Community Science with Indigenous Communities
By Raj Pandya, TEX Director As much as anything, I hope that TEX can be a group of people learning and doing community science together. Learning together means sharing ideas, even ideas that aren’t…
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Evanston prepares for public meeting to discuss air quality monitoring
In order to determine the environmental impact of their waste transfer station, the Evanston team plans to hold a public meeting describing the project strategy with city aldermen, scientists, and its environmental justice task force…
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Introducing Adaptation Analytics: Connecting Data with Decisions
There’s data, data, everywhere—but does it apply to me? When it comes to climate, that’s the million-dollar question. While scientists deploy sophisticated on-the-ground sensors, satellites, crowdsourcing and big data tools to gain insights on climate…
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Peer Learning Approach Builds Competence and Confidence
Sometimes you want a custom-designed project just for you. Sometimes you want to learn from the experiences of others. At TEX, our peer-learning cohorts are designed to strike the right balance—and deliver results. The idea…
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Science to Action Session Provides Inspiration for Future of Science and Public Engagement
By Rebekah Lee, Boise State University This blog was originally posted on the AGU Blog, The Bridge: Connecting Science and Policy. Lee’s post is part of a series written by student bloggers from the AGU…
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2017 Year in Review
The model of fostering productive partnerships between scientists and people who aren’t professional scientists—what we call community science—continues to gain traction in ways big and small. Scientists across many disciplines are demonstrating a commitment to…
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A Community Science Renaissance at Fall Meeting
By Sarah Wilkins Attendees at Fall Meeting this year were greeted with the question: “What will you discover?” Between local field trips, AGU TV, e-lightning sessions and talks featuring cutting edge Earth and space science…
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Making Space in New Orleans: What living with water teaches about community science
By Raj Pandya, Director, TEX In the early part of the 20th century, progress in New Orleans looked like transforming marshes into city blocks using engineered drainage. Neighborhoods that had been plagued by diseases associated…
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What Brought Eight Community Leaders to a Scientific Meeting
Think of AGU’s Fall Meeting and the first impression that comes to mind is probably “huge.” Coming in at a close second is probably “science.” So why would community leaders from the far reaches of…
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Lessons in Resilience: Living with Water in New Orleans
Water—and sometimes, flooding—is a fact of life for residents and planners in the city of New Orleans. Water has shaped the city’s infrastructure, history and culture for 300 years. In a four-hour field trip organized…
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Science, Privilege, and the Princess Diaries…
By Raj Pandya, TEX Director If you’ve read previous blogs, you know I’ve been thinking a lot about power, equity, and science. For me that means thinking about how being a scientist intersects with…
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Community Voices Part 2: Standing Up Against a ‘War on Science’
Two ongoing projects illustrate what can be accomplished when community advocates partner with TEX scientists to amplify their voice. In this two-part series, hear community leaders’ perspectives on the ins and outs of working with…
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Community Voices Part 1: Rubbertown Reacts
Two ongoing projects illustrate what can be accomplished when community advocates partner with TEX scientists to amplify their voice. In this two-part series, hear community leaders’ perspectives on the ins and outs of working with…
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TEX launches new cohort of projects on Hydraulic Fracturing at GeoPolicy Connect
By Natasha Udu-gama Our recent Thriving Earth Exchange (TEX) project launch workshop opened on a lovely day in Pittsburgh on Friday, October 6th. The event followed AGU’s GeoPolicy Connect, a solutions-focused initiative designed to foster…
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Hydraulic Fracturing, Honest Brokers, and Adaptive Management: Scientists’ roles in contentious issues
By Raj Pandya As you know, I’ve been thinking a lot about equity, power, and science. It isn’t a long walk from there to thinking about the appropriate role for a scientist in issues that…
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Helping Local Governments Lead the Way to Climate Resilience
Cities and towns are where the rubber hits the road when it comes to climate adaptation. It’s at the community level where key decisions are made about where to build, how to prepare for disaster…
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What Would I do With an Earth Scientist?
By Raj Pandya, Director, Thriving Earth Exchange This blog was originally posted by Meeting of the Minds. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a community in possession of a good population must be…
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Wondering how you can help flood victims? Contribute to long-term flood resilience in a community near you.
The recent devastation in Texas, Florida, South Asia and other areas has drawn a lot of attention to big questions about climate, development and the risk of future disasters. But if history is any guide,…
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Science is Knowledge, Knowledge is Power…and vice-versa
By Raj Pandya, TEX Director Science is entangled with issues of power, and community science – either explicitly or implicitly – is about exploring and challenging that entanglement. Grappling with these power dynamics can…
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TEX Responds to Hurricane Harvey
TEX works with communities to improve their resilience by leveraging Earth and space science to prepare for and mitigate the threats posed by destructive storms, flood and other hazards. Flood Forum USA supports grassroots flood groups…
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Santa Cruz focuses on finalizing SLR assessment, social vulnerability analysis and outreach plan
In June, the team received feedback from an internal/external review (inclusive of local and technical scientific advisors) of the draft. Pending a few additional responses to comments and receipt of vulnerability maps from consultants, the…
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Forging Partnerships Beyond the “Village”
Sometimes, a village isn’t enough. When grappling with complex problems like climate change or resilience, those who manage cities and counties often need to bring in expertise from beyond their local community and learn from…
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As Summers Bring Searing Heat, Cities Turn to Innovative Maps
By Anne Johnson The heat of the summer is not just a nuisance but a significant public health threat. In most years, extreme heat causes more deaths than any other type of weather-related disaster. The…
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Urban Resilience Summit Brings Resilience Leaders from Around the World
During the week of July 24, 2017, an impressive group of experts and practitioners from all over the world gathered in New York City to talk about urban resilience at the 100 Resilient Cities (100RC)…
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What is and isn’t science? How I learned not to sweat the boundaries.
By Raj Pandya In the last several months, I’ve had lots of prompts to think about how science fits into the wider world. It started with questions about a TEX project that seeks to use…
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Communities and Experts Collaborate for Climate Resilience
This article was initially posted in Eos on July 11, 2017. The Resilience Dialogues program provides resources and expertise to help communities build individualized plans for resilience in the face of climate change. By Nancy…
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Resilience Dialogues Update: 2017 Beta
The 2016 Resilience Dialogues pilot supported five climate-savvy and well-resourced communities. We supported ten communities in our 2017 Beta, including several communities that have been historically underrepresented in climate adaptation efforts and several which were…
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Evanston’s Sensor Deployment Budget Gets Preliminary Approval
On 23 June 2017, the Evanston TEX team met with 3 Evanston aldermen, 3 community members and 5 Evanston city staff to discuss the budget for the proposed air quality monitoring work Gaj Sivandran intends…
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Bringing Science to the Table
TEX Director, Raj Pandya, participated in the first session of the University of Colorado Boulder Engaged Scientist Series. This program was designed to provide a source of knowledge and continued support for building relationships between…
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Refining Budget Recommendations for Air Pollution Monitoring
After their introductory meeting in late March 2017, the Evanston TEX team has determined that its major deliverable will be to cost out what a monitoring plan would look like, inclusive of samples and instruments…
