Green Infrastructure Potential Index

Top 20 Most Populous US Cities  |  Circle size & colour indicate GIPI magnitude  |  Adjust weights below

Developed by Nate Mestre, supervised by Dr. Omar Wani  •  Hydrologic Systems Group @ NYU

Component Weights

Drag sliders — weights auto-normalise to sum = 1.00

Adjusting the sliders changes the weight scheme applied to the three components, instantly recomputing the GIPI score for every city. This lets you explore what the Green Infrastructure Potential Index would look like under different policy priorities — for example, a heat-focused strategy (high HS weight) versus a flood-focused strategy (high HC weight). The “Classic GIPI” button restores the thesis baseline.
Hydrological Component 0.60
Heat Component 0.30
Air Quality Component 0.10
Weight sum: 1.00

GIPI Rankings

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