(1) Soe W. Myint (Prin inci cipal al Investigat igator or, ASU) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

NAS ASA A ROSES-NNH11Z 11ZDA001N A001N - Inter nterdis disciplinar ciplinary Res esear earch h in E in Ear arth S th Science P cience Prog ogram am Sub ub-element element 2, 2, Impacts mpacts of of Urbaniza rbanization tion on the E on the Envir ironment onment (1) Soe W. Myint § (Prin inci cipal al Investigat igator or, ASU) (2) Ronald ld R. Rindfu fuss ss € (Co-In Inve vest stiga igator or, UNC – East st West Center) (3) Huei-Ping ng Huang £ (Co-In Inve vest stig igat ator or, ASU) (4) Karen C. Seto ξ (Co-In Inves estiga igator or, Yale) e) (5) Arian ane Middel Φ (Co-In Invest estiga igator or, ASU) (6) Anthony Braze azel l § (Co Coll llab abora orator or, ASU) (7) Dan G. Blumberg ¥ ¥ (Coll llab abor orator or, BGU)

To better understand the impacts of changing land cover spatial distribution, patterns and arrangements within and around these cities in relation to climate change and to use this knowledge to support adaptive management and foster sustainable desert cities. Accomplis Accomplishments hments and Activities and Activities to da to date te To ac o achie hieve this e this, , we s e seek to ad eek to addr dres ess the f the follo ollowing: ing: 1. Ron 1. on Rindf Rindfus uss came to came to AS ASU and w and wor orked w ed with the team ith the team member members (Oct 28 ct 28 - Nov. . 3, 3, 2012) 2012) (a) a) The he influenc influences es of of inte internal nal urb urban an fea eatur tures es, , lan land fr d fragm gment entation tion and and s spa patial tial ar arrang angem ement ents of land co of land cover and land er and land us use ( e (LCL CLU) in in both the urban s both the urban space and s pace and sur urrounding ounding ar areas eas; 2. Group meetings 2. oup meetings with r ith regar gards ds to pr to project mana oject management/ gement/planning planning (Oct. ct. 30 30 – 31, 2012) 31, 2012) (b) b) War arming ming and c and clima limate te change/varia hange/variability bility impacts impacts on the g on the growth th of of the cities the cities; 3. PI and G 3. and Gradua aduate R te Res esear earch As h Assis istant tant tr traveled to I eled to Israel ael for or da data collection. ta collection. (c) c) The balances he balances betw between oas een oasis is cooling, cooling, surf urface mor ace morpholog phology and f and fabric bric inf infras astr tructur ucture hea e heat t 4. Huei 4. uei-Ping ing Huan uang (Co g (Co-I) us used ed WR WRF F mo model del to q to quan uantify tify the the c chan hanges ges in in pr preci ecipita pitation tion/regio gional nal stor torage ge and and the their ir imp impact acts over s er spac pace a e and nd time time; airflo airf low pa patter ttern as n associa ociated w ted with ith land land-surf urface c ace changes hanges in in Las Las V Vegas gas (NLCD CD 1992/2006) 1992/2006). (d) d) The ma he magnitude and long gnitude and long-ter term m inf influence of luence of des deser ert urbaniza t urbanization tion on r on regional gional pr precipita ecipitation, tion, 5. 5. Spectr pectrometer ometer readings eadings of of na natur tural/ al/anthr anthropogenic f opogenic fea eatur tures es in/ in/ar around ound Las Las V Vegas gas collected. collected. temperatur temper tures es and airf and airflo low pa patter tterns ns; ; and and 6. Detailed 6. Detailed urban land urban land co cover c er clas lasses es us using 3 ing 3 Wor orldv ldview iew-2 2 ima imager gery over Las er Las V Vegas gas (object) object). (e) e) Ada Adapta ptation, tion, alter alterna nate mana te management and land gement and land us use planning e planning scenarios cenarios f for or sus ustaina tainable ble city city development in de elopment in thes these en e envir ironments onments. 7. 7. Land co Land cover f er fractions actions of of Las Las Vegas gas f for or 1986 and 2011 1986 and 2011 us using ing MESMA. A. 8. 8. Gener eneral land al land us use and land e and land co cover c er clas lasses es wer ere identif e identified ied us using Lands ing Landsat in t in 2011 ( 2011 (object) object). 9. 9. PI and G and Gradua aduate R te Res esear earch As h Assis istant tant tr traveled to I eled to India ndia (16 16 – 25 M 25 Mar arch h 2013) 2013) for or da data ta col collec lection tion/me meetin etings gs/talk talks.

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