSU), Doug Stow (SDSU), Amber Pairis (CSA), Matthew Twyman (SDSU), Krista West (SDSU), Diane Foote (SDSU), Althea Walker (CSA), Mary Jane...
2023_EEJwebpages -Saved  SNSN Editing Editing Share Share: this file is shared Comments Catch up Undo There is nothing to redo. Paste Calibri (Body) 11 General Conditional Formatting Conditional Formatting Format As Table Cell Styles Cell Styles Insert Delete Format Sensitivity Add-ins P30 Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) of the southwest side of Chicago from 2011 NAIP imagery. High levels of vegetation are dark green while low level

Designing for Just Green Enough: A Data Integration Tool for Informing Community Green Space Planning

Topic
Urban Development
Climate
Equity and Environmental Justice
Ecological Conservation
Health & Air Quality
Team Members: Dr. Michelle Stuhlmacher (DePaul University), Dr. Winifred Curran (DePaul University), Dr. Marynia Kolak (University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign), Dajoin Williams (DePaul University), Christopher...
A web application where users can generate scenarios (e.g. select parcels on a map and assign new land use patterns to those areas) and visualize scenarios’ impacts on ecosystem services and patterns of environmental inequity(e.g. the changes in temperature and carbon storage, and demographics of the impacted area)

Investing In Equity and Environmental Justice: An Urban Decision-Support Tool Integrating Earth Observations, Socioeconomic Data, And Ecosystem Service Models

Topic
Urban Development
Climate
Equity and Environmental Justice
Ecological Conservation
Team Members: Lingling Liu (University of Minnesota), Joseph F. Knight (University of Minnesota), Chris W Nootenboom (Natural Capital Insights), Gretchen C. Daily (Stanford University), David...
Aerial imagery of New Haven, Connecticut with the average land surface temperature (LST) for 2022 overlaid on top of the image. Areas of higher average temperature are shown in dark red, and areas of comparatively lower average temperature are shown in light pink. In this project, LST analysis is combined with an analysis of vegetative cover and socioeconomic characteristics to identify the neighborhoods most at-risk from heat-related impacts to prioritize for tree planting initiatives.

Earth observations to reduce greenspace and health inequities: Applying multi-decadal and multi-scale satellite imagery to characterize tree canopy and heat exposure to improve policymaking and community well-being

Topic
Urban Development
Climate
Equity and Environmental Justice
Ecological Conservation
Team Members: Shijuan Chen (Yale School of the Environment), Michelle Bell (Yale School of the Environment), Xuhui Lee (Yale School of the Environment), Edith Pestana...
Mapping heat vulnerability in New York City and Jersey City. We use a series of variables to map vulnerability to heat under different scenarios and for different groups. Our project aims to offer a more nuanced approach in mapping vulnerability.

Developing an interactive data portal for connecting vulnerable communities to the science of urban heat mitigation

Topic
Urban Development
Climate
Equity and Environmental Justice
Ecological Conservation
Team Members: Travis Flohr; Penn State University (Co-I); Peter Marcotullio; Hunter College (Co-I); Andrew Reinmann; Hunter College (Co-I); Rosy George; Hunter College (Graduate Research Assistant)...
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Assessing Urban Heat Island Distribution and its Intersections with Air Quality to Understand Converging Vulnerabilities

Topic
DEVELOP
Health & Air Quality
San Joaquin Valley Health & Air Quality II (Spring 2024) Team: Shea Rousseau (Project Lead), Gabriela Colombo, Carlo M. Gomez, Tyler C. Padua Summary: The...
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Monitoring Vegetation Impacts of Livestock Management Practices Used to Reduce Predator Conflicts on Idaho and Oregon Grazing Allotments

Topic
DEVELOP
Agriculture
Idaho & Oregon Agriculture (2024 Spring) Team: Garret Weichel (Project Lead), Aarushi Jhatro, Jack Hagenbuch, Hannah Willis Summary: The practice of night penning, which involves...

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