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NDVI-processed image from Landsat 8 OLI June 2022 data. Black and magenta indicates Portland's built landscape, with the bright magenta depicting the highest concentrations of impervious surfaces. In light pink, the Willamette River dissects the city with surrounding green vegetation. The NDVI conveys areas with high urban build-up with a lack of access to greenspace, illustrating lived experiences of urban heat and contributing to Depave's knowledge of areas that are in most need of depaving.

Quantifying and Visualizing Urban Heat Island and Compounding Vulnerabilities in Portland, Oregon to Support Community Depaving Initiatives

Topic
Urban Development
DEVELOP
Portland Urban Development (Summer 2023) Team: Keegan Kessler (Project Lead), Hadwynne Gross, Jordan Larson, Adam Nayak Summary: Urban heat is a pressing concern in Portland...
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...

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