{"id":41,"date":"2023-10-13T21:03:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T21:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/heatready\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2025-05-21T23:41:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T23:41:59","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/heatready\/cities\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"unityblocks-hero\" class=\"wp-block-unityblocks-hero hide-content\" data-herotype=\"heading-hero\" data-image=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/heatready\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/10\/cities-about-hero-asu.jpg&quot;,&quot;altText&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[],&quot;size&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;}\" data-subtitle=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;highlightColor&quot;:&quot;white&quot;,&quot;maxWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[]}\" data-title=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;HeatReady&trade; Cities&quot;,&quot;highlightColor&quot;:&quot;gold&quot;,&quot;maxWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[]}\" data-contents=\"[{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;maxWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[],&quot;highlightColor&quot;:&quot;white&quot;}]\" data-contentscolor=\"white\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n<div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs mt-4\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/heatready\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span><a href=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/heatready\/cities\/\">Cities<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">About<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity my-0\"\/>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0 mt-8\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row justify-content-between\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-7\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0\">What is a HeatReady City?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>We define HeatReady Cities as those that are increasingly able to identify, prepare for, mitigate, track and respond to the negative impacts of heat.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"uds-button mt-4\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/heatready\/cities\/resources\/\" class=\"btn  btn-maroon \" data-ga=\"HeatReady Cities resources\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"button\"    aria-label=\"HeatReady Cities resources\">HeatReady Cities resources <\/a>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0 mb-6 mb-xl-12 mt-4 mt-xl-8\">\n\t\n<div class=\"uds-image-overlap mt-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid uds_image_overlap_image_size_100 \" src=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/heatready\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/10\/cities-about-content-asu.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Phoenix\u2019s Office of Heat Response and Mitigation (OHRM or HeatReadyPHX) is leading the efforts of the hottest large city in the United States to fight the growing hazard of urban heat. \u200bOHRM focuses on both heat response (helping people cope with hot weather) and heat mitigation (cooling the city and making it more comfortable). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During all seasons of the year, HeatReadyPHX coordinates programs and policies to help lower urban temperatures and protect public health. It also tracks trends, collects data, and collaborates with other governments and organizations to share ideas and solutions when it comes to dealing with heat (City of Phoenix).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"uds-button \">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenix.gov\/heat\" class=\"btn  btn-gold \" data-ga=\"Learn about HeatReadyPHX\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"button\"    >Learn about HeatReadyPHX <\/a>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-90 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(26,26,26,0.89) 18%,rgba(26,26,26,0) 78%)\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"508\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-73\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/heatready\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/10\/cities-about-footer-cta-asu.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/heatready\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/10\/cities-about-footer-cta-asu.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/heatready\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/10\/cities-about-footer-cta-asu-300x79.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/heatready\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/10\/cities-about-footer-cta-asu-1024x271.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/heatready\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/10\/cities-about-footer-cta-asu-768x203.jpg 768w, https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/heatready\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/10\/cities-about-footer-cta-asu-1536x406.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row justify-content-between\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-7\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-text-color is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0\">Learn more about HeatReady Cities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead\">Our work with cities helps build resilience in local communities facing the impacts of high heat. 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