City Forum: Lidia Cano Pecharromán

Cities are increasingly preparing to curb the effects of weather extremes. However, resources to prepare are limited and need to be appropriately triaged. Understanding the urban dwellers’ lived experience in confronting these extremes can be key to predicting where and what resources will be needed most. In this city forum, Dr Cano Pecharroman will present new tools to identify and measure urban dwellers' exposure to extreme weather reflecting on how these can inform risk and vulnerability composite indices in urban settings; how can these tools be or not translated from city to city; and what can we learn from urban dwellers' experience and knowledge in planning for the next event.

Lidia Cano Pecharromán is an Assistant Professor in the Community and Regional Planning program and Director of the Extreme Weather Adaptation Lab at the LBJ School. Lidia recently joined the faculty at SOA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she completed her PhD. A central focus of her research is on planning for climate adaptation and how new methodologies can help appraise and prepare for weather extremes. Alongside academia, Lidia has been a legal and policy advisor for international organizations and governments, crafting plans and legislation that address a myriad of environmental management and governance challenges.