2.1 International Lessons on Climate Adaptation
Upscaling Adaptation to Climate Change Through Female Entrepreneurship
Shaikh Eskander | London School of Economics
Climate, Mothers’ Time-Use, and Child Nutrition: Evidence from Rural Uganda
Chris M. Boyd | University of Minnesota
The Effects of Hot Weather on Rural Indian Diet Quality: A Focus on Iron
Paul Stanier | UCLA
2.2 Before the Storm: Responses to Forecasts
Pricing Poseidon: Extreme Weather Uncertainty and Firm Return Dynamics
Mathias Kruttli | Federal Reserve Board
The Value of Weather Forecasts
Jeffrey Shrader | Columbia University
The Rising Tide Lifts Some Interest Rates: Climate Change, Natural Disasters, and Loan Pricing
Ai He | University of South Carolina
2.3 Quantifying and Minimizing the Impacts of Wildfires
Visualizing Wildfire Vulnerability and Community-Led Wildfire Adaptation in California
Lillian Liang | California Fire Safe Council
Mason Thurmond | California Fire Safe Council
Compounding Hazards of Wildfire Particulate Matter and Heat in California
Noam Rosenthal | UCLA
The Social Landscape of Wildfire Damage and Reconstruction
Kathryn McConnell | Yale School of the Environment
2.4 Proactive Planning for Resilient and Equitable Communities
Planning Better Buyouts: Advancing Equitable and Healthy Housing Mobility of Local Climate Migrants
Osamu Kumasaka | Buy-In Community Planning
Does Collaboration Improve Resilience Planning? Exploring the Relationship Between Governance Networks, Plan Networks, and Resilience to Flooding in Four Coastal Cities
Sara Meerow | Arizona State University
State and Local Buyout Programs – What Barriers and Lessons for More Equitable Floodplain Management?
Linda Shi | Cornell University
Keynote Roundtable – Setting the Research Agenda: Upcoming Priorities for Adaptation Researchers
Effective climate adaptation policies depend on collaboration between researchers, funding agencies, and policymakers. This plenary session will discuss the future of climate adaptation research and policy, focusing on funding trends. What are the key priorities in the next several years? How is funding shifting? What are the hot-button issues that need to be addressed? The conversation aims to guide a cross-disciplinary and cross-sector agenda for future research.
Speakers
- Eleni Myrivili | City of Athens Chief Heat Officer, City of Athens
- Jonathan Parfrey | Executive Director, Climate Resolve
- Lauren Sanchez | Senior Climate Advisor, Office of California Governor Newsom
3.1 Breaking Rules During Record-Breaking Heat
Heat, Crime, and Punishment
A. Patrick Behrer | Stanford University
The Constitutional Questions of Climate Change: Heat and Violence With Constrained Mitigation
Nicholas Sanders | Cornell University
Do People Listen When It Matters? Evidence From Smart Thermostat Data on Compliance With Governmental Emergency Requests During Extreme Weather Events
Dylan Brewer | Georgia Institute of Technology
3.2 After the Storm: Impacts of Climate-Related Disasters
Human Capital Investment After the Storm
Emily Gallagher | University of Colorado Boulder
Are You Experienced? Learning and Adaptation to Hurricanes in the United States
Jonathan Colmer | University of Virginia
The Short-Run Dynamic Employment Effects of Natural Disasters: New Insights
Alessandro Barattieri | ESG UQAM
3.3 Building a Drought-Resilient Future
Groundwater and Drought Resilience in the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Era
Ruth Langridge | UC Santa Cruz
Unpacking the Response to the Cape Town Drought: Lessons for Strengthening Urban Drought Governance
Gina Ziervogel | University of Cape Town
The Climate, Water and Migration Nexus in the Maghreb
Stephen Commins | UCLA
3.4 Designing Cooler Cities
Influence of Projected Climate Change, Urban Development and Heat Adaptation Strategies on End of Twenty‑First Century Urban Boundary Layers Across the Conterminous US
Aldo Brandi | Arizona State University
