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Equitable Resilience Framework




Climate will disrupt the fundamental conditions that human societies depend on to thrive. Its impacts will also be profoundly unequal. The Equitable Resilience Framework (ERF) is a toolkit for policymakers for community-led planning, decision-making, and communication. Read more




Offshore Wind Co-Design Toolkit




The Offshore Wind Energy Co-Design Toolkit aims to develop resources for site planning of offshore wind projects and capacity building for frontline communities. Community co-design provides long-term societal benefits for stakeholders, while aiding site planning processes to be more efficient and effective. Read more




Climate Change Analytics

Projects & Policies Data-Driven Toolkit



This multidisciplinary evaluation toolkit proposes to bridge the gap between policy making and data, to contribute to facing one of the biggest challenges of our days: climate change. This study uses machine learning techniques to exploit publicly available datasets for classification and prediction, analyzing climate change policies and programs. Read more




Climate Community Collaborative




The Climate Community Collaborative Symposium brought an unprecedented, interdisciplinary approach to advancing equitable, just, and effective climate solutions that generate long-term economic, social, cultural, and environmental transformations. Read more




Finance & Space




Finance & Space is a pioneering interdisciplinary journal focusing on diverse aspects of the spatial production of finance and the financial production of space. Read more




Cities and Climate: Adaptation & Mitigation




We assess the relationship between a range of natural environmental, built and social environmental, and socio-demographic characteristics, as well as the spatial correspondence of COVID-19 daily case rates across three waves of the pandemic. Read more




MITx Open Online Course




Investigate the relationship between international cities and the effects of climate change through the expertise of urban leaders, practitioners, and academics and through peer-based discussion, applying knowledge to develop mitigation and adaptation strategies for resilient, case study cities. Read more




TEK and Sustainable Solutions for Climate Adaptation




The convergence of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and scientific knowledge (STEAM) is critical to achieving equitable, sustainable, and regionally appropriate responses to climate change. We are weaving together the knowledge of different STEAM disciplines with the unique scientific value of Indigenous communities and their ecological practices. Read more



Moving Together: Planned Resettlement




Moving people from their homes always raises issues of power and trust. For her part in the Moving Together project, Knox-Hayes and her students analyzed the difficulties faced by the members of Isle de Jean Charles Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Tribe displaced by climate change in Louisiana. Read more