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Advancing Climate Adaptation in Minnesota’s Colleges and Universities
The University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Campus: Strategies in Response to Climate Change
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Climatic Stresses
- Drought
- Heat
- Loading Events
- “Curb Appeal”
- Perception
- Conforming to
Norms
Risk
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Curb Appeal
Maintained, Uniform, Planned
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Acceptable Level of Risk
“Wild,” Shadows, Not Monitored
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Unpredictable Climate Stresses
Mud Slide W. River Road – MPR News Photo
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Responding to Climate Changes
Four Strategies at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus
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Strategy One
Intercepting and Capturing Rain - Before
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Strategy One
Intercepting and Capturing Rain - After
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Strategy One
Intercepting and Capturing Rain - After
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Strategy One
Intercepting and Capturing Rain - After
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Strategy One
Intercepting and Capturing Rain - After
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Strategy Two
Minimizing Consumptive Maintenance - Before
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Strategy Two
Minimizing Consumptive Maintenance - After
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Strategy Two
Minimizing Consumptive Maintenance - After
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Strategy Two
Minimizing Consumptive Maintenance - After
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Strategy Two
Minimizing Consumptive Maintenance - After
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Strategy Two
Minimizing Consumptive Maintenance - During
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Strategy Two
Minimizing Consumptive Maintenance - After
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Strategy Three
More Climatic-Adaptive Plants
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Strategy Three
More Climatic-Adaptive Plants
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Strategy Three
More Climatic-Adaptive Plants Ginkgo
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Strategy Three
More Climatic-Adaptive Plants Kentucky Coffeetree
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Strategy Three
More Climatic-Adaptive Plants Manchurian Ash
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Strategy Four
A Low-Sodium Diet - Before
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Strategy Four
A Low-Sodium Diet - Before
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Strategy Four
A Low-Sodium Diet - Before
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Strategy Four
A Low-Sodium Diet - After
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Strategy Four
A Low-Sodium Diet - After
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Strategy Four
A Low-Sodium Diet - After
SLIDE 30 Gary Johnson
Professor Urban and Community Forestry Department of Forest Resources and Extension
johns054@umn.edu 612-625-3765 January 31, 2017