ART: Translating Research to Practice to Create Climate-Ready Communities Across Virginia

ART：将研究转化为实践，在弗吉尼亚州创建气候就绪型社区

• 批准号: 2331271
• 负责人: Leah Nichols
• 金额: $ 600万
• 依托单位: George Mason University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-02-01 至 2028-01-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2331271&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: ART; Translating; Research; Practice; Create

With this Accelerating Research Translation award, George Mason University – in collaboration with the Center for Climate Strategies – will create university-wide programming that enables the rapid, low-cost translation of the science that local governments, community-based organizations, and local businesses need to support the development of sustainable, equitable, and climate-resilient communities. Climate-related disasters are increasing in frequency and intensity – and are costing the United States billions of dollars in damages each year. Communities in Virginia are already experiencing harmful effects of climate change as extreme weather and precipitation, extreme heat, and sea level rise damage infrastructure; disrupt work, commerce, and transportation; destroy livelihoods; and cost lives – but the wide-spread implementation of science-based solutions remains elusive. Drawing inspiration from the cooperative extension service, this award will establish a transformative new model for research translation; one that leverages the unique resources of higher education, in collaboration with community stakeholders, to address this gap and co-develop resilience to climate change. This award will accelerate the translation of research into practice to create climate-ready communities throughout Virginia (objective 1); establish and foster a culture of translating research through community engagement, technical assistance, and the co-production of research-informed products (objective 2); and create a climate-ready workforce of scholars, practitioners, and leaders with the skills and expertise needed to put research on climate change into practice (objective 3). These programs will be organized into three distinct but interrelated and integrated categories of activity: (a) facilitated and coordinated outreach and ongoing engagement with municipal and other community-based stakeholders; (b) community-focused research translation that is propelled by a modified lean launchpad program that supports the development of seed translational research projects (STRP); and (c) integrated training programs to create a climate-ready workforce. The first two STRPs will focus on the co-production of solutions that mitigate flood hazards (STRP 1) and reduce the impacts of urban heat (STRP 2) on frontline communities. New instructional programs established by this award will create climate science-literate instructors, use-inspired scientists who are willing and able to translate their research into practice, and social entrepreneurs. Municipal and other community-based practitioners will also be trained in how and why to use science-based methods, tools, and data to plan and implement climate change resilience strategies.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

凭借这一加速研究转化奖，乔治梅森大学将与气候战略中心合作，制定全校范围内的计划，使地方政府、社区组织和当地企业能够快速、低成本地转化科学成果。需要支持可持续、公平和气候适应型社区的发展。与气候相关的灾害的频率和强度正在增加，每年给美国造成数十亿美元的损失。弗吉尼亚州的社区已经遭受了有害影响。气候变化作为极端天气降水、极端高温和海平面上升破坏了基础设施；扰乱了工作、商业和交通；并造成了生命损失——但基于科学的解决方案的广泛实施仍然难以实现。该奖项将建立一种变革性的研究转化新模式；该模式将与社区利益相关者合作，利用高等教育的独特资源来解决这一差距并共同发展应对气候变化的能力。实践在各地创建适应气候变化的社区弗吉尼亚州（目标 1）；通过社区参与、技术援助和共同生产研究型产品，建立和培育转化研究的文化（目标 2）；并打造一支由学者、从业者和领导者组成的气候适应型劳动力队伍；具备将气候变化研究付诸实践所需的技能和专业知识（目标 3）。这些方案将分为三个不同但相互关联和综合的活动类别： (a) 促进和协调与市政和其他社区的外展活动和持续参与。 -基于(b) 由修改后的精益启动板计划推动的以社区为中心的研究转化，支持种子转化研究项目 (STRP) 的发展；以及 (c) 旨在创建适应气候变化的劳动力的综合培训计划。共同制定减轻洪水灾害（STRP 1）和减少城市高温（STRP 2）对前线社区影响的解决方案，该奖项设立的新教学计划将培养具有气候科学素养的教师和受使用启发的科学家。愿意并能够将研究成果转化为实践的人以及社会企业家和其他社区从业者也将接受培训，了解如何以及为何使用基于科学的方法、工具和数据来规划和实施气候变化韧性战略。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。