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NewsWorks:  Following Superstorm Sandy, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan launched a design competition. Now, two years after the competition began, the Rebuild by Design success has been a model for other processes. Amy Chester, managing director of Rebuild by Design, joined NewsWorks Tonight’s Dave Heller to discuss the project. Read more…

City Metric:  In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy hit the north eastern United States. The storm plunged many of the region’s cities into darkness, left millions without electricity and several dozen dead. Much of the worst damage done by the storm was the result of flooding, when waves three feet higher than had ever been recorded

Newsweek: “The United States doesn’t have a good history with urban projects,” says architect Matthijs Bouw. As proof, he points to the multitude of grim public-housing projects across the country. Theorists believed courtyards enclosed by tall towers would enhance quality of life, but nobody asked the people who’d be living there. Today, students learn about

The Monocle: On this week’s Monocle Podcast, we look at water-sensitive urban design, unpack our relationship with the ocean, discover the joys of cycling by the river and examine the devastating effects that water can have.

Carbon Brief:  Scientists, policymakers and businesspeople convened in Rotterdam this week for theAdaptation Futures 2016 conference, where they discussed the impacts of climate change and how the planet can prepare for them. With topics ranging from vulnerable deltas to degraded rainforests, Carbon Brief asked participants what they considered to be the main challenges of adapting to