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Research, design, and engagement for more equitable and resilient cities. @NYU urbansystemslab.com

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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Segregation is often understood an entirely social phenomenon, but its impact and legacy is far-reaching. It is only by addressing the wide-reaching impacts of segregation that urban ecologists, city planners and decision makers can begin to address them.
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Can AI help cities turn climate data into real resilience? Join us Sept. 22 during Climate Week NYC for a conversation on new approaches to flood risk, climate modeling, and urban resilience featuring FloodNet, ClimateIQ + ICF/Fathom. Link in bio to register! 3–5 PM at NYU Tandon, Brooklyn.
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
🌏️ Our 2025 Annual Report is out. Last year we: • Advanced next generation tools and products for climate risk • Launched the NATURA Global Roadmap • Published 29 papers • Worked with communities worldwide Plus learn more about our vision for the next 10 years! Read the report: buff.ly/63cyVbq
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Now Hiring: Postdoctoral Associate in Machine Learning Urban Systems Lab (NYU) is seeking a Postdoc to advance model development and cloud deployment for ClimateIQ, our AI climate risk assessment product. In-person at NYU Washington Square (NYC). PhD required. Apply: buff.ly/5BXVsVV
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
The NATURA Network is pleased to share the Asia Report as part of the Global Roadmap for Urban Nature-based Solutions, now live on our website. Read the report: buff.ly/CU8tw68 #NATURANetwork #NatureBasedSolutions #Urban #Resilience #Asia #NBSRoadmap
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
New episode of IPBES Nature Insight 🎧 USL’s Loan Diep joins the conversation on why urban biodiversity is essential as cities rapidly expand, especially in the Global South. Episode: Space to Grow: The Vital Importance of Biodiversity in Concrete Jungles Listen here: buff.ly/wrP8Sed @ipbes.net
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Space to Grow: The Vital Importance of Biodiversity in Concrete Jungles
Is it possible to balance the needs of people with nature in our “concrete jungles”?  That is the question under scrutiny in this episode of ‘Nature Insight’. As the global population becomes ever…
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Thank you to everyone who joined us at #AGU in New Orleans. Our team shared work on urban flood resilience, ClimateIQ, AI and physics-based risk modeling, and urban climate data. #AGU24 #UrbanResilience #ClimateScience
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Final day of COP30 in Brazil 🌎 USL’s Loan Diep is sending updates from the field. The NATURA Global Roadmap for Urban Nature-based Solutions is now out 🌿 Executive summary and regional reports: buff.ly/0oxqs3D More on the way. #nbsroadmap
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Great to see Veronica Olivotto (USL / The New School) featured in a Floodlight/Guardian piece about Edgemere, Queens — a community still waiting for promised #flood protections.  Watch the linked video to hear residents’ stories: buff.ly/YpcGf1T #NYC
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‘We are forgotten here’: As NYC builds seawalls, this Queens community feels left behind.
A decade after city officials promised to cut flood risks in the Edgemere neighborhood, critics say it remains just as vulnerable.
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
🌿 TODAY at #COP30: Launching the NATURA Global Roadmap for Urban NbS—the FIRST global assessment of urban nature-based solutions ✨ 1000+ publications ✨ 150+ case studies worldwide ✨ 80+ expert contributors ✨ 7 regional teams 🎥 New video live now 📄 Get the reports at nbsroadmap.org #NBSRoadmap
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Blue Sky: 🌿 TOMORROW at #COP30! USL's Timon McPhearson & Loan Diep launch the NATURA Global Roadmap for Urban NbS 📅 Nov 20 | 9-10:30 AM BRT 📍 Planetary Science Pavilion (PV-B47) "Taking Stock, Rooting Change" 🌍 #NatureBasedSolutions #Resilience
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Week 2 of #COP30! 🌍 This morning: USL's Timon McPhearson & Maria Fernanda Campos Lemos (PIC-Rio Director, UCCRN-LA) launch the UCCRN Scientific Assessment Reports (ARC3.3 series) What does this mean for urban adaptation & climate justice? Watch: buff.ly/KZsFe0t #ClimateJustice #UrbanResilience
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Our team made it to COP30! 🌿✈️🇧🇷 NYU & USL's Timon McPhearson, Loan Diep & Ivonne Serna are in Belém for something special… Join us Thursday, Nov 20 at 9am for the GLOBAL LAUNCH of the Urban NbS Roadmap! 🌍 📍 Planetary Science Pavilion, Blue Zone 🌱 Taking Stock, Rooting Change #COP30 #NBS
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Urban Systems Lab Director Timon McPhearson is featured in TIME’s article about NYC’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, and the city’s evolving climate priorities. Read here: buff.ly/ctLfg5X%EF%B... #NYC #Mamdani #climate
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What Mamdani's Win Means for Climate Action
Affordability and climate action, can go hand in hand, argues Mamdani.
