Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy

Ian Was a Warning to Make Flood Insurance Accessible to All

By Kyler Geoffroy / On November 30th, 2022
Understanding Disaster Insurance author Carolyn Kousky writes that by expanding access to flood insurance, we can protect more Americans and improve their financial resilience in the face of escalating climate disasters.

Remembering Herman Daly

By Jason Leppig / On October 31st, 2022
Herman Daly, the author of many books including the foremost textbook on ecological economics, died on Friday, October 28th, 2022. Grounding economics within the boundaries of physical limits, he gained fame and followers worldwide. Dr. Daly was Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland, School of Public Affairs. From 1988 to 1994 he was senior economist in the environment department of the World Bank.

Mitigating Climate Change Begins in Small Towns

By Kyler Geoffroy / On October 19th, 2022
Rural Renaissance author L. Michelle Moore writes that it will be up to rural leaders to put federal climate investments to work building local resilience in a rapidly changing world. 

12 Reasons E-books Rule, as Told by Island Press Staff

By Jason Leppig / On October 3rd, 2022
Get ready! From 10/3-10/10, all Island Press e-books will be discounted at $4.99, exclusively through the Island Press website. This is the perfect opportunity to stock up your e-reader with all those Island Press titles you’ve been eyeing. We’re pretty pumped about it.

Staying Safe in a Hotter World

By Kyler Geoffroy / On October 3rd, 2022
Managing the Climate Crisis authors Jonathan Barnett and Matthijs Bouw on the steps local communities can take right now to make heat waves less dangerous. 

Why do coniferous trees in the Pacific Northwest grow so fast, so large, and live so long?

By Richard Waring, Joe Landsberg / On August 23rd, 2022
When we were growing up, we thought that the only really tall trees in the western U.S. were giant redwoods in northwestern California. It wasn’t until Richard moved to Oregon in the early 1960s that he discovered not only are redwoods exceptionally large, but that all the conifers (e.g., spruces, firs, cedars, hemlocks, and pines) grow taller and can live longer than their relatives elsewhere in the world (see Table 1).

Ditch Cars for Open – and Equal – Streets

By Kyler Geoffroy / On July 11th, 2022
From the Ground Up author Alison Sant writes that car-centric streets are dangerous and perpetuate inequity, but the pandemic has pointed us to ways we can better use our public spaces.
Waves. Photo by Shifaaz Shamoon/Unsplash

Congress Must Fish or Cut Bait on Marine Aquaculture

By Kyler Geoffroy / On July 5th, 2022
The Blue Revolution author Nicholas Sullivan on how leadership from the federal government could help the U.S. develop a more robust marine-aquaculture industry and create jobs in coastal communities. 
Atlanta landscape

Healing from Trauma by Building for Health

By Laurie Mazur / On June 29th, 2022
By investing in people and places, while also changing decision-making processes that have contributed to urban trauma, cities can lead the charge in promoting better health for their citizens and for the planet.

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