{"id":588096,"date":"2026-09-25T01:21:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T01:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=588096"},"modified":"2026-10-02T23:34:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T23:34:41","slug":"arup-helps-communities-prioritize-resilience-investments-with-gis","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/articles\/arup-helps-communities-prioritize-resilience-investments-with-gis","title":{"rendered":"Arup Helps Communities Prioritize Resilience Investments with GIS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Communities across Los Angeles County face increasing climate, environmental, and social challenges. Organizations within the county are under growing pressure to make strategic investments that deliver measurable community benefit. The Baldwin Hills and Urban Watersheds Conservancy (BHUWC) sought to identify where future investments in Southwest LA County could have the greatest impact while supporting environmental stewardship, climate adaptation, equitable access to resources, and long-term community resilience. The conservancy\u2019s jurisdiction spans approximately 70 square miles and includes a diverse mix of urban communities with varying environmental conditions, infrastructure needs, and social vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arup\u2014a global collective of designers, advisers, engineers, planners, and digital specialists\u2014partnered with BHUWC to create a strategic, data-driven approach for prioritizing resilience investments across this complex landscape. Drawing on expertise in resilience planning, geospatial analytics, environmental planning, and digital transformation, Arup helped the conservancy move beyond isolated projects toward a comprehensive urban resilience framework that could guide future decision-making.<\/p>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-challenge\">Challenge<\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Resilience planning often requires balancing numerous environmental, social, and economic factors that are difficult to evaluate together. Vulnerabilities such as heat exposure, flood risk, social inequities, lack of green space, declining biodiversity, limited tree canopy, wildfire risk, and contaminated lands frequently overlap, creating complex conditions that cannot be understood through traditional planning approaches alone.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conservancy needed a repeatable methodology that could<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Quantify multiple vulnerability factors across a large geographic area.<\/li>\n\n<li>Identify locations where investments could deliver the greatest community benefit.<\/li>\n\n<li>Connect resilience goals to specific projects and implementation strategies.<\/li>\n\n<li>Support collaboration among agencies, nonprofits, and stakeholders.<\/li>\n\n<li>Provide a transparent and defensible basis for funding and project prioritization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Arup, the challenge was not simply to map existing conditions. The consultancy needed to help BHUWC understand where multiple vulnerabilities intersected and how limited funding could be directed to create the greatest long-term value for communities and ecosystems alike.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/UVI-2-8-Areas-1024x838.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-588099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/UVI-2-8-Areas-1024x838.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/UVI-2-8-Areas-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/UVI-2-8-Areas-768x628.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/UVI-2-8-Areas.jpg 1115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Arup\u2019s use of 8 vulnerability indexes to understand how funding could be directed most effectively<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project required Arup to integrate diverse datasets\u2014social vulnerability, park access, biodiversity, flood exposure, tree canopy coverage, heat risk, wildfire risk, and contaminated lands\u2014into a single planning framework. Each dataset represented different conditions, scales, and levels of complexity, making meaningful comparison difficult.<\/p>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-solution\">Solution<\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arup developed a geographic information system (GIS)-based planning framework built around an urban vulnerability index (UVI), a custom geospatial model designed to evaluate and visualize resilience needs across the region. The UVI integrates multiple datasets representing environmental, climate, and social vulnerabilities into a unified, data-driven assessment framework.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using ArcGIS, Arup combined information related to the following vulnerabilities<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Social vulnerability<\/li>\n\n<li>Lack of parks and open spaces<\/li>\n\n<li>Flood risk<\/li>\n\n<li>Lack of biodiversity<\/li>\n\n<li>Lack of tree canopy<\/li>\n\n<li>Extreme heat risk<\/li>\n\n<li>Wildfire risk<\/li>\n\n<li>Contaminated and degraded lands<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These datasets were normalized and analyzed spatially to create a comprehensive understanding of vulnerability throughout the study area. The resultant geospatial framework enabled planners to evaluate conditions consistently across neighborhoods and identify locations where resilience investments could have the greatest impact.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/UVI-1_framed-1024x580.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-588102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/UVI-1_framed-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/UVI-1_framed-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/UVI-1_framed-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/UVI-1_framed-1536x870.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/UVI-1_framed.jpg 1864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Screenshot of the Arup Urban Vulnerability Index applied to the Baldwin Hills Urban Watershed Conservancy region<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond vulnerability analysis, the GIS workflow connected resilience goals to tangible project opportunities. By combining vulnerability data with opportunity mapping and implementation criteria, decision-makers could explore where specific interventions such as parks, green infrastructure, habitat restoration, urban forestry, workforce development initiatives, and community resilience programs would be most effective.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project was delivered through an interactive ArcGIS application, allowing stakeholders to explore vulnerability patterns, compare investment opportunities, and evaluate potential project outcomes using a common operating picture. To record and visualize proposed projects across Southwest LA County, the application includes functionality to collect project locations and project key information, including which vulnerabilities are addressed by the project and who the project partners are.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2100\" height=\"916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Quote1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-588106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Quote1-1.jpg 2100w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Quote1-1-1536x670.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Quote1-1-2048x893.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Quote1-1-826x360.jpg 826w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Quote1-1-1920x837.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-results\">Results<\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GIS-driven approach provided a transparent road map from resilience goals to investment decisions. By integrating multiple indicators into a single planning framework, the conservancy gained a clearer understanding of where vulnerabilities intersected and where future projects could generate the greatest community benefit.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The solution enabled stakeholders to<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prioritize investments using objective, data-driven criteria.<\/li>\n\n<li>Evaluate vulnerabilities at multiple geographic scales.<\/li>\n\n<li>Identify high-impact opportunity areas for resilience projects.<\/li>\n\n<li>Support equitable allocation of resources across communities.<\/li>\n\n<li>Create stronger connections between community priorities and implementation strategies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps most importantly, the project established a repeatable methodology that can evolve as new data becomes available and community priorities change. Rather than creating a static plan, Arup delivered a living geospatial framework that supports continued resilience planning, collaboration, and informed decision-making.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Quote2-1-1024x580.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-588107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Quote2-1-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Quote2-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Quote2-1-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Quote2-1-1536x870.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Quote2-1-2048x1161.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-learn-more-about-location-intelligence-for-aec\"><strong>Learn more about location intelligence for AEC:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/aec\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GIS for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction.<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-stay-connected-with-esri-s-aec-team\"><strong>Stay Connected with Esri\u2019s AEC Team:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/c\/industry\/aec\/aec-enewsletter-signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe to the AEC industry newsletter<\/a>&nbsp;\u201cEsri News for AEC\u201d.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":171,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-588096","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","industry-architecture-engineering-and-construction"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.9 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Arup Helps Communities Prioritize Resilience Investments with GIS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/articles\/arup-helps-communities-prioritize-resilience-investments-with-gis\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Arup Helps Communities Prioritize Resilience Investments with GIS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Communities across Los Angeles County face increasing climate, environmental, and social challenges. 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