Planning: CRISES: Southeast Center for Just, Resilient, and Sustainable Ecosystems (SECURE)

在许多地区，极端高温事件正变得越来越普遍和严重。该项目为一个研究中心制定计划，调查美国东南部的极端天气如何不成比例地影响弱势社区。一个跨学科的研究小组将研究如何通过建立社区组织、行业和学术界之间的合作来改善公共安全和复原力，以解决为城乡社区服务的气候复原系统的备灾、应急响应、技术采用以及社会行为和政策方面的问题。该项目旨在加强基础设施，同时服务于社会正义目标。该项目开发研究方法，以解决关键的社区需求和解决方案，以改善能源供应系统（如电网）、建筑环境、运输系统和卫生基础设施方面的危机管理战略。该项目准备建立东南公正、弹性和可持续生态系统中心（SECURE），通过广泛的利益相关者网络，将跨学科项目的科学知识和研究成果转化为社区的长期利益。目标是通过五个研究支柱来改善气候适应能力和影响：1)多维社区脆弱性框架；2)需求评估，以了解减缓气候变化的障碍；3)相互依存的能源、交通、卫生和建筑基础设施的复原力和可持续性；4)社区参与，共同设计应对气候变化的解决方案；5)为具有不同背景和经验的个人提供劳动力发展机会。由此产生的从知识到行动和社会技术一体化框架影响跨学科领域和弱势社区，包括土著和低收入家庭，促进灾前复原、适应和缓解。劳动力发展计划包括为代表性不足的人群（即有色人种、妇女、退伍军人和低收入居民等）创造一个多元化和包容性的环境，并寻求建立一个全面的人才管道和未来的气候适应能力领导者，特别是为东南地区服务不足的社区和全国类似的社区。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。

Extreme heat events are becoming more prevalent and severe in many regions. This project develops plans for a research center to investigate how extreme weather in the Southeast US disproportionately impacts disadvantaged communities. An interdisciplinary research team will examine how to improve public safety and resilience by building collaborations among community-based organizations, industry, and academics to address disaster preparedness, emergency response, technology adoption, and social-behavioral and policy aspects of climate-resilient systems serving urban and rural communities. The project seeks to strengthen infrastructure while serving social justice goals. This project develops research approaches to address critical community needs and solutions to improve crisis management strategies in the context of energy supply systems (e.g., power grid), built environment, transportation systems, and health infrastructures. This project prepares for establishing the Southeast Center for Just, Resilient, and Sustainable Ecosystems (SECURE) to transform scientific knowledge and research products from cross-disciplinary programs for long-lasting benefits to the community through a wide range of stakeholder networks. The goal is to improve climate resilience and impacts through five research pillars: 1) multidimensional community vulnerability frameworks; 2) needs assessments to understand barriers to climate mitigation; 3) resilience and sustainability of interdependent energy, transportation, health, and building infrastructure; 4) community engagement to co-design solutions on climate preparation; and 5) workforce development opportunities for individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences. The resulting knowledge-to-action and socio-technological integration frameworks impact interdisciplinary fields and disadvantaged communities, including Indigenous and low-income households, for pre-disaster resilience, adaptation, and mitigation. The workforce development plan includes creation of a diverse and inclusive environment for under-represented populations (i.e., people of color, women, veterans, and low-income residents, among others) and seeks to build a comprehensive talent pipeline and future climate-resilience leaders, especially for underserved communities in the Southeast and similar communities in the nation.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.