Environmental Justice Through Microclimate Recovery in North Williamburg

Brooklyn

This is an in-person event/tour. Details will be emailed.

Co-sponsored by: Pratt MS in Sustainable Environmental Systems, North Brooklyn Parks Alliance, Pratt Institute GCPE, Pratt Institute School of Architecture

Join Pratt Institute’s MS in Sustainable Environmental Systems program and North Brooklyn Parks Alliance for an interactive walk in North Brooklyn, as part of Climate Week NYC! The walk will introduce health, ecological and infrastructure challenges faced by the historically marginalized community; and engage our own sensors and sensing technology to explore the relationships between the urban form, microclimate and its effects on us and other living systems in the city.

Facilitators: Yuliya Dzyuban | Assistant Professor, Pratt Institute GCPE Lisa Bloodgood | Visiting Assistant Professor, Pratt Institute GCPE; Director of Horticulture and Stewardship, North Brooklyn Parks Alliance

This event is open to the public.

https://www.pratt.edu/events/gcpe-at-climate-week-nyc-environmental-justice-through-block-by-block-microclimates-in-north/