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Sara Hughes
Researcher at University of Michigan
Publications - 65
Citations - 1907
Sara Hughes is an academic researcher from University of Michigan. The author has contributed to research in topics: Climate change & Urban climate. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 57 publications receiving 1532 citations. Previous affiliations of Sara Hughes include National Center for Atmospheric Research & University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
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Social science in a water observing system
John B. Braden,Daniel G. Brown,Jeff Dozier,Patricia Gober,Sara Hughes,David R. Maidment,Sandra L. Schneider,P. Wesley Schultz,James S. Shortle,Stephen K. Swallow,Carol M. Werner +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the integration of social science research with natural science and engineering research in major research infrastructure investments addressing water science has been discussed, and the authors argue that such a program has the potential to advance water science and the contributing disciplines.
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Justice in urban climate change adaptation: Criteria and application to Delhi
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors have developed criteria to assess justice in adaptation so that the processes, priorities, and impacts address the needs of the most vulnerable urban populations, and mechanisms that have been proposed as responsible for producing urban injustice.
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Climate change: Track urban emissions on a human scale
Kevin R. Gurney,P. Romero-Lankao,Karen C. Seto,Lucy R. Hutyra,R. M. Duren,Christopher Kennedy,Nancy B. Grimm,James R. Ehleringer,Peter J. Marcotullio,Sara Hughes,Stephanie Pincetl,Mikhail Chester,Daniel M. Runfola,Johannes J. Feddema,Joshua Sperling +14 more
TL;DR: Cities need to understand and manage their carbon footprint at the level of streets, buildings and communities, urge Kevin Robert Gurney and colleagues.
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A critical knowledge pathway to low-carbon, sustainable futures: Integrated understanding of urbanization, urban areas, and carbon
Patricia Romero-Lankao,Kevin R. Gurney,Karen C. Seto,Mikhail Chester,Riley M. Duren,Sara Hughes,Lucy R. Hutyra,Peter J. Marcotullio,Lawrence A. Baker,Nancy B. Grimm,Christopher Kennedy,Elisabeth K. Larson,Stephanie Pincetl,Daniel M. Runfola,Landy Sanchez,Gyami Shrestha,Johannes J. Feddema,Andrea Sarzynski,Joshua Sperling,Eleanor C. Stokes +19 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a coproduced, integrated framework for understanding urbanization, urban areas, and their relationships to carbon, and explore options, barriers, and limits to transitioning cities to low-carbon trajectories.
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Political feasibility of 1.5°C societal transformations: the role of social justice
James Patterson,James Patterson,Thomas Thaler,Matthew J. Hoffmann,Sara Hughes,Angela Oels,Eric Chu,Ayşem Mert,Dave Huitema,Dave Huitema,Sarah Burch,Andrew Jordan +11 more
TL;DR: In this article, the role of social justice as an organizing principle for politically feasible 1.5°C societal transformations is discussed, focusing on protecting vulnerable people from climate change impacts, protecting people from disruptions of transformation, and enhancing the process of envisioning and implementing an equitable post-carbon society.