Groundwork Ohio River Valley & NASA DEVELOP
Groundwork Ohio River Valley has partnered with NASA's DEVELOP program to do a number of studies related to Heat, Flood, and Landslide Vulnerability. The studies look at a variety of factors including land use, land cover, and demographic spatial data to determine which areas within Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky are at the highest risk. DEVELOP, a part of NASA's Applied Sciences Program, addresses environmental and public policy issues through interdisciplinary research projects. DEVELOP partners with organizations across the country to build capacity, provide research methods and models, and have conversations centered around climate change concerns.
Assessing Flooding & Landslide Susceptibility
Along the Ohio-Kentucky Border
Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky are densely populated urban environments near major water bodies, with surrounding geologic conditions making the local communities vulnerable to potential flooding and landslides. Partnering with Groundwork Ohio River Valley, the DEVELOP team focused on the city of Cincinnati and a portion of Covington within I-275 to assess recently-occurring storm events and the region’s flood and landslide susceptibility.
Keep Cincinnati and Covington Cool: Assessing
Urban Heat Across the Ohio River
The NASA DEVELOP Massachusetts – Boston spring 2021 team partnered with nonprofit organizations Groundwork USA and Groundwork Ohio River Valley to identify urban heat trends in Cincinnati, Ohio and the Covington, Kentucky area as a framework for future identification and monitoring of Urban Heat Islands.