Target 11.3 Foster inclusive and sustainable urbanization
By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries
Institute of Environment
FIU's Institute of Environment is taking the uncertainty out of long-term sustainability. A comprehensive solutions center, the institute is dedicated to combating environmental crises that devastate ecosystems, disrupt communities and destroy natural resources. A key player in global environmental research, institute researchers have engaged in investigations and collaborations in more than 60 countries. Working with local and international partners and government agencies, the institute's efforts have led to expanded protections for endangered species; improved sanitation and access to clean water; increased community resilience across the globe; and adaptive management of terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine resources. We are addressing both current and unprecedented future threats of environmental change, providing data-driven solutions to society's greatest and most urgent challenges.
Geographic Information Systems Center
FIU's Geographic Information Systems Center offers expertise in geospatial web technologies, geospatial data analysis, visualization and modeling, geospatial data management and remote sensing applications. The center offers a wealth of geo-datasets, including high resolution imagery data and historical coastal maps and data to research faculty and students as well as community partners. With funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the center is working to expand upon existing geo-spatial web frameworks and related guidelines often used to site living shoreline installations by integrating an additional suite of parameters designed to optimize resilience to sea level rise. The goal is to be able to instantly generate dynamic maps, infographics, charts and summary statistics that can enhance how coastal mangers analyze suitability of potential living shoreline locations and optimize resilience to sea level rise.
The WISE Research Group
The Water Resources Integrated Modeling and Smart Control of Extreme Weather Impacts (WISE) research group is working to support sustainable cities and communities through research in the areas of smart and resilient flood control, mitigation of violent geysers (air-water flows), optimal reservoir operation under uncertainty, sustainable stormwater management, computational hydraulics, and physical modeling of hydraulic structures.