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Climate Action

FRI-B03: Mapping Heat, Health & Equity: Landscape Tools for Climate Resilience

Friday, September 18, 2026
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM PT
1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW

A climate-resilient future depends on how we map, design, and advocate. This panel introduces new data tools and storytelling strategies to help landscape architects address extreme heat, health inequities, and funding barriers. Time to turn metrics into momentum.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Apply urban heat and nature-access data to prioritize sites and strengthen design decisions in heat-vulnerable communities.
  • Integrate measurable public health indicators, such as heat exposure and chronic disease risk, into early project scoping and funding proposals.
  • Use high-resolution thermal and community data to communicate climate risk and justify nature-based interventions to clients and municipalities.
  • Evaluate landscape interventions using health and equity metrics to demonstrate long-term impact beyond canopy percentage or surface temperature alone.