NB Grimm

Global synthesis and regional insights for mainstreaming urban nature-based solutions
McPhearson, Timon, N Frantzeskaki, A Ossola, L Diep, PML Anderson, T Blatch, MJ Collier, et al. 2025. “Global Synthesis and Regional Insights for Mainstreaming Urban Nature-Based Solutions”. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 122 (29). doi:10.1073/pnas.2315910121.
Nature- based solutions for urban sustainability
Cook, Elizabeth M., Y Kim, NB Grimm, Timon McPhearson, P Anderson, H Bulkeley, MJ Collier, L Diep, J Morató, and WQ Zhou. 2025. “Nature- Based Solutions for Urban Sustainability”. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 122 (29). doi:10.1073/pnas.2315909122.
Estimating Combined Effects of Climate Change and Land Cover Change on Water Regulation Services of Urban Wetlands in Valdivia, Chile
Sauer, J, NB Grimm, O Barbosa, Elizabeth M. Cook, A Mustafa, K Kunkel, Timon McPhearson, and A Ballinger. (2026) 2024. “Estimating Combined Effects of Climate Change and Land Cover Change on Water Regulation Services of Urban Wetlands in Valdivia, Chile”. EARTHS FUTURE 12 (5). doi:10.1029/2023EF003801.
Relating social, ecological, and technological vulnerability to future flood exposure at two spatial scales in four US cities
Sauer, J, A Pallathadka, I Ajibade, M Berbés-Blázquez, HJ Chang, Elizabeth M. Cook, NB Grimm, DM Iwaniec, R Lloyd, and GC Post. (2026) 2023. “Relating Social, Ecological, and Technological Vulnerability to Future Flood Exposure at Two Spatial Scales in Four US Cities”. SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY 99. doi:10.1016/j.scs.2023.104880.
Assessing resilience, equity, and sustainability of future visions across two urban scales
Berbés-Blázquez, M, Elizabeth M. Cook, NB Grimm, DM Iwaniec, LM Mannetti, TA Muñoz-Erickson, and D Wahl. (2026) 2023. “Assessing Resilience, Equity, and Sustainability of Future Visions across Two Urban Scales”. SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE 18 (6): 2549-2566,. doi:10.1007/s11625-023-01396-z.
Sensemaking for entangled urban social, ecological, and technological systems in the Anthropocene
Chester, MV, TR Miller, TA Muñoz-Erickson, AM Helmrich, DM Iwaniec, Timon McPhearson, Elizabeth M. Cook, NB Grimm, and SA Markolf. 2023. “Sensemaking for Entangled Urban Social, Ecological, and Technological Systems in the Anthropocene”. NPJ URBAN SUSTAINABILITY 3 (1). doi:10.1038/s42949-023-00120-1.
Seasonal Rainfall, Shrub Cover and Soil Properties Drive Production of Winter Annuals in the Northern Sonoran Desert
Shaw, JA, SL Collins, TJ Ohlert, H Heavenrich, Elizabeth M. Cook, MM Wheeler, NB Grimm, and SJ Hall. (2026) 2023. “Seasonal Rainfall, Shrub Cover and Soil Properties Drive Production of Winter Annuals in the Northern Sonoran Desert”. ECOSYSTEMS 26 (7): 1556-1572,. doi:10.1007/s10021-023-00850-4.
Beyond bouncing back? Comparing and contesting urban resilience frames in US and Latin American contexts
Muñoz-Erickson, TA, S Meerow, R Hobbins, Elizabeth M. Cook, DM Iwaniec, M Berbés-Blázquez, NB Grimm, et al. (2026) 2021. “Beyond Bouncing Back? Comparing and Contesting Urban Resilience Frames in US and Latin American Contexts”. LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING 214. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104173.
Water and nitrogen shape winter annual plant diversity and community composition in near-urban Sonoran Desert preserves
Wheeler, MM, SL Collins, NB Grimm, Elizabeth M. Cook, C Clark, RA Sponseller, and SJ Hall. (2026) 2021. “Water and Nitrogen Shape Winter Annual Plant Diversity and Community Composition in Near-Urban Sonoran Desert Preserves”. ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS 91 (3). doi:10.1002/ecm.1450.
Integrating existing climate adaptation planning into future visions: A strategic scenario for the central Arizona-Phoenix region
Iwaniec, DM, Elizabeth M. Cook, MJ Davidson, M Berbés-Blázquez, and NB Grimm. (2026) 2020. “Integrating Existing Climate Adaptation Planning into Future Visions: A Strategic Scenario for the Central Arizona-Phoenix Region”. LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING 200. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.103820.