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The “urban heat island effect,” in which average annual temperatures average 1-7°F higher in cities than surrounding suburban and rural areas, results in increased energy demand, air pollution, GHG emissions, and heat-related illness, as well as decreased water quality.

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Sara A. Meerow

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Research Assistant

Status:
Former
Education
  • Ph.D. Resource Policy and Behavior, University of Michigan, '17
  • M.S. International Development Studies, University of Amsterdam, '10
  • B.A. Political Science and History, University of Florida, '09
Links
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Research Interests

Urban Resilience, Urban adaptation to climate change, Green infrastructure      

Publications (6)
Enhancing landscape connectivity through multifunctional green infrastructure corridor modeling and design
The Contested Nature of Urban Resilience: Meaning and Models for Green Infrastructure and Climate Change Adaptation Planning
Spatial planning for multifunctional green infrastructure: Growing resilience in Detroit
Urban Resilience for Whom, What, Where, When and Why?
Defining Urban Resilience: A Review
Resilience and Complexity: A Bibliometric Review and Prospects for Industrial Ecology
Projects (4)
McIntire-Stennis 2016
SRN: Integrated Urban Infrastructure Solutions for Environmentally Sustainable, Healthy and Livable Cities
McIntire-Stennis 2015
FEW Workshop: "Scaling Up" Urban Agriculture to Mitigate Food-Energy-Water Impacts

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