UHI Workshop - 10/31/2024: Follow Up

Nov. 15, 2024

"What Did We Do This Summer"

Flier for the UHI Workshop 10/31/2024

Thank you to everyone who registered to attend the 15th Urban Heat Island (UHI) Workshop hosted by The City of Tucson’s Landscape Advisory Committee (LAC) in collaboration with University of Arizona CLIMAS.

This summer 2024, had record high temperatures, with over 105 days of temperatures of 100°F or higher (National Weather Service); heat relief strategies implemented by multi-jurisdictional and partner collaborations resulted in expanded heat relief resources throughout the region.

Recording of the UHI Workshop is available here:  https://youtu.be/Ne5jLv5QDk0 and presentations are hyperlinked below:

 

UHI Workshop Session Summary

 

Fátima Luna, Chief Resilience Officer, City of Tucson

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  • Additional Resource(s):
City of Tucson - Heat Action Roadmap Flier with QR Code

 

Julie Robinson, Program Officer, Office of Climate and Environmental Health Justice, Pima County Health Department

  • Presentation:

 

Thelma Magallanes, MDOT- Project Coordinator, Housing First Team, City of Tucson

  • Presentation:
  • Additional Resource(s):

City of Tucson Homeless Protocol Reporting Tool, which constituents can use to report homeless encampments

 

Jennifer Wishnie, Associate Professor of Practice, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Arizona &
Janice Baldwin Rowitt, DVM candidate ('25), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Arizona

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Kristi Currans, Associate Professor, Urban Planning, College of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture, University of Arizona

  • Presentation:
  • Additional Resource(s):

Cool pavement used in pilot study (data product sheet towards the bottom)
 

Anna Kato, Postdoc, Sch of Informatics, Computing and Cyber Systems, Northern Arizona University

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