Climate Adaptive Design

Check out recorded presentations on the research produced by the Climate Adaptive Design Lab.

Presented as part of the CIRCA Resilient Connecticut climate change research webinar series.

Original Air Date: June 21, 2021

Extreme heat is among the leading causes of climate vulnerability in the United States due to potential impacts on human health and well-being. Connecticut residents are less acclimatized to the heat, which could signify a higher risk for heat-related diseases during extreme weather events. The occurrence of heat islands due to urbanization produces relatively warmer air temperatures near the ground, making urban and sub-urban areas warmer compared to rural areas. This presentation will summarize the findings of a year-long project that looks at the variations of surface temperature over a 20-year period and their linkages to land cover and land uses changes in Fairfield and New Haven Counties. The results of this study indicate the occurrence and intensification of urban heat islands in the region and are directly linked to land-use planning, health, and hazard mitigation, among other fields of decision-making. Therefore the outcomes of this project are critical to support local decision-makers in determining the thermal vulnerability of local communities in the Resilient Connecticut project.

Speaker: Dr. Mariana Fragomeni

Moderator: Dr. Yaprak Onat

Find presentations slides and other materials at the event website: June 2021 Research Webinar Series | Resilient Connecticut (uconn.edu)

Presented as part of the NOAA Restore Science Program webinar series entitled How to Co-Produce

Original Air Date: November 20, 2020

Presentation focus:

Coastal communities in the southeastern US are vulnerable to prolonged heat exposure due to storm driven power outages. To effectively address this vulnerability, cities must develop heat response plans that reduce health risks associated with prolonged heat exposure. This seminar details the collaborative effort undertaken by researchers, resource managers, and decision makers to co-produce an actionable heat response plan for the city of Savannah, GA. First, we will discuss iterative steps taken during the scoping phase of the project including a rapid assessment process. Next, we describe a heat response planning workshop where we used a geodesign framework. Finally, we will present how workshop participants reconciled their different heat response priorities to collaboratively produce a heat response plan that included 15 actions, 10 policies, and 5 projects.

Presented by Mariana Fragomeni, PhD, MEPD, Lupita McClenning and Russell Oliver, Coastal Regional Commission of Georgia

Additional links to this webinar at: Webinar on Scoping and Design of Actionable Science - NOAA RESTORE Science Program

Presented as part of the CIRCA Climate Change & Public Health Mini-webinar Series

Original Air Date: September 10, 2020

Presentation focus:

-Most recent projects for temperature and heat changes in Connecticut;

-Understanding the relationship between the temperature projections and landscape typologies; and,

-Resilient Connecticut research to understand the spatial distribution of heat islands using GIS and temperature measurements.

Presented by Mariana Fragomeni, PhD, MEPD

Moderated by Joanna Wozniak-Brown, PhD

Explore documents and presentations from this webinar at: | Resilient Connecticut (uconn.edu)