Extreme heat is the most widespread and deadly weather-related hazard in the United States. Scorched: Extreme Heat and Real Estate, published with support from the JPB Foundation, explores how extreme heat is emerging as a growing risk factor and planning consideration across the United States, and how the real estate industry is responding with design approaches, technologies, and new policies to mitigate the impacts and help protect human health. ULI members can read this report and explore others on Knowledge Finder.

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Earlier this year, a group of ULI members volunteering as panelists in a ULI Advisory Services panel were invited to help the city of Detroit understand, consider, and recommend suitable financial methods and models to support the city’s growing portfolio of parks, open space, and trails. The panel was coordinated as a part of the Institute's involvement in the 10-Minute Walk Campaign. Read the panel’s just-released, final recommendations here. ULI members can find this report and hundreds of other Advisory Services panel reports dating back to 1947 on Knowledge Finder.

Internationally acclaimed architect Alejandro Aravena, whose rise to prominence stemmed from his ability to synthesize design challenges into solutions that channel people’s capacity to create vibrant communities, has been named the 2019 recipient of the Urban Land Institute’s J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development. As the recipient of this year's award, Aravena will be speaking at the 2019 Fall Meeting in Washington, D.C.

New on Knowledge Finder: Explore content from the 2019 ULI Spring Meeting. ULI members now have access to agendas, sessions, and speakers from the Fall and Spring Meetings, Europe Conference, and Asia Pacific Summit on Knowledge Finder.