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Our mission is to advance global urban resilience by developing systemic solutions to the social and environmental challenges facing cities. By bringing together scientists, designers, and policymakers, we bridge research and practice to enable more effective policy and decision-making across scales.

 
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Climate Risk & Resilience

We collaborate with city planners, organizations, and NGOs to provide technical assistance and climate modeling to advance urban adaptation.

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Nature-Based Solutions

Partnering with researchers and communities globally, we enhance understanding and implementation of nature-based solutions.

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Through interdisciplinary methods, we investigate the equity and justice dimensions of urban resilience in cities worldwide.

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The Urban Systems Lab has been a global leader in urban resilience since 2015, partnering with cities, NGOs, and international organizations to develop innovative climate solutions. Our work has directly influenced policy and planning in cities like New York, and contributed to global assessments like the latest IPCC UN Climate Report report to advance equitable and sustainable urban futures.

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Community-Based Technical Assistance and Advocacy
Community-Based Technical Assistance and Advocacy

USL supports communities with tailored modeling and risk assessments to inform equitable climate action—helping Yonkers develop its first Climate Action Plan and guiding flood-health vulnerability work in Milwaukee that spurred state investigation and new mitigation efforts.

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Advancing Understanding of Nature-Based Solutions through Global Networks
Advancing Understanding of Nature-Based Solutions through Global Networks

As co-leads of the NSF-funded NATURA network, USL is helping build global knowledge on urban nature-based solutions and biodiversity—synthesizing insights from cities worldwide and developing tools like the Global Roadmap for Urban Nature-based solutions.

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Data-Driven Governance for Urban Climate Resilience
Data-Driven Governance for Urban Climate Resilience

For nearly a decade, USL has partnered with cities like New York, Phoenix, and San Juan to advance equitable climate adaptation—co-developing NYC’s first Flood Vulnerability Index and contributing to the City’s Stormwater Resiliency Plan, Cool Neighborhoods program, and heat emergency response strategies.

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ClimateIQ: Empowering Cities with Hyperlocal Climate Intelligence

ClimateIQ is revolutionizing the way that city planners, organizations and communities access high resolution climate information to better prepare and plan for resilience to flooding and extreme heat.

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Now hiring: Postdoctoral Associate in Machine Learning

The USL is now seeking a Postdoctoral Associate in Machine Learning to support the development and deployment of ClimateIQ, an AI climate risk assessment tool.

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Urban Systems Lab Awarded $50K to Advance China–U.S. Climate Resilience Research Exchange

The Urban Systems Lab was awarded $50,000 from NYU’s Faculty Research Committee in the College of Arts and Science to support the China–U.S. Urban Resilience Exchange (CUREX).

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USL's Veronica Olivotto featured in Guardian article, ‘We are forgotten here’

Urban Systems Lab Visiting Scholar and New School Research Fellow Veronica Olivotto is featured in a new Floodlight investigation, published with The Guardian, on climate vulnerability in Edgemere, Queens. The piece, “‘We are forgotten here’: As NYC builds seawalls, this Queens community feels left behind”.

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