Report
New York City Town+Gown Climate Vulnerability, Impact, and Adaptation Analysis. Final Report
Apr 2024
Abstract
New York City faces significant threats from climate change, with current climate models highlighting the likelihood of increasing temperatures, rising sea levels, and more frequent extreme weather events. These current and emerging hazards pose substantial challenges to the city's infrastructure and communities, with projections aligned with those used at the State level, emphasizing the importance of regional consistency in risk assessment. In this report, members of the NYC VIA team present key findings and recommendations from an 18-month study to understand future climate change in New York City.
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- Title
- New York City Town+Gown Climate Vulnerability, Impact, and Adaptation Analysis. Final Report
- Creators
- Timon McPhearson - New SchoolJoel Towers - New SchoolDeborah Balk - City University of New YorkRadley Horton - Columbia UniversityMalgosia Madajewicz - Columbia UniversityFranco A Montalto - Drexel University, Center for Public PolicyMatthew Neidell - Columbia UniversityPhilip OrtonBernice Rosenzweig - Sarah Lawrence CollegeDan Bader - Columbia UniversityZiyu Chen - Stevens Institute of TechnologyArthur DeGaetano - Cornell UniversityColin Evans - Cornell UniversityMobin Rahimi Golkhandan - Drexel UniversityPatrick L Gurian - Drexel University, Civil, Architectural, and Environmental EngineeringJoel Kaatz - ArcadisPablo Herreros-Cantis - New SchoolRachel Lo - Sarah Lawrence CollegeLuis Ortiz - George Mason UniversityChristian Braneon - City University of New YorkBrett Branco - City University of New YorkLindsay Campbell - US Forest ServiceFiona Dubay - Sarah Lawrence CollegeKatie Graziano - Cornell UniversityLeiwen Jiang - Population CouncilMichelle Johnson - US Forest ServiceChristopher KennedyMarianthi-Anna KioumourtzoglouJerry Kleyman - ArcadisKim KnowltonVijay Limaye - Natural Resources Defense CouncilThomas D. Matte - New York City Department of Health and Mental HygieneSantiago Munoz Perez - Columbia UniversityD ReedMatina Shakya - Drexel University, Civil, Architectural, and Environmental EngineeringErika Svendsen - US Forest ServiceJenna Tipaldo - City University of New YorkHamid Zoraghein - Population Council
- Number of pages
- 218
- Resource Type
- Report
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Center for Public Policy; Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
- Identifiers
- 991021892215604721