UHI Workshop - 10/31/2023 - Follow Up
UHI Workshop - 10/31/2023 - Follow Up
Thank you to everyone who registered to attend the 14th Urban Heat Island (UHI) Workshop hosted by The City of Tucson’s Landscape Advisory Committee (LAC) in collaboration with University of Arizona CLIMAS.
“Mythbusting on Heat” Discussions will focus on finding opportunities for Tucson to develop innovative solutions to mitigate the Urban Heat Island(UHI) effect and effectively communicate about and respond to extreme heat events.
Recording of the UHI Workshop is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogva89GQ410 and presentations are hyperlinked below:
- Alison Meadow - Associate Research Professor, Office of Societal Impact, University of Arizona “Climate Assessment for the Southwest” (0:00)
- Irene Ogata - Tucson Water, Conservation & Stormwater Resource Division “Introduction to the UHI Workshop” (5:25)
- Mike Crimmins - Professor & Extension Specialist - Climate Science, University of Arizona “Climate Change in Arizona” (7:00)
- Ladd Keith - Assistant Professor of Planning & Sustainable Built Environments, CAPLA, University of Arizona “Improving Urban Heat Planning and Media Coverage of Extreme Heat“ (43:00)
- Tom Dang - Science and Operations Officer, National Weather Service - Tucson “The National Weather Service - Urban Heat Island Workshop” (1:17:00)
- Kristi Currans - Associate Professor, Urban Planning, CAPLA, University of Arizona “Assessing Cool Corridor Heat Resilience Strategies for Human-Scale Transportation” (1:59:00)
- Josh Behounek - Business Development Manager, Davey Resource Group “Decreasing the Feedback Loop with Smart Tree Inventories” (2:27:00)
- Mark Norton - Director, Arizona Division of Occupational Safety & Health “ADOSH Heat Illness Prevention SEP” (2:59:00)
Resources:
Berkeley Earth - July 2023 Temperature Update
Planning for Urban Heat Resilience
Plan Evaluation for Heat Resilience: City of Tucson, AZ
Assessing Cool Corridor Heat Resilience Strategies for Human-Scale Transportation Project Website