Linda Shi
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Scientists Say New Orleans May Need to Move — Here Are More Likely Options
CRP Associate Professor Linda Shi weighs in on rising sea levels in New Orleans and the difficulty of relocation.
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Practice, Place, and Purpose: Preparing Future Planners for a Rapidly Changing World
CRP Associate Professor Linda Shi discusses the importance of planning careers and preparing students to work with communities to address common challenges, including climate change, aging populations, and growing inequity.
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Iran’s Capital Is Moving. The Reason Is an Ecological Catastrophe
CRP Associate Professor Linda Shi comments on the political motivations behind relocating Iran’s capital, noting that Tehran’s severe water shortages stem not only from drought but also from decades of mismanagement and land subsidence, which the government is now using to justify moving the capital to the Makran coast.
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Largest-Ever Cornell Delegation to Attend Climate Week NYC
The Cornell Chronicle announced participating Cornell faculty in this year’s climate week, including AAP’s Billie Faircloth (Architecture, Cornell Atkinson Scholar and Senior Faculty Fellow) and Linda Shi (CRP) who will add to public discourse on topics including renewable energy transition, protecting public health from increasing heat waves, and addressing the impact of climate change on housing and community planning.
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It’s Unfair to Force People Out of Their Homes. Climate Change Demands That We Do It Anyway
Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning Linda Shi adds insight to this article covering a more holistic approach to the relocation of communities impacted by climate change.
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Seen & Heard: The Economics of Rising Water
In this podcast, CRP Assistant Professor Linda Shi discusses climate change and its impact on Central Florida municipality budgets.
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Dubai Floods Expose Weaknesses to a Rapidly Changing Climate
Human-caused climate change is making extreme weather like heat and rain more intense, forcing governments to consider whether to adapt to rare but destructive events. “It’s a real tradeoff in thinking about the cost and the opportunity costs,” says CRP Assistant Professor Linda Shi. “These events are likely to be erratic and unpredictable.”
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Linda Shi Selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar
The Fulbright Program has awarded CRP Assistant Professor Linda Shi funding for 2024–25 for Taiwan.
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Who Will Manage the Retreat?
CRP Assistant Professor Linda Shi comments on the need for funding not just for property acquisition but for increased capacity at the state and local level to carry out joint buyout and climate adaptation efforts.
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Climate Change is a Fiscal Disaster for Local Governments − Our Study Shows How It’s Testing Communities in Florida
CRP Assistant Professor Linda Shi coauthored this study of how sea-level rise affects municipal tax revenues and whether coastal planners and managers are accounting for these fiscal impacts.
