Build a Border Wall? Here's a Better Idea
By Gary Paul Nabhan / On March 21st, 2019
What border communities really need are solutions to address economic, health and climate problems — and the mesquite tree can help.
A City of Gardens and Water
By Rebecca Wodder / On March 18th, 2019
Learning from Singapore's holistic approach to water sustainability.
Climate change is a health emergency. Let's act like it
By Linda Rudolph, Will Barrett / On March 16th, 2019
Climate change is impacting our health now and acts as a threat multiplier to exacerbate our many social and health equity challenges.
#FOREWORDFRIDAY: Naturalist 25th Anniversary
By Jada Mosley / On March 15th, 2019
This 25th Anniversary Edition celebrates Naturalist as a modern classic.
How Energy Efficiency Creates a More Sustainable Community
By Betsey Russell / On March 11th, 2019
What makes a successful home energy reduction program? In North Carolina, a focus on equity, strong partnerships, and a supportive utility is producing a myriad of community benefits.
#FOREWORD FRIDAY: What's It Going to Take?
By Jada Mosley / On March 8th, 2019
Before he announced his candidacy for president, Jay Inslee was an Island Press author dedicated to igniting America's clean energy economy.
Lessons from an Unlikely Community Organizer in DC
By Christina Sturdivant Sani / On March 6th, 2019
“I want to make sure that we can do all the economic development stuff...but if everyone's miserable on the inside, it's not worth a beautiful facade.”
Our Spring 2019 Urbanist Journalism Fellowship is Now Open!
By Kyler Geoffroy / On March 4th, 2019
Can you sniff out a great story? Do you have a unique perspective that is currently missing from DC-area conversations about urban planning? If that sounds like you, you just might be a great fit!
#FOREWORDFRIDAY: Food on the Cheap
By Jada Mosley / On March 1st, 2019
In this week's #ForewordFriday, hear the story of the straight-shooting “green economy cowboy” Bob Quinn in his own words.
Podcast: Trains, Buses, People Author Christof Spieler
By Kyler Geoffroy / On February 28th, 2019
In the latest episode in our series of Urban Resilience Project (URP) podcasts in partnership with Infinite Earth Radio, host Mike Hancox speaks with Christof Spieler about Trains, Buses, People, his new book on the best (and worst) transit cities in the US.