npj Urban Sustainability (Jun 2023)
Integration of urban science and urban climate adaptation research: opportunities to advance climate action
- José Lobo,
- Rimjhim M. Aggarwal,
- Marina Alberti,
- Melissa Allen-Dumas,
- Luís M. A. Bettencourt,
- Christopher Boone,
- Christa Brelsford,
- Vanesa Castán Broto,
- Hallie Eakin,
- Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen,
- Sara Meerow,
- Celine D’Cruz,
- Aromar Revi,
- Debra C. Roberts,
- Michael E. Smith,
- Abigail York,
- Tao Lin,
- Xuemei Bai,
- William Solecki,
- Diane Pataki,
- Luís Bojorquez Tapia,
- Marcy Rockman,
- Marc Wolfram,
- Peter Schlosser,
- Nicolas Gauthier
Affiliations
- José Lobo
- School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures, Arizona State University
- Rimjhim M. Aggarwal
- School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures, Arizona State University
- Marina Alberti
- Urban Ecology Research Laboratory, Department of Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington
- Melissa Allen-Dumas
- Climate Change Science Institute, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Luís M. A. Bettencourt
- Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation, University of Chicago
- Christopher Boone
- School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures, Arizona State University
- Christa Brelsford
- Human Dynamics Section, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Vanesa Castán Broto
- Urban Institute, University of Sheffield
- Hallie Eakin
- School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures, Arizona State University
- Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen
- School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State University
- Sara Meerow
- School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State University
- Celine D’Cruz
- International Centre for Climate Change and Development
- Aromar Revi
- Indian Institute for Human Settlements
- Debra C. Roberts
- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Sustainable and Resilient City Initiatives Unit, EThekwini Municipality
- Michael E. Smith
- School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University
- Abigail York
- School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University
- Tao Lin
- Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Xuemei Bai
- Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
- William Solecki
- Institute for Sustainable Cities, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York
- Diane Pataki
- School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures, Arizona State University
- Luís Bojorquez Tapia
- Laboratorio Nacional de Ciencias de la Sostenibilidad, Instituto de Ecología, National Autonomous University of Mexico
- Marcy Rockman
- Department of Anthropology, University of Maryland
- Marc Wolfram
- Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development
- Peter Schlosser
- Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, Arizona State University
- Nicolas Gauthier
- Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s42949-023-00113-0
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 3,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 9
Abstract
Abstract There is a growing recognition that responding to climate change necessitates urban adaptation. We sketch a transdisciplinary research effort, arguing that actionable research on urban adaptation needs to recognize the nature of cities as social networks embedded in physical space. Given the pace, scale and socioeconomic outcomes of urbanization in the Global South, the specificities and history of its cities must be central to the study of how well-known agglomeration effects can facilitate adaptation. The proposed effort calls for the co-creation of knowledge involving scientists and stakeholders, especially those historically excluded from the design and implementation of urban development policies.