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
USL's Timon McPhearson and Loan Diep are headed to COP30. In advance of this critical event, they are excited to announce the launch of "Resilience Science Must-Knows": Nine things every decision-maker should now about resilience. Learn more : buff.ly/33ZHm1v
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
USL’s @Timonm will join colleagues from Google DeepMind, the Beijer Institute, and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research for the launch of “AI for a planet under pressure”. Digital launch in Brussels on November 5, 2025. Register online here: buff.ly/O5labJU
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Join USL's Timon McPhearson and Loan Diep at COP30 in Belém, Brazil where they will launch the Global Roadmap for Urban #NaturebasedSolutions. The Roadmap is a landmark effort bringing together 80 experts from across the world to explore NbS across 7 regions. Learn more: nbsroadmap.org
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
At #IUCN2025 in Abu Dhabi, the NATURA network will pre-launch the Global Roadmap for Urban Nature-based Solutions — a landmark global assessment charting a path to scale NbS for more resilient, equitable, and sustainable cities. 🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/Bd1qoHh #NbS #UrbanResilience #NatureInCities
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Upcoming Event! ClimateIQ: Unlocking Urban Climate Intelligence for Resilience 📅 Tuesday, Sept 23 | ⏰ 11AM ET Join us during NYC Climate Week for a look at ClimateIQ, an AI climate risk tool. 🎤 Speakers from C40 Cities, ICLEI Africa, Transitions Research. 🔗 RSVP: buff.ly/4Uvm8lj
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
“Storms are holding more water and moving slower and dropping all the rain at once.” “We need to get into the state of preparedness and action.” USL's Timon McPhearson featured in @NYTimes article exploring the impacts of flooding across the US this summer: buff.ly/czipXOo #Flood #ClimateChange
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
📰 Just out in @pnas.org special issue: @nfrantzeskaki.bsky.social , Katinka Wijsman, Nadja Kabisch, and @timonm.bsky.social explore how #NatureBasedSolutions can support just urban transformations. 🔗 buff.ly/1eEhcBx #NbS #UrbanJustice #UrbanSustainability #PNAS #JustTransitions
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
📰 Just published in @pnas.org special issue: Scholars Melissa K. Nelson & Graeme Reed explore how Indigenous ways of knowing align with and challenge #NatureBasedSolutions frameworks. 🔗 Read: buff.ly/glYDsmF #IndigenousKnowledge #ClimateJustice #PNAS #DecolonizeNbS
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
📰 Just published in @pnas.org special issue: @loandhi.bsky.social + @timonm.bsky.social offer 4 levers for transformative urban adaptation through #NatureBasedSolutions. Read: buff.ly/FXggzzN #NbS #PNAS #ClimateResilience
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
📰 Just out in @pnas.org special issue: @timonm.bsky.social + 23 authors synthesize 60+ reviews & global regional knowledge on urban #NatureBasedSolutions. 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/jGfYSqO #UrbanSustainability #NbS #PNAS
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
📰 Just out in @pnas.org special issue: Elizabeth M. Cook, Yeowon Kim, Nancy B. Grimm, and Weiqi Zhou introduce how #NatureBasedSolutions can make cities more resilient. 🔗 buff.ly/KJPOGHX #NbS #UrbanSustainability #Equity #ClimateResilience #GreenCities
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
🌿 New from PNAS — Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Sustainability, a global special feature co-edited by Timon McPhearson (NYU) and Nancy Grimm (ASU/NAS), spotlights how urban NbS can address climate, health & equity challenges. Read here 👉 buff.ly/K8aU853 #NBS #UrbanResilience #NATURA
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
USL's Timon McPhearson featured in @Politico speaking on the urgent need for investment in early warning systems and climate resilience. #climate #texasfloods #flooding @NYU.edu
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
@USL_NYC will be @agu.org Annual Meeting #AGU25 in New Orleans from Dec 15–19, 2025! ✅ Submit your abstract to our session: IN009 – Advancing Urban Risk Modeling: From Physics Foundations to AI Innovations 🔗 Link: buff.ly/x4qxS4b ⏱️ Abstract deadline: July 30, 2025 23:59 EDT/03:59 UTC #AI
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
🌿 New article alert! Former USL Visiting Scholar Shahryar Sarabi publishes a scoping review on XR + urban nature as part of his NATURA Early Career Fellowship. 🧠🌳
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eXtended Reality for promoting people-nature relationships in cities: a scoping review - npj Urban Sustainability
npj Urban Sustainability - eXtended Reality for promoting people-nature relationships in cities: a scoping review
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Mairéad O'Donnell @maireadod.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
During my time with @uslnyc.bsky.social, I had the opportunity to review @laurajmartin.bsky.social’s remarkable book Wild by Design for @publicseminar.bsky.social You can read the full review below 👇 publicseminar.org/2025/05/wild...
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
CELEBRATING BRILLIANT MINDS! 🎓 Congrats to Anna, Arshya, Jennifer, Eric, Veronica & Filipa on their incredible achievements! From designing climate resilience tools to pioneering environmental justice frameworks, their research at the Urban Systems Lab is shaping more equitable and resilient cities.