Cooler and Healthier: Reducing Heat-Health Risk Using Urban Forestry & Stakeholder Engagement
Edith de Guzman | Los Angeles Urban Cooling Collaborative and UCLA
Hyper-Local Land Systems: Synergies And Trade-offs Between Regional Heat Island Mitigation and Pedestrian Thermal Comfort
V. Kelly Turner | UCLA
4.1 The Effects of Temperatures on Behavior
Split Personalities? Behavioral Effects of Temperature on Financial Decision-Making
Christos Makridis | Arizona State University
Temperature and Economic Preferences in Developing Countries
Michelle Escobar | Monash University
Risk Preference Adaptation to Climate Change
Remy Levin | University of Connecticut
4.2 Adaptation at Home: Consumption, Building Codes, and Insurance
What’s at Stake? Understanding the Role of Home Equity in Flood Insurance Demand
Yanjun Liao | Resources for the Future and University of Pennsylvania
Building Codes and Community Resilience to Natural Disasters
Judson Boomhower | UC San Diego
Adaptation Mitigates the Negative Effect of Temperature Shocks on Household Consumption
Wangyang Lai | Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
4.3 Quantifying and Minimizing Water Quality Impacts
Managing Salinization in a Coastal Watershed: Critical Infrastructure and Partnerships for Climate Adaptation
Allison Lassiter | University of Pennsylvania
Arsenic Contaminated Ground Water Prompts a Community to Buy Water from Poorly Maintained Drinking Water Vending Machines
Ryan Sinclair | Loma Linda University
Microbial Contamination of Drinking Water Supplied by Private Wells After Hurricane Harvey
Nate Jones | University of Alabama
4.4 Integrating Climate and Transportation Planning
Increasing Heat Resilience Through Thermal Comfort Assessment in Sun Link Streetcar Stops, Tucson AZ
Ida Sami | University of Arizona
How a Changing Climate is Influencing Car Crash Risk in the Carolinas
Montana Eck | UNC Chapel Hill
Travel Behavior and Emission Analysis in the Era of CAV
Brian Yueshuai He | UCLA Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
5.1 The Cumulative Costs of Climate Change
Some Like It Cold: The Persistent Cost of Higher Temperatures in the Economic Sectors of Europe
Sefi Roth | London School of Economics
U.S. Interstate Trade Will Mitigate the Negative Impact of Climate Change on Crop Profit
Sandy Dall’erba | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Reckoning Climate Change Damages Along an Envelope
Pierre Mérel | UC Davis
5.2 Heat, Health, and Safety
Temperature and Morbidity in Colombia
Juliana Helo | Universidad de los Andes
Heat and Workers’ Safety: Heterogeneity Among Workers, Workplaces and Accident Types Over Time
Andrew Ireland | Monash University
Reducing Thermal Inequity: Identifying Vulnerable Neighborhoods and Heat Mitigation Potential for Urban Cooling in Two California Cities
John “Jake” Dialesandro | UC Davis
5.3 Innovative Toolkits for Urban Heat Adaptation
Developing and Testing HeatReady Standards for Cities
David Hondula | Arizona State University
City-Heat Equity Adaptation Tool (City-HEAT) A Multi-Objective, Uncertainty-Based Decision Support Tool for Urban Heat Adaptation
Rui Shi | Johns Hopkins University
CAL-THRIVES – A California Toolkit for Heat Resilience in Underserved Environments
Max Wei | Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Using the Climate Smart Cities Tool to Plan for Adaptation: Case Study of Two Cities
Taj Schottland | The Trust for Public Land
5.4 Housing and Hazards: How Should We Protect Vulnerable Homes?
Housing and Heat Vulnerability: Lessons from San José, California
C.J. Gabbe | Santa Clara University
Social and Structural Vulnerabilities and Disaster Preparedness
Smitha Rao | The Ohio State University
Measuring the Impacts of Climate Change on Mobile Home Parks
Esther Sullivan | University of Colorado Denver
Resident-Owned Resilience: Can Cooperative Land Ownership Enable Transformative Climate Adaptation for Manufactured Housing Communities?
