Beating the Heat in Phoenix

December 21, 2021

A new report puts a dollar amount on how the heat in Phoenix affects people and businesses, and on the costs and benefits of potential remedies. Three area researchers are also on the case. In Issues, Nicholas Weller, Michelle Sullivan Govani, and Mahmud Farooque describe how they use a process called participatory technology assessment to bring citizens together with scientists and policymakers to explore mitigation options for the region’s extreme heat. The process, the authors write, can also be applied at the federal level to examine complex challenges such as gene editing and warding off asteroids that involve science, technology, and uncertainty.

Posted by Tom Burroughs