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Island Press grieves the loss of Jaime Lerner, renowned architect and planner who served three terms as mayor of Curitiba, Brazil and two terms as governor of the State of Paraná. Editors Heather Boyer and Rebecca Bright remember Jaime’s legacy to the...
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Although food banks and pantries have distributed billions of pounds of food for decades, food insecurity remains a persistent public health problem. COVID-19 has exposed structural inequalities and systemic injustices that make it hard for people to...
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Island Press offers a wide range of resources for readers of all types, ranging from our books to short form content, webinars, and more. Our content shares inspiring solutions to the most pressing environmental challenges. We've gathered these resources...
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Bikemore believes in building a city designed for face-to-face interactions, serendipity, mobility, and sustainability. A city designed for people. All people. In a city where isolation and...
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US cities are faced with compounding climate and housing crises. How can communities meet their housing needs while mitigating and adapting to the impacts of climate change? By creating green housing affordable for all, cities will contribute to the...
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Jeff Speck, one the nation’s leading pedestrian experts, joined the Maryland Department of Planning and the Smart Growth Network to explain his approach in Oklahoma City and other communities, how walkability studies are...
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Peter Norton is an associate professor of history in the Department of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia. He has authored many articles, book chapters, and the book Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City...
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Lee Johnson was just an average middle-aged husband and father until a terminal cancer diagnosis after a large exposure to the weed killer Roundup thrust him into a global debate over the safety of Monsanto’s popular product. Lee became the first person...