Webinar: Vacant to Vibrant
Vacant lots in your neighborhood can illustrate neglect and seem like a waste of space. But, these open spaces can also serve as clean canvases for creative community projects that bring positive change.
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How To Turn Neighborhoods Into Hubs of Resilience
By Taj James, Rosa Gonzalez / On May 24th, 2017
Three places showing how to make the transition from domination and resource extraction to regeneration and interdependence
Rethinking Jane Jacobs and Density in the Climate Change Era
By Alec Appelbaum / On June 30th, 2016
What makes a strong community? If you’ve read Jane Jacobs, an image immediately comes to mind: side-by-side row houses, corner stores, parks you can see across.
How to protect Communities from Climate Change
By Jennifer Miller, PhD / On May 18th, 2016
Climate change is here, and it is already affecting our health and wellbeing.
ForewordFriday: Welcome to Bo01 Edition
By Jason Leppig / On March 21st, 2014
Executive Orders for 2014: Lucy Moore
By Lucy Moore / On January 21st, 2014
Back in November of 2013, President Obama issued an executive order on climate preparedness. Because executive orders circumvent Congress within certain limits, they allow the president to implement action to address climate change and other issues. A few weeks ago I asked some of our authors to create their own executive orders to improve our handling of the environment.