New episode of IPBES Nature Insight 🎧 USL’s Loan Diep joins the conversation on why urban biodiversity is essential as cities rapidly expand, especially in the Global South. Episode: Space to Grow: The Vital Importance of Biodiversity in Concrete Jungles Listen here: buff.ly/wrP8Sed @ipbes.net

Thank you to everyone who joined us at #AGU in New Orleans. Our team shared work on urban flood resilience, ClimateIQ, AI and physics-based risk modeling, and urban climate data. #AGU24 #UrbanResilience #ClimateScience

Final day of COP30 in Brazil 🌎 USL’s Loan Diep is sending updates from the field. The NATURA Global Roadmap for Urban Nature-based Solutions is now out 🌿 Executive summary and regional reports: buff.ly/0oxqs3D More on the way. #nbsroadmap

Great to see Veronica Olivotto (USL / The New School) featured in a Floodlight/Guardian piece about Edgemere, Queens — a community still waiting for promised #flood protections.  Watch the linked video to hear residents’ stories: buff.ly/YpcGf1T #NYC

🌿 TODAY at #COP30: Launching the NATURA Global Roadmap for Urban NbS—the FIRST global assessment of urban nature-based solutions ✨ 1000+ publications ✨ 150+ case studies worldwide ✨ 80+ expert contributors ✨ 7 regional teams 🎥 New video live now 📄 Get the reports at nbsroadmap.org #NBSRoadmap

Blue Sky: 🌿 TOMORROW at #COP30! USL's Timon McPhearson & Loan Diep launch the NATURA Global Roadmap for Urban NbS 📅 Nov 20 | 9-10:30 AM BRT 📍 Planetary Science Pavilion (PV-B47) "Taking Stock, Rooting Change" 🌍 #NatureBasedSolutions #Resilience

Week 2 of #COP30! 🌍 This morning: USL's Timon McPhearson & Maria Fernanda Campos Lemos (PIC-Rio Director, UCCRN-LA) launch the UCCRN Scientific Assessment Reports (ARC3.3 series) What does this mean for urban adaptation & climate justice? Watch: buff.ly/KZsFe0t #ClimateJustice #UrbanResilience

Our team made it to COP30! 🌿✈️🇧🇷 NYU & USL's Timon McPhearson, Loan Diep & Ivonne Serna are in Belém for something special… Join us Thursday, Nov 20 at 9am for the GLOBAL LAUNCH of the Urban NbS Roadmap! 🌍 📍 Planetary Science Pavilion, Blue Zone 🌱 Taking Stock, Rooting Change #COP30 #NBS

Urban Systems Lab Director Timon McPhearson is featured in TIME’s article about NYC’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, and the city’s evolving climate priorities. Read here: buff.ly/ctLfg5X%EF%B... #NYC #Mamdani #climate

USL's Timon McPhearson and Loan Diep are headed to COP30. In advance of this critical event, they are excited to announce the launch of "Resilience Science Must-Knows": Nine things every decision-maker should now about resilience. Learn more : buff.ly/33ZHm1v

USL’s @Timonm will join colleagues from Google DeepMind, the Beijer Institute, and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research for the launch of “AI for a planet under pressure”. Digital launch in Brussels on November 5, 2025. Register online here: buff.ly/O5labJU

Join USL's Timon McPhearson and Loan Diep at COP30 in Belém, Brazil where they will launch the Global Roadmap for Urban #NaturebasedSolutions. The Roadmap is a landmark effort bringing together 80 experts from across the world to explore NbS across 7 regions. Learn more: nbsroadmap.org

At #IUCN2025 in Abu Dhabi, the NATURA network will pre-launch the Global Roadmap for Urban Nature-based Solutions — a landmark global assessment charting a path to scale NbS for more resilient, equitable, and sustainable cities. 🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/Bd1qoHh #NbS #UrbanResilience #NatureInCities

Upcoming Event! ClimateIQ: Unlocking Urban Climate Intelligence for Resilience 📅 Tuesday, Sept 23 | ⏰ 11AM ET Join us during NYC Climate Week for a look at ClimateIQ, an AI climate risk tool. 🎤 Speakers from C40 Cities, ICLEI Africa, Transitions Research. 🔗 RSVP: buff.ly/4Uvm8lj

“Storms are holding more water and moving slower and dropping all the rain at once.” “We need to get into the state of preparedness and action.” USL's Timon McPhearson featured in @NYTimes article exploring the impacts of flooding across the US this summer: buff.ly/czipXOo #Flood #ClimateChange

