by Gary Chandler | Jul 5, 2014 | Climate Change, Resiliency, Urban Forestry
Urban Deforestation, Reforestation A multi-state team from universities in Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland are working to advance the profession of urban forestry. The team led by researchers at Virginia Tech has launched Urban Forestry 2020. The project aims to...
by Gary Chandler | Dec 4, 2013 | Resiliency, Sustainable Cities
Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge Today, we are excited to name the first group of cities selected through the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge – cities who have demonstrated a dedicated commitment to building their own capacities...
by Gary Chandler | Apr 19, 2013 | Resiliency, Sustainable Cities, Urban Planning
Resiliency During Climate Change With the proportion of the global population living in the urban areas sets to rise to 70 percent by 2050, cities worldwide are catching up to build infrastructures – 60 percent of which are yet to be built – to meet today’s...
by Gary Chandler | Feb 27, 2008 | Climate Change, Resiliency, Urban Planning
Urban Resilience The 100 Resilient Cities Challenge seeks to find 100 cities that are ready to build resilience to the social, economic, and physical challenges that cities face in an increasingly urbanized world. We can’t predict the next disruption or...
by Gary Chandler | Mar 14, 2007 | Resiliency, Sustainable Cities, United Nations
Green Cities Part Of Climate Solution By UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon I thank you for your commitment to sustainable urbanization. By the middle of this century, 70 percent of all people will be living in cities. Almost all urban growth will be in...
by Gary Chandler | Jan 17, 2007 | Climate Change, Resiliency
Global Warming Heating Up By Michael E. Mann The overwhelming consensus among climate scientists is that human-caused climate change is happening. Yet a fringe minority of our populace clings to an irrational rejection of well-established science. This virulent...
