Hopkins Heat Vulnerability Study

Through a lens of place-based equity, this project exemplifies a community-driven planning approach that results in positive outcomes for the people we serve, exemplifying how landscape architects can directly aid vulnerable communities in the face of a changing climate. The Hopkins Heat Vulnerability Study explores how the City of Hopkins is affected by a warming planet and how it can adapt to extreme heat events. The project website provides an interactive summary of how heat impacts the city’s most vulnerable residents and includes action steps on how to keep those residents, and all community members, safe in extreme heat.