{"669714":{"#nid":"669714","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Approaching the limits of climate viability: Urban heat vulnerability in Atlanta and how to adapt","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJoin the Georgia Tech Library Wednesday, Oct. 4, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. as we welcome renowned climate expert speaker Brian Stone, Jr. for an enlightening presentation on a topic of paramount importance: \u0022Approaching the limits of climate viability: Urban heat vulnerability in Atlanta and how to adapt.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThis event will take place in the in the Scholars Event Network Theater, located on the first floor of Price Gilbert Memorial Library. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAs our world grapples with the undeniable impacts of climate change, urban areas face unique challenges. Among them, the relentless rise in urban temperatures, often referred to as the \u0022urban heat island effect,\u0022 poses significant threats to the well-being of our communities. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EStone, a leading authority in the field of climate science and urban planning, will shed light on the specific context of Atlanta, as recently highlighted in the article titled \u0022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/atlanta-news\/heat-risk-is-growing-these-are-atlantas-most-vulnerable-neighborhoods\/BBMOP3BNH5CQDEWBHRWCDVUP5M\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/atlanta-news\/heat-risk-is-growing-these-are-atlantas-most-vulnerable-neighborhoods\/BBMOP3BNH5CQDEWBHRWCDVUP5M\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHeat risk is growing. These are Atlanta\u0027s most vulnerable neighborhoods\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022 in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EAtlanta Journal-Constitution.\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThis event is part of the Georgia Tech Library\u2019s initiative to highlight research that makes data accessible and meaningful to the public. It is made possible with support from the Price Gilbert, Jr. Charitable Fund.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBrian\u0026nbsp;Stone\u0026nbsp;Jr.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, Ph.D., is a Professor in the School of City and Regional Planning at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he teaches in the area of urban environmental planning and design.\u0026nbsp;Stone\u0027s program of research is focused on urban scale drivers of climate change and is supported by the National Science Foundation, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and an array of municipal governments and foundations. He is Director of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EUrban Climate Lab\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;at Georgia Tech and author of the forthcoming book,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ERadical Adaptation\u003C\/em\u003E:\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ETransforming Cities for a Climate Changed World\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E(Cambridge University Press).\u0026nbsp;Stone\u0026nbsp;holds degrees in environmental management and planning from Duke University and the Georgia Institute of Technology.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJoin the Georgia Tech Library Wednesday, Oct. 4, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. as we welcome renowned climate expert speaker Brian Stone, Jr. for an enlightening presentation on a topic of paramount importance: \u0022Approaching the limits of climate viability: Urban heat vulnerability in Atlanta and how to adapt.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Join the Georgia Tech Library Wednesday, Oct. 4, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. as we welcome renowned climate expert speaker Brian Stone, Jr. for an enlightening presentation on a topic of paramount importance."}],"uid":"28817","created_gmt":"2023-09-18 13:45:34","changed_gmt":"2023-09-26 19:43:05","author":"Jason Wright","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2023-10-04T12:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2023-10-04T13:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2023-10-04T13:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2023-10-04 16:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2023-10-04 17:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2023-10-04 17:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Scholar\u0027s Event Network Theater, first floor Price Gilbert","extras":[],"hg_media":{"671842":{"id":"671842","type":"image","title":"Brian stone_full.png","body":null,"created":"1695757331","gmt_created":"2023-09-26 19:42:11","changed":"1695757331","gmt_changed":"2023-09-26 19:42:11","alt":"Brian Stone event","file":{"fid":"254981","name":"Brian stone_full.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/09\/26\/Brian%20stone_full.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/09\/26\/Brian%20stone_full.png","mime":"image\/png","size":10439100,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/09\/26\/Brian%20stone_full.png?itok=LRYa0ZV5"}}},"media_ids":["671842"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/approaching-the-limits-of-climate-viability-tickets-720060830327?aff=oddtdtcreator","title":"Register Now"}],"groups":[{"id":"47240","name":"Georgia Tech Library"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"3824","name":"event"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}