Urban Environment Lab
Today's Research on the Challenges of Sustainable Development
The current social context surrounding climate change is ushering in a new era of land use, planning, and development, one that reconsiders the role of natural disasters, natural resources, and environmental impacts on the communities in which we live. The Urban Environment Lab engages students, policy-makers, and research partners in collaborative projects and discussions on the determinants of hazard vulnerability, community resilience, sustainable development, and infrastructure adaptation at the intersection of the natural, social, and built environments.
State of the Planet
- Pulitzer Prize-Winning Writer Elizabeth Kolbert Is Cataloging the Climate Crisis February 20, 2025On Monday, Feb. 24, Kolbert will come to the Columbia Climate School to give the Signature Speaker Series lecture, “Under a White Sky: Solar geoengineering and other bright ideas.”Olga Rukovets
- How Congestion Pricing Will Benefit New York City February 18, 2025Congestion pricing is already delivering results, but what can New Yorkers expect in the months to come?Jeremy Hinsdale
- Women in Science: Extreme Heat Researcher Casey Ivanovich February 17, 2025In honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we talk to Ivanovich, who is studying climate extremes and humid heat.Olga Rukovets
- Women in Science: Climate and Wildfire Researcher Caroline Juang February 14, 2025In honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we profile Caroline Juang, who studies how climate change is impacting wildfires out west.Adrienne Day
- How Is Climate Change Affecting Your Valentine’s Day Chocolate? February 14, 2025Professor of Climate Jessica Fanzo explains what cacao trees need to thrive, and how climate change is making chocolate production more challenging.Renée Cho