Nature-based solutions for Urban Resilience in the Anthropocene
An international network to advance transdisciplinary collaboration on urban nature-based solutions.
Upcoming EventA Roadmap for Urban Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable Futures: In Phoenix, the United States, and Beyond
2:30 - 3:45pm MST | Thursday, February 12th | Phoenix & Zoom
Location: Edson E+1, Suite 130L1, 850 PBC, 850 N 5th St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Cities are unique and dynamic environments that are shaped by interacting social, technological, and ecological components. Faced with global climate change and growing urban populations, cities are increasingly turning to nature-based solutions (NBS) to address current and future social and environmental challenges. What opportunities are there to scale NBS in cities in the US and beyond? What challenges and barriers must we overcome to better enable their implementation?
Join us for a discussion on the importance of scaling implementation of urban NBS in the US and Canada, with a particular focus on urban NBS in the Phoenix area. This event will soft launch recommendations from a forthcoming US-Canada regional report of the NATURA (Nature-based solutions for Urban Resilience in the Anthropocene) Network's Global Roadmap Initiative. We will feature a panel discussion of the importance of urban NBS in Phoenix as we face social and environmental challenges in the years ahead, including increasingly severe heat waves, droughts and water shortages, and food insecurity.
Featured Speakers & Panelists
Tricia Balluff, Environmental Program Manager, City of Phoenix
Jennifer Clifton, Assistant Director, Rob & Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Service, Arizona State University
Nancy Grimm, Regents Professor, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University; Co-PI, NATURA Network
Amy Scoville-Weaver, Healthy Cities Program Manager, The Nature Conservancy
Sowan Thai, Operations & Program Manager, Spaces of Opportunity
Rebecca Tiernan, PhD Candidate, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
About
NATURA Network Map
The Nature-based solutions for Urban Resilience in the Anthropocene (NATURA) network brings together 47 international partners to advance transdisciplinary collaboration on urban nature-based solutions.
Established in 2019 with support from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), NATURA fosters knowledge exchange across research and practice to strengthen the design and implementation of NbS in diverse urban contexts. The network also engages with policy processes to support the mainstreaming of NbS globally.
NATURA has been co-led by Nancy Grimm (Arizona State University), Timon McPhearson (New York University, formerly at The New School), and Elizabeth Cook (Barnard College/Cary Institute).
Network Members
NATURA is a community of researchers and practitioners collaborating across the seven world regions
47 member networks
10 Thematic Working Groups
Hundreds of researchers and practitioners from 7 world regions