Zachary Lamb | UC Berkeley
6.1 Emerging Research on Financial Adaptations to Climate Impacts
Sea Level Rise and Portfolio Choice
Emirhan Ilhan | Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Physical Climate Risk and Firms’ Adaptation Strategy
Xia Li | Boston University
Heterogeneous Investor Response to Climate Risk: Evidence from Environmental Litigation Risk
Alison Taylor | University of Toronto
6.2 Wading into the Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Water
Sea Level Rise and the Economic Repercussions of Salinity Front Expansion
Valerie Mueller | Arizona State University
Droughts, Deluges, and (River) Diversions: Valuing Market-Based Water Reallocation
Will Rafey | UCLA
Industry Impacts of Pricing Externalities: Groundwater Pricing and Agricultural Land Use
Katrina Jessoe | UC Davis
6.3 Equitable Adaptation to Climate-Related Flood Risks: Part 2
Excess Contaminant Releases During Hurricane Harvey: Implications of Natech Disasters for Climate Justice
Alique Berberian | UCLA
Toxic Tides and Environmental Justice: Social Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise and Flooding of Contaminated Sites in Coastal California
Seigi Karasaki | UC Berkeley
Varied Geographies of Flood Risk: Multi-scalar Analysis of Socio-Economic Vulnerability to Flooding Across the Contiguous United States
Justin Kollar | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2020 Symposium Recordings
Keynote Roundtable: Adaptation Research Priorities for Foundations and Funding Agencies
1.1 Measuring and Mitigating the Impacts of Extreme Heat on Low-Income Communities
Can Social Protection Reduce Environmental Damages?
Teevrat Garg | University of California, San Diego | View abstract
Beating the Heat: Temperature and Spatial Reallocation over the Short & Long-run
Christos Makridis | Arizona State University/Massachusetts Institute of Technology | View abstract
Can Energy Policy Help Low-Income Families Cope with Hot Weather?
Alan Barreca | University of California, Los Angeles | View abstract
1.2 Understanding the Impacts of Climate-related Disasters
Moral Hazard, Wildfires, and the Economic Incidence of Natural Disasters
Judson Boomhower | University of California, San Diego | View abstract
Natural Disasters, Poverty and Inequality: New Metrics for Fairer Policies
Stephane Hallegatte | The World Bank | View abstract
The Effect of Media Coverage on Financial Aid in the Aftermath of a Disaster
Tatyana Deryugina | University of Illinois | View abstract
1.3 Innovative Planning Approaches to Climate Adaptation
Adapting to Extreme Heat in California: A Review of State-level Policies, Funding Opportunities, and High Priority Gaps
Lolly Lim | UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation | View abstract
Approaching Adaptation Systematically in Southern California with Flexible Adaptation Pathways: Opportunities and Barriers
Robert Kay | ICF | View abstract
Maggie Messerschmidt | ICF (respondent)
The Design of Resilience and Adaptation Indicators
Jesse M. Keenan | Tulane University | View abstract
1.4 Managing and Adapting to Climate-related Flood Risks
Information, Prices, and the Distribution of Climate Risk: Evidence from the National Flood Insurance Program
Joakim A. Weill | University of California Davis | View abstract
Adaptation Infrastructure and its Effects in Property Values in the Face of Climate Impacts
Renato Molina | University of Miami | View abstract
Climate Change and Adaptation in Global Supply-Chain Networks
Christoph M. Schiller | Arizona State University | View abstract
2.1 Quantifying and Minimizing the Health Impacts of Climate Change
A Decision-Support Tool to Reduce Negative Public Health Outcomes from Wildfire Smoke Exposure in Equatorial Asia
Miriam E. Marlier | University of California, Los Angeles | View abstract
Can Access to Health Care Mitigate the Effects of Temperature on Mortality?
Corey White | Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo | View abstract
What to Expect When It Gets Hotter: The Impacts of Prenatal Exposure to Extreme Temperature on Maternal Health
Ajin Lee | Michigan State University | View abstract
2.2 How Are Workers Impacted by and Adapting to Extreme Heat Exposure?
Labor Market Adjustment to News
Jeffrey G. Shrader | Columbia University | View abstract
Labor Market Frictions and Adaptation to Climate Change
R. Jisung Park | University of California, Los Angeles | View abstract
Labor Supply in a Warmer World: The Impact of Climate Change on the Global Workforce
Solomon Hsiang | University of California, Berkeley | View abstract
2.3 Local Planning for Resilient and Equitable Solutions to Extreme Heat
Planning for Extreme Heat: A Review
Ladd Keith | University of Arizona | View abstract
Planning for Resilience to Extreme Heat in U.S. Cities
Sara Meerow | Arizona State University | View abstract
Why and How Do Cities Plan for Extreme Heat?
