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Just Look Up: The Need for Nature in Public Schools

By Kyler Geoffroy / On May 9th, 2022

Bird Brother author Rodney Stotts writes that to truly understand themselves and others, children need regular chances to go outside traditional classroom walls.

PODCAST: How 2020 Will Impact Commercial Districts

By Kyler Geoffroy / On September 23rd, 2020

Island Press is thrilled to announce that we are partnering with built environment platform TICCO on a new season of their Shaping Cities podcast! Over the course of the season, TICCO will feature Island Press authors, Urban Resilience Project contributors, and other innovators who are dedicated to making our cities sustainable and habitable long into the future.

Vacant to Vibrant by Sandra Albro | An Island Press book

Sustainability Defined Podcast—Sandra Albro, Urban Greening

By Kyler Geoffroy / On June 5th, 2020

In this episode of the Sustainability Defined podcast, hosts Jay Siegel and Scott Breen focus on how we can beautify our cities while delivering environmental benefits through a process called urban greening. Urban greening refers to public landscaping and urban forestry projects that create mutually beneficial relationships between city dwellers and their environments.

Earth Day 50: Fun Facts About Island Press You Didn't Know!

By Kyler Geoffroy / On April 22nd, 2020

You may already be aware that Island Press is known as the "publisher of record in all aspects of the environment," but here's some lesser known trivia about us in celebration of Earth Day 50:

Sustainability in a Small Place: The Spanish Basque Country Model

By Bruce Rich / On January 29th, 2020

The Basque Country has determinedly transformed itself into one of the most internationally competitive, socially inclusive, and environmentally progressive economies in the world.

It’s Time to Talk About Moving Cities in the Face of Climate Change

By Jeffrey Peterson / On January 22nd, 2020

Can a major coastal city successfully relocate to a safer place? We do not know, but it is time to ask the question.

Fix It and They Will Come

By Laurie Mazur / On January 6th, 2020

How the renewal of a crumbling New Jersey church became a model for reinvestment in community life.

Protecting people from chemical hazards—another EPA failure in the making

By Penelope A. Fenner-Crisp / On December 12th, 2019

Under new EPA guidelines, we cannot expect that future chemical reviews will be credible and adequate.

What to Do About Coastal Storms and Rising Seas

By Jeffrey Peterson / On December 5th, 2019

A warming climate will bring stronger storms and rising seas to the nation’s coasts. Now is the time to reform and strengthen the national effort to prepare for growing coastal risks.

It’s Time for a Moratorium on New Fossil Fuel Extraction

By Denise Fort / On November 27th, 2019

Even in states like New Mexico that depend on oil revenue, the costs outweigh the benefits.

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