William Solecki
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Bio
William Solecki is a Professor within the Department of Geography at Hunter College-City University of New York. From 2006-2014, he served as the founding Director of the CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities at Hunter College. He also served as interim Director of the Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay. He has co-lead several climate impacts studies in the greater New York and New Jersey region, including the New York City on Panel on Climate Change (NPCC). He recently was a lead author of the IPCC, Working Group II, Urban Areas chapter (chapter 8) and a coordinating lead author of the US National Climate Assessment, Urbanization, Infrastructure, and Vulnerability chapter (chapter 11). He is a co-founder of the Urban Climate Change Research Network (UCCRN), co-editor of Current Opinion on Environmental Sustainability, and founding editor of the Journal of Extreme Events.
Appearances on CUNY TV
BrianLehrer.tv
- Obama's Urban Policy
February 29, 2012
CUNY Forum
- Climate Change & Resiliency: The Future of New York City
November 1, 2021
Simply Science
- Climate Change Special
April 7, 2021
Sustainability Matters
- CUNY's Research and The New York Climate Exchange
October 24, 2024
