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REBUILD KICKS OFF NSF GRANT WITH PARTNERS IN WESTERN PUERTO RICO

Rebuild is part of a large team funded by a National Science Foundation Critical Resilient Interdependent Infrastructure Systems and Processes (CRISP 2.0) grant to “Enhance the Resilience of Island Communities” focused on western Puerto Rico.  This three year grant will enable the team from NYU, CUNY, ASU, UPR, Brookhaven Laboratories and others to understand impact […]

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BUILDING RESILIENCE IN DESIGN

At the start of the 2018-2019 Academic Year, PennDesign launched its Urban Resilience Certificate. This school-wide Certificate is one of the outcomes of a grant by the Rockefeller Foundation to explore how resilience can be best taught in the design school, and how design can have agency in building more resilient communities, cities, and regions. With climate

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NEW YORK CITY RELEASES SURPRISE PLAN TO BURY AND REBUILD EAST RIVER PARK

Arch Paper: Manhattan’s East River Park, home to sprawling fields, winding bike paths, and a landscaped promenade, was badly damaged when Hurricane Sandy tore through the city in 2012 and the Lower East Side flooded. Since then, New York City officials have been brainstorming ideas to protect the park, along with the remainder of Lower Manhattan, from rising seas. The city’s latest

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ESCR PROJECT IN THE NYTIMES

NYTimes: The crowd at the recent meeting of Community Board 3 was agitated. Vaylateeba Jones, a 50-year Lower East Side resident and board official, was especially vocal. “The way this planning is being done is disempowering,” she said. “City officials collaborated with us over four years and came up with a detailed design — only

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COMMUNITY ORGANIZED MEETING FOR ESCR

A group of community members have begun to host our own meetings to discuss the subgroups we should organized and plan around issues such as:– Environmental concerns– Construction mitigation and nearby public space improvements– Stewardship and future park facilities (new construction, renovations and preservation of facilities)– Outreach Join community members  Wednesday, January 9th 2019 Boys

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