📰 Just out in @pnas.org special issue: @nfrantzeskaki.bsky.social , Katinka Wijsman, Nadja Kabisch, and @timonm.bsky.social explore how #NatureBasedSolutions can support just urban transformations. 🔗 buff.ly/1eEhcBx #NbS #UrbanJustice #UrbanSustainability #PNAS #JustTransitions

📰 Just published in @pnas.org special issue: Scholars Melissa K. Nelson & Graeme Reed explore how Indigenous ways of knowing align with and challenge #NatureBasedSolutions frameworks. 🔗 Read: buff.ly/glYDsmF #IndigenousKnowledge #ClimateJustice #PNAS #DecolonizeNbS

📰 Just published in @pnas.org special issue: @loandhi.bsky.social + @timonm.bsky.social offer 4 levers for transformative urban adaptation through #NatureBasedSolutions. Read: buff.ly/FXggzzN #NbS #PNAS #ClimateResilience

📰 Just out in @pnas.org special issue: @timonm.bsky.social + 23 authors synthesize 60+ reviews & global regional knowledge on urban #NatureBasedSolutions. 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/jGfYSqO #UrbanSustainability #NbS #PNAS

📰 Just out in @pnas.org special issue: Elizabeth M. Cook, Yeowon Kim, Nancy B. Grimm, and Weiqi Zhou introduce how #NatureBasedSolutions can make cities more resilient. 🔗 buff.ly/KJPOGHX #NbS #UrbanSustainability #Equity #ClimateResilience #GreenCities

🌿 New from PNAS — Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Sustainability, a global special feature co-edited by Timon McPhearson (NYU) and Nancy Grimm (ASU/NAS), spotlights how urban NbS can address climate, health & equity challenges. Read here 👉 buff.ly/K8aU853 #NBS #UrbanResilience #NATURA

USL's Timon McPhearson featured in @Politico speaking on the urgent need for investment in early warning systems and climate resilience. #climate #texasfloods #flooding @NYU.edu

@USL_NYC will be @agu.org Annual Meeting #AGU25 in New Orleans from Dec 15–19, 2025! ✅ Submit your abstract to our session: IN009 – Advancing Urban Risk Modeling: From Physics Foundations to AI Innovations 🔗 Link: buff.ly/x4qxS4b ⏱️ Abstract deadline: July 30, 2025 23:59 EDT/03:59 UTC #AI

🌿 New article alert! Former USL Visiting Scholar Shahryar Sarabi publishes a scoping review on XR + urban nature as part of his NATURA Early Career Fellowship. 🧠🌳

During my time with @uslnyc.bsky.social, I had the opportunity to review @laurajmartin.bsky.social’s remarkable book Wild by Design for @publicseminar.bsky.social You can read the full review below 👇 publicseminar.org/2025/05/wild...

CELEBRATING BRILLIANT MINDS! 🎓 Congrats to Anna, Arshya, Jennifer, Eric, Veronica & Filipa on their incredible achievements! From designing climate resilience tools to pioneering environmental justice frameworks, their research at the Urban Systems Lab is shaping more equitable and resilient cities.

🌍 Why do climate experts see the same problem so differently? Groundbreaking study by Pablo Herreros-Cantis et al. maps mental models of 20 NYC stakeholders, revealing critical knowledge silos in urban adaptation. The key? More inclusive co-production! Read the paper: bit.ly/mental-sets #Resilience

Powering NY's clean energy future requires more than just technical solutions. Jen Ventrella explores the complex justice trade-offs in transmission infrastructure—where reducing urban pollution can create new burdens for environmental justice communities. Read her blog: bit.ly/powering-jus...

Discover how communities experience justice after property buyouts. Veronica Olivotto's research reveals how historical injustice shapes adaptation and how vacant lands can become spaces for community self-determination. Read the full blog: bit.ly/senses-justice

Discover how Groundwork Hudson Valley & Urban Systems Lab joined forces to plan climate resilience in Southwest Yonkers through innovative green infrastructure. Their collaboration creates a model for community-centered environmental justice. Read more: bit.ly/gi-yonkers

Welcome Jie Cao! A NATURA Fellow, Jie joins the Urban Systems Lab from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing. Her research explores how urban green spaces cool cities and benefit health through innovative spatial analysis. Learn more: bit.ly/jie-usl

