Receiving Communities
As floods, fires and drought increase displacement, some cities are positioning themselves as receiving communities for climate migrants. I am examining the evolution of the concept of climate havens, seeking to understand equity implications and how cities can plan for this influx. I am also analyzing corporate climate migration, considering how firm location decisions concerning risk and resilience will shape the geography of opportunity in cities.
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Work in Progress
Are There Signs of Corporate Climate Migration? with Rachel Meltzer
Corporate Climate Havens: the emergence of resilient places as assets, with Nour-Lyna Boulgamh
Centering Livability in Climate Destinations: an analysis of Frostbelt receiving capacity, with Kathryn McConnell, Carole Voulgaris, and Sophia Xiao
The Dark Side of Labor Migration as Adaptation: a case study of temporary foreign workers in Canada, with Michael Hooper and Nour-Lyna Boulgamh
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Lectures
Receiving Community Futures: Inclusionary Adaptation or Corporate Climate Haven, Bard MBA, March 2026
Receiving Communities: Planning for a future in flux, Keynote for GW Receiving Communities Workshop, Feb 2025
Inclusionary Adaptation? Notes on the future of the climate refuge Columbia GSAPP, Lectures in Planning Series, October 2024
