In this sense, Multiplicity strives to present images and ideas as
different and distinct as the
urban contexts that originally inspired them, embodying the internal contradictions and boundless potential of small and large, young and old, meticulously planned and chaotically sprawling cities worldwide.
• Improved understanding of climate thresholds and vulnerabilities, impacts, and adaptive responses in a variety of
different local
contexts across the country • Improved understanding of vulnerable populations (e.g.,
urban poor, native populations on tribal lands) that have limited capacities for responding to climate change • Ways to build adaptive capacity that can be generalized across individuals, communities, and countries • Decision support tools for entities responsible for hazard mitigation and management • Collection of socioeconomic research to inform impact, vulnerability, and adaptation research