by Gary Chandler | Jun 26, 2020 | Resiliency, Sustainable Cities, Urban Planning
Natural Systems Help Cities Weather Climate Change Experts say that the battle against climate change will be won or lost in our cities. China hopes to win the battle with sponge cities that embrace and utilize natural systems to manage water, cleanse the air and...
by Gary Chandler | Aug 12, 2019 | Resiliency, Sustainable Cities
Ashoka Resilience Challenge Spots Innovators What will the cities of tomorrow look like? How will they adapt and evolve? How will we effectively manage and respond to physical, economic and social risks? QBE and Ashoka are hosting the Urban Resilience Challenge – a...
by Gary Chandler | Feb 26, 2019 | Sustainable Cities, Urban Planning
Greener Cities Essential The battle against global warming and climate change will be won or lost in our cities. Cities are the capitals of consumption and power. To promote greener cities, the Urban Sustainability Framework (USF), launched by the World...
by Gary Chandler | Dec 20, 2017 | Sea Level, Sustainable Cities
Threats Rising Due To Climate Change By Michael Kimmelman, New York Times With climate change, the Java Sea is rising and weather here is becoming more extreme. Earlier this month another freakish storm briefly turned Jakarta’s streets into rivers and brought this...
by Gary Chandler | Jul 8, 2015 | Sustainable Cities, Technology
Economic Incentives Off Target Dealing with climate change and its risks will require not only technical responses like drought-resilient crops and higher seawalls but also reshaping economic and political incentives that are driving global warming, scientists said on...
by Gary Chandler | Apr 22, 2015 | Green Cities, Sustainable Cities, Urban Planning
Earth Day Every Day In Green Cities Innovations in technology and environmental friendliness are not mutually exclusive — in fact, the smarter a city is, the more eco-friendly it can (and should) be. Since we’re always talking about the most well-connected...