C.J. Gabbe | Santa Clara University | View abstract
How Are Cities Planning for Heat? A National Assessment of Municipal Heat Plans
V. Kelly Turner | University of California, Los Angeles | View abstract
2.4 Community-Based Approaches to Investing in Climate Resiliency
Social Cohesion and Climate Risk Resilience in East Boston
Alexis Merdjanoff | New York University | View abstract
Is Planning Worth It? Perspectives on the Utility of Planning for Adaptation and Hazard Mitigation
Elizaveta Barrett Ristroph | University of Hawaii | View abstract
Resilience from Below: Community Visions of Just Urban Climate Futures in Post-Hurricane Sandy New York City
Kian Goh | University of California, Los Angeles | View abstract
3.1 Floods, Storms, and Rising Waters: Measuring Vulnerability, Risk, and Impacts
Rising Groundwater as a Significant Constraint on Adaptation to Sea Level Rise
Kristina Hill | University of California, Berkeley | View abstract
Socioeconomic Impacts of Flooding in the U.S.
Aishwarya Borate | University of California, Irvine | View abstract
Social Inequalities in Flooding Inside and Outside of Floodplains During Hurricane Harvey
Kevin T. Smiley | Louisiana State University | View abstract
3.2 How Are Financial Markets Responding to Adverse Climate Impacts?
Does Climate Change Impact Sovereign Bond Yields?
Michael Barnett | Arizona State University | View abstract
Bank Lending Networks and the Propagation of Natural Disasters
Ivan Ivanov | Federal Reserve Bank | View abstract
Temperature Shocks and Industry Earnings News
Jawad Addoum | Cornell University | View abstract
3.3 Policies and Politics of Planning for Sea Level Rise
Preparing for Rising Seas: How the State Can Help Support Local Coastal Adaptation Efforts in California
Rachel Ehlers | The California Legislative Analyst’s Office | View abstract
Waterfront Laws and the Adaptability of Urban Shorelines: A Boston Case Study
Courtney Humphries | University of Massachusetts Boston | View abstract
Managed Retreat May Be Unmanageable with Current Practices
Robert Moore | Natural Resources Defense Council | View abstract
3.4 Adapting Infrastructure to Climate Impacts
Democracy Underwater: Public Participation and Technical Expertise in Climate Adaptation Infrastructure Planning in New York City
Malcom Araos | New York University | View abstract
Re-Imagining Infrastructure Design Storm Criteria for the Challenges of the 21st Century
Samuel A. Markolf | Arizona State University | View abstract
Are Infrastructure Under-designed for Climate Change?
Mikhail Chester | Arizona State University | View abstract
4.1 Refining Our Ability to Measure the Social Cost of Carbon
A Social Cost of Carbon for Global Energy Consumption
Tamma Carleton | University of Chicago | View abstract
The Food Problem and the Aggregate Productivity Consequences of Climate Change
Ishan Nath | University of Chicago | View abstract
The Mortality Cost of Carbon
R. Daniel Bressler | Columbia University | View abstract
4.2 How Are Farmers and Anglers Adapting to Climate Impacts?
Noah’s Ark on Rising Seas: Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Public Adaptation Costs in the United States
Frances C. Moore | University of California, Davis | View abstract
The Effects of Weather on Recreational Fishing Demand and Adaptation: Implications for a Changing Climate
Roger H. von Haefen | North Carolina State University | View abstract
Climate Adaption and Innovation: Evidence from the Double-cropping Boom in Brazil
Guilherme DePaula | Iowa State University | View abstract
Once Bitten, Twice Shy: Direct and Indirect Effects of Previous Weather Shocks on Input Use in Agriculture
Kelvin Mulungu | Colorado State University | View abstract
4.3 Hazards and Housing: Socio-Ecological Contexts of Displacement, Relocation, and Adaptation
Water, Violence, and Internal Displacement: Evidence from Somalia, 2007-2018
Justin Schon | University of Florida | View abstract
Relocation Outcomes for Participants in U.S. Property Buyouts: A Nationwide Analysis
Carolien M. Kraan | University of Miami | View abstract
Housing Adaptation: Behaviors and Resources in Post-Katrina Greater New Orleans
Carlos Martín | Urban Institute | View abstract
Heterogeneity in the Recovery of Local Real Estate Markets After Extreme Events: The Case of Hurricane Sandy
Rachel Meltzer | The New School | View abstract
4.4 Monitoring the Local Impacts of Extreme Heat and Cooling Strategies
Rx for Hot Cities: Climate Resilience Through Urban Greening and Cooling in Los Angeles
Edith de Guzman | TreePeople and University of California, Los Angeles | View abstract
Heat Exposure in the Southwest: Exploring Mitigation Strategies from a Pedestrian Perspective
Ariane Middel | Arizona State University | View abstract
Anticipating Water Distribution Service Losses from Climate Change Impacts
Emily N. Bondank | Arizona State University | View abstract