ART: Translating Research to Practice to Create Climate-Ready Communities Across Virginia

有了这个加速研究翻译奖，乔治梅森大学将与气候战略中心合作，创建整个大学范围的项目，使地方政府、社区组织和地方企业能够快速、低成本地翻译科学，以支持可持续、公平和适应气候变化的社区的发展。与气候有关的灾害在频率和强度上都在增加，每年给美国造成数十亿美元的损失。弗吉尼亚州的社区已经在经历气候变化的有害影响，极端天气和降水、极端高温和海平面上升破坏了基础设施；扰乱工作、商业和交通；破坏人们的生计;并且造成生命损失——但是广泛实施基于科学的解决方案仍然是难以实现的。从合作推广服务中汲取灵感，该奖项将为研究型翻译建立一个变革性的新模式；利用高等教育的独特资源，与社区利益相关者合作，解决这一差距，共同发展应对气候变化的能力。该奖项将加速将研究转化为实践，在整个弗吉尼亚州创建气候准备社区（目标1）；建立和培养一种通过社区参与、技术援助和共同生产研究知情产品来翻译研究的文化（目标2）；建立一支由学者、实践者和领导者组成的应对气候变化的队伍，他们具备将气候变化研究付诸实践所需的技能和专业知识（目标3）。这些方案将分为三个不同但相互关联的综合活动类别：(a)促进和协调与市政和其他社区利益攸关方的外展和持续参与；(b)由支持种子转化研究项目（STRP）发展的改进精益启动平台计划推动的以社区为重点的研究转化；(c)综合培训计划，以培养应对气候变化的劳动力。前两个STRPs将侧重于共同制定解决方案，以减轻洪水灾害（STRP 1）和减少城市高温（STRP 2）对一线社区的影响。该奖项设立的新教学项目将培养具有气候科学素养的教师、愿意并能够将其研究成果转化为实践的实用型科学家以及社会企业家。市政和其他社区从业人员还将接受培训，了解如何以及为什么使用基于科学的方法、工具和数据来规划和实施气候变化适应战略。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

With this Accelerating Research Translation award, George Mason University – in collaboration with the Center for Climate Strategies – will create university-wide programming that enables the rapid, low-cost translation of the science that local governments, community-based organizations, and local businesses need to support the development of sustainable, equitable, and climate-resilient communities. Climate-related disasters are increasing in frequency and intensity – and are costing the United States billions of dollars in damages each year. Communities in Virginia are already experiencing harmful effects of climate change as extreme weather and precipitation, extreme heat, and sea level rise damage infrastructure; disrupt work, commerce, and transportation; destroy livelihoods; and cost lives – but the wide-spread implementation of science-based solutions remains elusive. Drawing inspiration from the cooperative extension service, this award will establish a transformative new model for research translation; one that leverages the unique resources of higher education, in collaboration with community stakeholders, to address this gap and co-develop resilience to climate change. This award will accelerate the translation of research into practice to create climate-ready communities throughout Virginia (objective 1); establish and foster a culture of translating research through community engagement, technical assistance, and the co-production of research-informed products (objective 2); and create a climate-ready workforce of scholars, practitioners, and leaders with the skills and expertise needed to put research on climate change into practice (objective 3). These programs will be organized into three distinct but interrelated and integrated categories of activity: (a) facilitated and coordinated outreach and ongoing engagement with municipal and other community-based stakeholders; (b) community-focused research translation that is propelled by a modified lean launchpad program that supports the development of seed translational research projects (STRP); and (c) integrated training programs to create a climate-ready workforce. The first two STRPs will focus on the co-production of solutions that mitigate flood hazards (STRP 1) and reduce the impacts of urban heat (STRP 2) on frontline communities. New instructional programs established by this award will create climate science-literate instructors, use-inspired scientists who are willing and able to translate their research into practice, and social entrepreneurs. Municipal and other community-based practitioners will also be trained in how and why to use science-based methods, tools, and data to plan and implement climate change resilience strategies.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.