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Chapter 11: City-Wide Collaborations for Urban Climate EducationAlthough cities cover only 2 percent of the Earth's surface, more than 50 percent of the world's people live in urban environments, collectively consuming 75 percent of the Earth's resources. Because of their population densities, reliance on infrastructure, and role as centers of industry, cities will be greatly impacted by, and will play a large role in, the reduction or exacerbation of climate change. However, although urban dwellers are becoming more aware of the need to reduce their carbon usage and to implement adaptation strategies, education efforts on these strategies have not been comprehensive. To meet the needs of an informed and engaged urban population, a more systemic, multiplatform and coordinated approach is necessary. The Climate and Urban Systems Partnership (CUSP) is designed to explore and address this challenge. Spanning four cities-Philadelphia, New York, Pittsburgh, and Washington, DC-the project is a partnership between the Franklin Institute, the Columbia University Center for Climate Systems Research, the University of Pittsburgh Learning Research and Development Center, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, New York Hall of Science, and the Marian Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences. The partnership is developing a comprehensive, interdisciplinary network to educate urban residents about climate science and the urban impacts of climate change.
Document ID
20160001310
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Book Chapter
Authors
Snyder, Steven (Reuben H. Fleet Science Center San Diego, CA, United States)
Hoffstadt, Rita Mukherjee (San Antonio Children's Museum San Antonio, TX, United States)
Allen, Lauren B. (Pittsburgh Univ. Pittsburgh, PA, United States)
Crowley, Kevin (Pittsburgh Univ. Pittsburgh, PA, United States)
Bader, Daniel A. (Columbia Univ. New York, NY, United States)
Horton, Radley M. (Columbia Univ. New York, NY, United States)
Date Acquired
February 1, 2016
Publication Date
January 1, 2014
Publication Information
Publication: Future Earth - Advancing Civic Understanding of the Anthropocene: Geophysical Monograph 203, First Edition
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-118-85430-3
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Report/Patent Number
GSFC-E-DAA-TN18938
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNX14AB99A
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
Climate change
Urban areas
Education

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