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
🌍 Why do climate experts see the same problem so differently? Groundbreaking study by Pablo Herreros-Cantis et al. maps mental models of 20 NYC stakeholders, revealing critical knowledge silos in urban adaptation. The key? More inclusive co-production! Read the paper: bit.ly/mental-sets #Resilience
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Powering NY's clean energy future requires more than just technical solutions. Jen Ventrella explores the complex justice trade-offs in transmission infrastructure—where reducing urban pollution can create new burdens for environmental justice communities. Read her blog: bit.ly/powering-jus...
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Discover how communities experience justice after property buyouts. Veronica Olivotto's research reveals how historical injustice shapes adaptation and how vacant lands can become spaces for community self-determination. Read the full blog: bit.ly/senses-justice
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Discover how Groundwork Hudson Valley & Urban Systems Lab joined forces to plan climate resilience in Southwest Yonkers through innovative green infrastructure. Their collaboration creates a model for community-centered environmental justice. Read more: bit.ly/gi-yonkers
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Welcome Jie Cao! A NATURA Fellow, Jie joins the Urban Systems Lab from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing. Her research explores how urban green spaces cool cities and benefit health through innovative spatial analysis. Learn more: bit.ly/jie-usl
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Discover how co-design frameworks are transforming urban wild spaces! From Ireland to NYC, researcher Mairéad O'Donnell explores how community workshops shift perspectives from control to cohabitation in novel ecosystems. Read more: bit.ly/wild-urban
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Bridging Urban & Global Climate Action: New research in @NatCities reveals how categorizing similar cities can scale local climate solutions globally. Key research priorities for the upcoming IPCC Special Report on Cities are identified. Read the paper: buff.ly/gRtcVew
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
🚨 Critical climate data is disappearing. ClimateIQ is building free AI-driven tools to help cities & communities prepare for heat & flood risks. US planners, NGOs & community leaders: Take our 5-min survey to shape these tools! 🔗 bit.ly/ciq-survey #ClimateJustice #OpenData
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
🌎 JOIN US ON EARTH DAY: Dr. Timon McPhearson on climate resilience in cities! Learn how NYC uses data-driven approaches to protect communities from climate risks. Free at NYU Tandon, Apr 22, 2-3pm EDT. Register now! bit.ly/cusp-talk #ClimateAction #UrbanResilience
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
🌿 TODAY at 12PM ET: USL Director Timon McPhearson presents on nature-based solutions and equity in cities at UMass Amherst. Join us on zoom to explore research findings on implementing NbS strategies that benefit all urban communities. ✅ Register: buff.ly/gUoNvGy
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
📢 Hiring: Research Fellow in ML @USL! Develop ClimateIQ, our Google-funded hyperlocal climate risk tool. $65-75K | Apr 2025 start | Python + geospatial exp required. Masters/PhD. Apply now: bit.ly/usl-rfml #ML #ClimateAction #AIforGood
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Mairéad O'Donnell @maireadod.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Here's a short video I recorded with @epaireland.bsky.social explaining the research I am conducting in NYC with @uslnyc.bsky.social @nbkparks.bsky.social and @noveleco.bsky.social #UrbanTransformations #CommunityEngagement www.linkedin.com/posts/enviro...
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ireland on LinkedIn: #worldwildlifeday #urbanwilding #biodiversity #cityplanning #greencities
How can urban wilding help people AND wildlife thrive in city spaces? Mairéad O'Donnell is an EPA-Fulbright Scholarship awardee and she’s now in New York…
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
At our recent Lab Meeting, Parsons Strategic Design Professor Sareeta Amrute shared her research on the frames of trust in technology and AI systems. Our team discussed: Who defines trustworthy data? How do networks and institutions build or erode trust? Essential questions as we develop ClimateIQ.
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
From Google Engineer to Climate Tech Innovator: Through USL fellowship, Twinkle helped develop climate risk assessment tools that make complex data accessible to under-resourced communities 🌎💻 Learn more: buff.ly/3XglD2J
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Air pollution breakthrough! New AI reveals hidden pollution patterns traditional methods miss. USL researcher Sally El Hajjar co-authored the study that identified 4 distinct zones in Luxembourg, helping urban planners target interventions where needed most. buff.ly/415WPeA
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
At a recent Lab meeting, Madhavi Jain presented her research on urban heat modeling using WRF model at 500m resolution to predict urban air temperatures, incorporating building data to detect microclimates. Tests in NYC and Phoenix show improved accuracy when using urban canopy parameters.
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Welcome to the Urban Systems Lab, Arshya! 🎮✨ A storyteller at heart and coder by craft, Arshya joins us as our new Research Assistant in Game Design. She'll be developing an innovative climate education game as part of our GoGreenNext initiative while completing her Design & Tech degree at Parsons.
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Our PhD grad Filipa Grilo found something surprising: the highest tree diversity is in Lisbon's most urbanized areas! Her new Socio-Ecological Traits Framework helps explain why. Read more about transforming grey cities into thriving ecosystems ➡️ buff.ly/4geiK8Y #UrbanEcology #Climate
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Urban Systems Lab @uslnyc.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Sharing how data science can predict urban climate impacts: Sr Fellow Rajan Jain presented research on ML-driven air quality forecasting & thermal analysis using sensor networks & instrumented mannequins. His work helps cities prepare for extreme heat & air quality challenges. #UrbanSystems
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