Why is it often so hard to imagine the future adapting to climate change? 💡We explore how "urban adaptation imaginaries" can help connect present realities with future possibilities. 👥 @imagineadapt.bsky.social @martaolazabal.bsky.social @atamorimmaia.bsky.social @urbanstudiesjournal.com

Urban Studies Journal@urbanstudiesjournal.com · 8mo ago

📃"Connecting the present to the future: The potential of urban adaptation imaginaries" ✍️ Lewis et al. introduce the concept of "urban adaptation #imaginaries," arguing that it supports #urban adaptation decision-making. 📖 buff.ly/s8Qyr95

Air conditioning reduces temperature, but it does not help foster trust or strengthen community ties. 🌡️In our new guest post for @carbonbrief.org we share insights from our ongoing work in Bristol as part of the project @imagineadapt.bsky.social

Carbon Brief@carbonbrief.org · 8mo ago

NEW – Guest post: Why cities need more than just air conditioning for extreme heat | @willrlewis.bsky.social @sean-p-goodwin.bsky.social @martaolazabal.bsky.social Read here:

PhD Opportunity - PARTY project Join the PARTY project to explore participatory evaluation of urban #climateadaptation, with IMAGINE adaptation. 📍 4-year full-time position ⏰ 19 Oct 2025 🔗 info.bc3research.org/2025/10/03/p... #PhDOpportunity #ParticipatoryResearch @martaolazabal.bsky.social

1/ 🚨NEW PAPER ALERT (OPEN ACCESS)🚨 What comes to mind when you hear "climate change adaptation"? ⛈️ Many think of softened blows from hazards. But when I asked MERL experts on urban nature-based solutions during my PhD, their unexpected answers reshaped my perspective. (doi.org/10.1007/s132...)

My reflections on #COP29 from the ground in #Baku. 1/ The #climatefinance deal: Annex 2 (wealthy) nations pledged "at least $300bn/year" for developing countries by 2035. Far from the $1.3tn/year asked by the Global South, it’s a compromise that feels deeply inadequate to those most vulnerable.

Since I haven't seen one yet, here's a starter pack of scientists actively working in the climate adaptation and resilience space, including researchers as well as climate service providers! 🌎🧪

Interested in how to evaluate #climateadaptation? In our project IMAGINE Adaptation we are exploring what successful adaptation looks like—through art-science collaborations, imaginaries, and collaborations with 12 #urban areas around the world. Find out more: imagineadapt.bc3research.org

IMAGINE Adaptation

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I am at #COP29 representing our project, IMAGINE Adaptation, and BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change. We are engaging with actors connecting the local with the global, particularly how local progress on adaptation is informing global politics. Stay tuned!

Starter pack of social scientists working on climate/environment with a focus on justice-driven policy, behavior, & systems change. *Inclusive of early career scholars.* Recommendations welcome @carlietrott.bsky.social [Collaboratively created; Additions ≠ endorsement.] go.bsky.app/6yrkE6C