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

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(1) Soe W. Myint § (Prin inci cipal al Investigat igator

• r, ASU)

(2) Ronald ld R. Rindfu fuss ss € (Co-In Inve vest stiga igator

• r, UNC – East

st West Center) (3) Huei-Ping ng Huang £ (Co-In Inve vest stig igat ator

• r, ASU)

(4) Karen C. Seto ξ (Co-In Inves estiga igator

• r, Yale)

e) (5) Arian ane Middel Φ (Co-In Invest estiga igator

• r, ASU)

(6) Anthony Braze azel l §(Co Coll llab abora

• rator
• r, ASU)

(7) Dan G. Blumberg ¥

¥ (Coll

llab abor

• rator
• r, BGU)

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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. To ac

• achie

hieve this e this, , we s e seek to ad eek to addr dres ess the f the follo

• llowing:

ing: (a) a) The he influenc influences es of

• f 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

• f
• f land co

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

• unding ar

areas eas; (b) b) War arming ming and c and clima limate te change/varia hange/variability bility impacts impacts on the g

• n the growth

th of

• f the cities

the cities; (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 stor torage ge and and the their ir imp impact acts over s er spac pace a e and nd time time; (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

• n regional

gional pr precipita ecipitation, tion, temper temperatur tures es and airf and airflo low pa patter tterns ns; ; and and (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

• r sus

ustaina tainable ble city city de development in elopment in thes these en e envir ironments

• nments.

Accomplis Accomplishments hments and Activities and Activities to da to date te 1.

• 1. Ron
• n Rindf

Rindfus uss came to came to AS ASU and w and wor

• rked w

ed with the team ith the team member members (Oct 28 ct 28 - Nov. . 3, 3, 2012) 2012) 2.

• 2. Group meetings
• up meetings with r

ith regar gards ds to pr to project mana

• ject management/

gement/planning planning (Oct.

• ct. 30

30 – 31, 2012) 31, 2012) 3.

• 3. PI and G

and Gradua aduate R te Res esear earch As h Assis istant tant tr traveled to I eled to Israel ael for

• r da

data collection. ta collection. 4.

• 4. Huei

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 airf airflo low pa patter ttern as n associa

• ciated 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). 5.

• 5. Spectr

pectrometer

• meter readings

eadings of

• f na

natur tural/ al/anthr anthropogenic f

• pogenic fea

eatur tures es in/ in/ar around

• und Las

Las V Vegas gas collected. collected. 6.

• 6. Detailed

Detailed urban land urban land co cover c er clas lasses es us using 3 ing 3 Wor

• rldv

ldview iew-2 2 ima imager gery over Las er Las V Vegas gas (object)

• bject).

7.

• 7. Land co

Land cover f er fractions actions of

• f Las

Las Vegas gas f for

• r 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)

• bject).

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

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data ta col collec lection tion/me meetin etings gs/talk talks.

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Wor

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ldview iew 2 (N 2 (NGA) A) Output utput Spa patial tial Patter ttern