Christopher is a designer and researcher specializing in the development of research-driven products, tools, and science communication initiatives. He collaborates with organizations, companies, and universities to enhance understanding and action in urban climate adaptation, multispecies thinking, and innovative environmental stewardship.

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ClimateIQMay 23, 2024
ClimateIQ (climateiq.org) is a free, open-access, AI-powered climate risk assessment tool designed to democratize access to local climate data for under-resourced cities and communities globally. By harnessing new advances in Machine Learning (ML), ClimateIQ provides high resolution information on climate hazards (extreme heat… Read more: ClimateIQ
Climate Ready Uptown PlanMay 23, 2024
The Climate Ready Uptown Plan (CRUP) is a physical pamphlet that helps Northern Manhattan community members understand their individual risk to climate related disasters – specifically extreme heat, coastal and stormwater (pulluvial) flooding – and provides pertinent information to help prepare themselves and… Read more: Climate Ready Uptown Plan
EkosMay 23, 2024
Ekos: The Path to Resilience is a multi-player game that challenges a group of 6 community members – a City Council Speaker, City Planner, Community Organizer, Ecologist, Designer, and Modeler — to come together and envision a more equitable and sustainable Ekos in… Read more: Ekos
Is Green Infrastructure a Universal Good?May 23, 2024
“Is Green Infrastructure a Universal Good?” is a research project housed at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and co-led by the Urban Systems Lab to understand how green infrastructure (GI) urban planning in US cities consider issues of equity and environmental and social… Read more: Is Green Infrastructure a Universal Good?
OcellusOctober 14, 2023
Location: New York, NY Collaborator: Urban Systems Lab, The New School Ocellus is an interactive web application that visualizes Social, Ecological, and Technological Systems (SETS) data designed and implemented initially for nine different cities within the Urban Resilience to Weather-related Extremes (UREx) Sustainability… Read more: Ocellus