Daniella Hirschfeld
Landscape & Environmental Plan
Assistant Professor | Climate Adaptation Planning, Urban Ecology, Environmental Justice

Educational Background
Teaching Interests
Environmental Planning; Climate Adaptation; Urban Ecology; Hazard Mitigation; Spatial Analysis
Research Interests
I weave together the fields of urban ecology and environmental planning to investigate resilient systems. I approach this investigation through three interwoven tracks. First, I look at the adaptive capacity of systems to understand their ability to change to meet future conditions. Second, I focus on the decision-making environment, unpacking the use of science and the connections to the cost of proactive adaptation actions. My third area of research is spatial analysis, which is primarily a tool I use to support the other two areas of work.
Publications | Abstracts
- Hirschfeld, D., (2019). The Landscape of Sea Level Rise Resources in California: Lessons from Action Typologies and Barriers. Annual Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Conference
- Hirschfeld, D., (2019). Local landscapes: Highlighting disparities in sea level rise planning. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting
- Hirschfeld, D., (2018). Local knowledge landscapes: Understanding current progress and ongoing needs to build resilience in coastal California. Annual Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Conference
- Hirschfeld, D., (2018). Coastal green infrastructure: Estimates of market and non-market values in the context of rising sea Levels. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting
- Hirschfeld, D., (2017). Transformation: From protective infrastructure to multi-functional landscapes. Stockholm Resilience Center – Resilience Conference
- Hirschfeld, D., (2017). Transformational capacity: Exploring a place’s ability to change. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Book Chapters
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Hirschfeld, D., Hill, K., Riordan, B., (2020). The Regional Fingerprint: A New Tool to Evaluate Adaptive Capacity. Environmental Science & Policy, 112, 36-46.
- Hirschfeld, D., Archie, K.M, Mateo, E., Arnott, J.C, Vano, J.A, (2024). Practitioners’ Needs for Addressing the Challenges of Sea-Level Rise – A Qualitative Assessment. Earth's Future, doi: doi.org/10.1029/ 2024EF004717
- Archie, K., Arnott, J.C, Vano, J.A, Hirschfeld, D., Rasch, R., Mateo, E., Climate Information Use in Transportation Planning: A Survey of Metropolitan Planning Organizations. Climate Risk Management
- McInnes, K.L, Nicholls, R.J, van de Wal, R., Behar, D., Haigh, I.D, Hamlington, B.D, Hinkel, J., Hirschfeld, D., Horton, B.P, Melet, A., Palmer, M.D, Robel, A.A, Stammer, D., Sullivan, A., (2024). Perspective on Regional Sea-level Change and Coastal Impacts. Cambridge Prisms: Coastal Futures, 2, doi: 10.1017/cft.2024.15
- Hirschfeld, D., Boyle, R., Nicholls, R.J, Behar, D., Esteban, M., Hinkel, J., Smith, G., Hanslow, D., (2024). Practitioner Needs to Adapt to Sea-Level Rise: Distilling Information from Global Workshops. Climate Services, 34, 100452. doi: doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2024.100452
- Blankespoor, B., Dasgupta, S., Wheeler, D., Jeuken, A., Ginkel, K., Hill, K., Hirschfeld, D., (2023). Linking Sea-Level Research with Local Planning and Adaptation Needs. Nature Climate Change13(8), 760–763. . doi: doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01749-7 IF: 29.6 *
- Hirschfeld, D., Behar, D., Nicholls, R.J, Cahill, N., James, T., Horton, B.P, Portman, M.E, Bell, R., Campo, M., Esteban, M., Goble, B., Rahman, M., Addo, K.A, Chundeli, F.A, Aunger, M., Babitsky, O., Beal, A., Boyle, R., Fang, J., Gohar, A., Hanson, S., Karamesines, S., Kim, M.J, Lohmann, H., McInnes, K., Mimura, N., Ramsay, D., Wenger, L., Yokoki, H., (2023). Global survey shows planners use widely varying sea-level rise projections for coastal adaptation. Communications Earth & Environment, 4:1, 1--9. doi: 10.1038/s43247-023-01145-1
- Hirschfeld, D., Hill, K., (2022). The Landscape of Sea Level Rise Adaptation Resources: Applying Grounded Theory in California. Climate Services, 28, 100332. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100332
- Wang, S., Hirschfeld, D., Lisonbee, J., Gillies, R.R, (2022). Feasibility of Adding Twitter Data to Aid Drought Depiction: Case Study in Colorado. Water, 14:2773, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/w14182773
- Hirschfeld, D., Hill, K., (2017). Choosing a future shoreline for the San Francisco Bay: strategic coastal adaptation insights from cost estimation. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 5:3, 42.
- Vengosh, A., Hirschfeld, D., Vinson, D., Dwyer, G., Raanan, H., Marie, A., Zaarur, S., Ganor, J., (2014). Response to Comment on "High Naturally Occurring Radioactivity in Fossil Groundwater from the Middle East". Environmental science \& technology, 48:16, 9946--9947.
- Vengosh, A., Hirschfeld, D., Vinson, D., Dwyer, G., Raanan, H., Rimawi, O., Al-Zoubi, A., Akkawi, E., Marie, A., Haquin, G., others, , (2009). High naturally occurring radioactivity in fossil groundwater from the Middle East. Environmental science \& technology, 43:6, 1769--1775.
Professional Journal
- Hirschfeld, D., (2024). Boston: How it Tackles the Heat. Topos *
- Hirschfeld, D., Guenther, A., (2024). Landscape Architecture Solutions to Extreme Heat. The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Fund
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Technical Reports
Research Reports
- Hirschfeld, D., (2022). Sea-Level Rise Practitioner Workshop Report: Leading Practices and Current Challenges. *
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
Other
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.