Primary Convener:
Kyle Blount, University of Illinois at Springfield

Convener:
Cynthia Gerlein-Safdi, University of California Berkeley
Yujiu Xiong, Sun Yat-Sen University
Zhaowu Yu, University of Copenhagen
Elizaveta Litvak, Arizona State University
Guoyu Qiu, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School
Zhe Shi, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School
Fengwei Hung, Arizona State University
Kun Zhang, University of Minnesota Duluth

Early Career Convener:
Jinhui Jeanne Huang, Nankai University

Chair:
Kyle Blount, University of Illinois at Springfield
Cynthia Gerlein-Safdi, University of California Berkeley

Improved understandings of urban ecohydrology are key to addressing the combined challenges of climate change and urbanization, including extreme heat, flooding, and water quality degradation. Nature-based solutions and green infrastructure offer promising strategies, but their effectiveness depends on understanding complex interactions among hydrology, energy, vegetation, and the built environment. This session invites research that advances our understanding of these dynamics and their spatiotemporal variability through fieldwork, modeling, and interdisciplinary approaches. We welcome studies that: (1) quantify urban water and energy budgets; (2) evaluate green infrastructure performance; (3) explore plant responses to urban stressors; and (4) inform equitable and science-based urban design. Contributions spanning from plant physiology to watershed-scale processes and from natural to engineered systems are encouraged. Submissions addressing environmental justice and the equitable distribution of ecosystem benefits are especially welcome. Together, we aim to foster dialogue and discovery around the ecohydrological foundations of climate-resilient, sustainable, and livable cities.

Index Terms
0493 Urban systems
1803 Anthropogenic effects
1813 Eco-hydrology
1814 Energy budgets
1818 Evapotranspiration
1878 Water|energy interactions

Neighborhoods:
3. Earth Covering