All urban areas now face heightened risks from extreme heat, floods, droughts, and worsening air quality due to changing climate. Rapidly urbanizing areas exacerbate those risks through increased impervious surfaces, expanded settlements, and diminished wildlands.

We established the Center for Urban Resilience and Analytics, a new interdisciplinary research center at Georgia Tech, to synergize research addressing critical urban challenges in the College of Design, across campus, and beyond. This research center consolidates a set of Georgia Tech faculty who are nationally recognized leaders in the growing field of urban resilience planning.