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.
Defense Planning Can Guide National Response to Storms and Rising Seas
By Jeffrey Peterson / On December 9th, 2019
The United States Department of Defense is coming to grips with the implications of climate change for national security.
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.
Storms and Rising Seas Threaten Coastal Ecosystems—Here’s What We Can Do
By Jeffrey Peterson / On November 22nd, 2019
We’ve made little progress in preparing our communities and vital ecosystems for storms and sea-level rise, but there are tools we can use if government agencies and nonprofits take action.
Cities’ Climate Innovations Are Driving the Next Urban Transformation
By Sadhu Aufochs Johnston / On November 20th, 2019
As Vancouver and other cities invent and implement ways to decarbonize their systems and strengthen resilience to climate change, we are reinventing the basic model for urban development that has prevailed since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.
The Least Sexy, Most Important Resilience Strategy
By Laurie Mazur / On November 7th, 2019
You probably don’t think of procurement —the steps governments take to obtain goods and services— as a way to create the resilient cities of the future. Think again.
We Should Prepare Now for the Next Hurricane
By Jeffrey Peterson / On October 30th, 2019
Hurricane Sandy was a traumatic experience that millions of Americans consider best forgotten. But as the pain of loss and hardship fades, so can the sense of urgency for rethinking our relationship to the coast.
Forgotten First Responders: Caregivers for Sick and Elderly
By Denise Fairchild, Monica Russo / On October 7th, 2019
Caregivers are underappreciated and underutilized partners in disaster response. But with proper recognition and support, they could become a linchpin of successful disaster response.
4 Reads on Driving Environmental Change
By Erica Sánchez Vázquez, Jason Leppig / On September 27th, 2019
Excerpts from four Island Press books highlight activists, organizations, and strategies from environmental movements in the past.
How Terrorists Leverage Climate Change
By Scott Somers / On September 26th, 2019
As climate and weather patterns shift, the resulting environmental crisis is being leveraged as a tool for terror and political violence.