Analysis of climate policy documents from 318 cities shows that specific text patterns can predict ambitious plans and that deciding cities’ climate strategies involves trade-offs. Read the paper published in npj Urban Sustainability. This blog was...
The Data-Driven EnviroLab welcomes Kaihui Song, our new postdoctoral research associate. Kaihui obtained her Ph.D. in Geographical Sciences at the University of Maryland. She is a sustainability enthusiast and a well-trained professional with over nine years of...
Data-Driven EnviroLab’s Principal Investigator, Dr. Angel Hsu, has received a $503,819 grant from the National Science Foundation for a 3-year research project, “Catalyzing virtuous cycles of climate action: an empirical model of polycentric climate governance.” The...
On April 23, nearly 40 community members came together to hack solutions to urban heat in the Research Triangle as part of Data-Driven EnviroLab’s Heat Hack 2022. In partnership with the NC Museum of Life and Science and as part of the NC Science Festival, we opened...
On August 28, 2021, we sent nearly 40 volunteers armed with handheld sensors, smartphones, and smartwatches to help collect urban heat data around town. This citizen science campaign was in partnership with the NC Museum of Life and Science and the Town of Chapel...
DDL is joining forces with other researchers across UNC to investigate the nexus of urban heat, electric grid infrastructure, and health equity with $5,000 in seed funding from a UNC Creativity Hub grant. The hottest days in the summer are exposing numerous...
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