Island Press Staff Picks - Blue Urbanism
By Meghan Bartels / On September 25th, 2014
Building Natural Systems in Seaside Cities
By Richard Burroughs / On September 23rd, 2014
Editor’s note: Richard Burroughs will be participating in a webinar with the Security and Sustainability Forum this afternoon. Registration is free. Burroughs will be talking with Timothy Beatley about connections between oceans and cities.
Island Press Staff Picks - The Death and Life of Monterey Bay
By Meghan Bartels / On September 21st, 2014
#ForewordFriday: City Life on a Blue Planet Edition
By Meghan Bartels / On July 18th, 2014
The National Aquarium of New Zealand in Napier, New Zealand. Photo by Chris Zielecki, used under Creative Commons licensing.
Blue Urbanism
By Timothy Beatley / On July 8th, 2014
Editor's note: To celebrate the official publication today of Blue Urbanism: Exploring Connections Between Cities and Oceans, we thought we'd share Tim Beatley's reflection on why the topic is so important. Cross-posted from Biophilic Cities with permission. While we are increasingly the planet of cities, we must not forget that we live and share space on the blue planet.
#ForewordFriday: A Whale of a Tale Edition
By Meghan Bartels / On May 23rd, 2014
Battling for Bimini
By Kennedy Warne / On June 30th, 2011
Bimini has become a battleground between the forces of coastal development and mangrove protection. A huge resort development on the western side of the island has chomped through large swathes of mangroves and threatened marine habitats with a blanket of silt. I wanted to see the battle zone at first hand—and had an unexpected demonstration of how vigilant the protectors of mangroves have to be. . . Read more »
Travels with Mr. Burns
By Kennedy Warne / On June 23rd, 2011
Sometimes you can push hard on doors of opportunity and they remain steadfastly closed. That was my experience in Cuba, where for innumerable reasons the careful plans I had laid kept being upended by unseen events. But the compensations of travel in this fascinating country are great—not least encountering its pervasive political messaging system. . . Read more »