Elizabeth Cook

Rethinking nature-based solutions in informal settlements: community perceptions of urban risk in Durán, Ecuador
Mattson, M, I Pacenza, S Jadala, C Romero, A Martin, M Berbes-Blazquez, Elizabeth M. Cook, et al. (2026) 2026. “Rethinking Nature-Based Solutions in Informal Settlements: Community Perceptions of Urban Risk in Durán, Ecuador”. CLIMATE AND DEVELOPMENT. doi:10.1080/17565529.2026.2643386.
The continuum of urbanity: a synthetic concept for research on urban-rural mixtures
Pickett, Steward T. A., Weiqi Zhou, DL Childers, JM Grove, Winslow D. Hansen, DH Locke, C Boone, et al. 2026. “The Continuum of Urbanity: A Synthetic Concept for Research on Urban-Rural Mixtures”. NPJ URBAN SUSTAINABILITY 6 (1). doi:10.1038/s42949-026-00347-8.
Transformative adaptation needed to break cycles of inequitable urban flood management
Hale, RL, K Capps, Elizabeth M. Cook, and R Scarlett. (2026) 2026. “Transformative Adaptation Needed to Break Cycles of Inequitable Urban Flood Management”. NATURE WATER 4 (2): 147-157,. doi:10.1038/s44221-025-00569-7.
Socio-Ecological Impacts of the Investment of Urban Nature in Heat Mitigation for Two Megacities
Wang, J, WQ Zhou, Timon McPhearson, Elizabeth M. Cook, P Herreros-Cantis, and J Liu. (2026) 2025. “Socio-Ecological Impacts of the Investment of Urban Nature in Heat Mitigation for Two Megacities”. EARTHS FUTURE 13 (6). doi:10.1029/2025EF005976.
New York City 2100: Environmental justice implications of future scenarios for addressing extreme heat
Dutta, M, P Herreros-Cantis, Timon McPhearson, A Mustafa, MI Palmer, M Tosca, J Ventrella, and Elizabeth M. Cook. (2026) 2025. “New York City 2100: Environmental Justice Implications of Future Scenarios for Addressing Extreme Heat”. LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING 254. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2024.105249.
Co-producing new knowledge systems for resilient and just coastal cities: A social-ecological-technological systems framework for data visualization
Feagan, M, TA Muñoz-Erickson, R Hobbins, K Baja, M Chester, Elizabeth M. Cook, N Grimm, et al. (2026) 2025. “Co-Producing New Knowledge Systems for Resilient and just Coastal Cities: A Social-Ecological-Technological Systems Framework for Data Visualization”. CITIES 156. doi:10.1016/j.cities.2024.105513.
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. (2026) 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.
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. (2026) 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.
Large-scale determinants of street tree growth rates across an urban environment
Mailloux, BJ, C McGillis, T Maenza-Gmelch, PJ Culligan, MZ He, G Kaspi, M Miley, et al. (2026) 2024. “Large-Scale Determinants of Street Tree Growth Rates across an Urban Environment”. PLOS ONE 19 (7). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0304447.
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.