Urban Heat Walk: Building a Collective Story of North Brooklyn’s Experience

NYC summers are already hot and getting hotter; it is imperative that we design cities that are livable for everyone. Join North Brooklyn Parks Alliance and Pratt Institute’s MS in Sustainable Environmental Systems Program to discover how city features—from the material used to pave a street to the paint color chosen for a wall—impact the microclimates we experience on just one neighborhood block. On this guided walk in and around McGolrick Park in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, we will measure and sense urban heat perceptions and reflect on how to design a habitable city for human and non-human residents. We will also explore how McGolrick Park’s tree canopy can support community wellbeing now and in the future. Participants will gain hands-on experience with thermal comfort assessment techniques.

Facilitators:

Yuliya Dzyuban

Assistant Professor, Pratt MS in SES

Lisa Bloodgood

Director of Horticulture and Stewardship, North Brooklyn Parks Alliance

Visiting Assistant Professor, Pratt MS in SES