Impact

This page features stories of how Yale Urban research and projects drive local and global solutions.

Dr.Kare Seto and Medal

Dr. Karen Seto Awarded 2026 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Earth and Environmental Science

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Are U.S. Cities Preparing for the Flooding to Come?

Rebecca Beyer

Climate Change

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Urban Forestry Is Having its Moment

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Humidity May Increase Heat Risk in Urban Climates

New York Highline

Authors of UN Report on Climate Change Discuss Opportunities, Challenges of Urban Areas at Annual Hixon Conference

Climate Change

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How Circular Utilization of Urban Tree Waste Can Help Mitigate Climate Change

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Cities Can Be Part of the Solution in Sustaining Species

Biodiversity

The Ecological Living Module

Global ambition: ‘Reinventing the DNA of the built environment’

Jenny Blair