Urban Resilience Network
Science Outside the Lab summer program convenes in nation's capital
Who does the United States public trust to help in its efforts to become more resilient to extreme weather events and climate change? A 2016 Pew Research Center survey revealed
UREx and International Institute of Tropical Forestry collaborate on post-hurricane efforts
The UREx SRN has been highlighted for its collaborative effort with The International Institute of Tropical Forestry (IITF) to support hurricane recovery in urban areas. This effort is focused on San
Three executive team members author article about rethinking infrastructure
Three of the UREx SRN’s executive team members – Thaddeus Miller, Mikhail Chester, and Tischa Muñoz-Erickson – authored an article for Issues in Science and Technology. The United States is currently at an infrastructural
Executive team member reflects on the changing approach to infrastructure
Executive Team member, Thaddeus Miller, speaks to Gridium about the articles he co-authored in ISSUES in Science and Technology Magazine and The Conversation. Focusing on infrastructure, these pieces discuss the changing
UREx researchers highlighted on PECS II blog
Recently, several researchers from the UREx SRN attended the Program on Ecosystem Change and Society II (PECS) Conference in Oaxaca, Mexico where they detailed the importance of green infrastructure. UREx
The Conversation features article by the Knowledge Systems Innovation Task Force
Three UREx SRN researchers of the Knowledge Systems Innovation Group – Clark Miller, Thaddeus Miller, and Tischa Muñoz-Erickson – recently authored an article featured on The Conversation. The article comes
UREx partners with Georgia State University
The UREx SRN has added Georgia State University’s Urban Studies Institute (USI) to its network, bringing the total number of partnering institutions to seventeen. USI and UREx have similar missions
Executive Team member featured in ProPublica article
Thaddeus Miller, a UREx SRN Executive Team member and social scientist, is featured in a ProPublica article about climate, resilience, and the role of the government. The article includes underappreciated
Phoenix public radio takes interest in UREx research
Charles Redman, co-director of the UREx SRN, was interviewed by Mark Brodie of KJZZ 91.5. They discussed why we need to take Harvey and Irma as opportunities to rebuild our
Executive Team members present 6 rules for rebuilding after ‘unprecedented’ weather events
The UREx SRN’s Thaddeus Miller, a social scientist, and Mikhail Chester, an engineer, lay out six rules for investing in infrastructure during a time of ‘unprecedented’ weather events. Considering U.S.
Making cities more resilient after Harvey and Irma
The UREx SRN’s Charles Redman talks with ASU Now about how to better prepare for events like Harvey and Irma and how the UREx network is developing tools to make cities
Hermosillo's Mayor highlights city’s work with UREx
One of the UREx SRN’s network cities – Hermosillo, Mexico – was highlighted by Hermosillo Mayor Manuel Ignacio Maloro Acosta during the first 2017 meeting of the National System of