Discover how co-design frameworks are transforming urban wild spaces! From Ireland to NYC, researcher Mairéad O'Donnell explores how community workshops shift perspectives from control to cohabitation in novel ecosystems. Read more: bit.ly/wild-urban

Bridging Urban & Global Climate Action: New research in @NatCities reveals how categorizing similar cities can scale local climate solutions globally. Key research priorities for the upcoming IPCC Special Report on Cities are identified. Read the paper: buff.ly/gRtcVew

🚨 Critical climate data is disappearing. ClimateIQ is building free AI-driven tools to help cities & communities prepare for heat & flood risks. US planners, NGOs & community leaders: Take our 5-min survey to shape these tools! 🔗 bit.ly/ciq-survey #ClimateJustice #OpenData

🌎 JOIN US ON EARTH DAY: Dr. Timon McPhearson on climate resilience in cities! Learn how NYC uses data-driven approaches to protect communities from climate risks. Free at NYU Tandon, Apr 22, 2-3pm EDT. Register now! bit.ly/cusp-talk #ClimateAction #UrbanResilience

🌿 TODAY at 12PM ET: USL Director Timon McPhearson presents on nature-based solutions and equity in cities at UMass Amherst. Join us on zoom to explore research findings on implementing NbS strategies that benefit all urban communities. ✅ Register: buff.ly/gUoNvGy

📢 Hiring: Research Fellow in ML @USL! Develop ClimateIQ, our Google-funded hyperlocal climate risk tool. $65-75K | Apr 2025 start | Python + geospatial exp required. Masters/PhD. Apply now: bit.ly/usl-rfml #ML #ClimateAction #AIforGood

Here's a short video I recorded with @epaireland.bsky.social explaining the research I am conducting in NYC with @uslnyc.bsky.social @nbkparks.bsky.social and @noveleco.bsky.social #UrbanTransformations #CommunityEngagement www.linkedin.com/posts/enviro...

At our recent Lab Meeting, Parsons Strategic Design Professor Sareeta Amrute shared her research on the frames of trust in technology and AI systems. Our team discussed: Who defines trustworthy data? How do networks and institutions build or erode trust? Essential questions as we develop ClimateIQ.

From Google Engineer to Climate Tech Innovator: Through USL fellowship, Twinkle helped develop climate risk assessment tools that make complex data accessible to under-resourced communities 🌎💻 Learn more: buff.ly/3XglD2J

Air pollution breakthrough! New AI reveals hidden pollution patterns traditional methods miss. USL researcher Sally El Hajjar co-authored the study that identified 4 distinct zones in Luxembourg, helping urban planners target interventions where needed most. https://buff.ly/415WPeA

At a recent Lab meeting, Madhavi Jain presented her research on urban heat modeling using WRF model at 500m resolution to predict urban air temperatures, incorporating building data to detect microclimates. Tests in NYC and Phoenix show improved accuracy when using urban canopy parameters.

Welcome to the Urban Systems Lab, Arshya! 🎮✨ A storyteller at heart and coder by craft, Arshya joins us as our new Research Assistant in Game Design. She'll be developing an innovative climate education game as part of our GoGreenNext initiative while completing her Design & Tech degree at Parsons.

Our PhD grad Filipa Grilo found something surprising: the highest tree diversity is in Lisbon's most urbanized areas! Her new Socio-Ecological Traits Framework helps explain why. Read more about transforming grey cities into thriving ecosystems ➡️ https://buff.ly/4geiK8Y #UrbanEcology #Climate

Sharing how data science can predict urban climate impacts: Sr Fellow Rajan Jain presented research on ML-driven air quality forecasting & thermal analysis using sensor networks & instrumented mannequins. His work helps cities prepare for extreme heat & air quality challenges. #UrbanSystems

🌱 Excited to welcome Solenne Shandrow as our new Lang Sustainability Fellow! With her background in political economy and environmental policy, Solenne brings fresh perspectives on impact measurement to our research team.

How can extended reality transform our connection with urban nature? 📱🌱 Shahryar Sarabi explores how XR tech could revolutionize community engagement in urban planning, making it more inclusive and nature-centered. Read: https://buff.ly/4am4o53 #XR #UrbanPlanning #NatureBasedSolutions

🎮 Research Assistant: Game Design @ Urban Systems Lab Design climate & resilience games for EU project! Seeking: - Game design experience - Environmental interest - Design tools knowledge 📍 NYC (79 Fifth Ave) 💰 $30.16/hr ⏰ 15-20 hrs/wk Details: https://careers.newschool.edu/postings/25164

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