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Over the last two decades, Island Press has incubated and published seminal works on resilience, ecosystems, and sustainable urban design. More recently Island Press launched the Urban...
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In an era rocked by climate change and other large-scale disruptions, our cities must be resilient in order to survive and thrive. But what does that mean, exactly? What is known about urban resilience, and what remains to be explored?
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In 2021, all the good news came with an asterisk. American democracy survived an unprecedented assault on January 6, but the nation is more bitterly polarized than ever. Lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines were developed in record time, but a substantial swath...
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In 1984, Catherine Conover, Walter Sedgwick, Barbara Dean, and I came together and had the inspiration to found Island Press.
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SPUR is a member-supported nonprofit organization that promotes good planning and good government in the San Francisco Bay Area. With offices in San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland, they are recognized as a leading civic planning organization and...
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The GreenTools program is designed to help stakeholders in King County green their built environment while addressing critical environmental issues, such as global warming, habitat restoration, solid waste reduction, and community planning. GreenTools...
