12/12/2016
C40: Climate change is not solely an environmental issue, but is inextricably linked to challenges of eradicating poverty and increasing inc…
Press
12/07/2016
ArchPaper: Four years after Hurricane Sandy, New York City is one major step closer to flood-proofing its shores.
The Mayor’s O…
11/30/2016
American Society of Landscape Architects: “We don’t know what resilience policy will look like in the new administration. There are lots of …
11/23/2016
Battle on Many Fronts
SF Chronicle: The levee that rings Oakland International Airport seemingly has nothing in common with the salt-crus…
11/17/2016
Route Fifty: Nassau County, New York, located on Long Island, saw 1 percent of homes flood and 1.1 million residents lose power, when S…
11/15/2016
Politico: In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, several federally sponsored projects sought to usher in new modes of urban design that protected a…
10/30/2016
Hudson Reporter: Mayor Dawn Zimmer, along with a city planner and a floodplain expert, presented ways to lower residents’ flood insurance an…
10/25/2016
Wired: IN THE SUMMER of 1995, a blistering heat wave settled over Chicago for three days. It killed 739 people, making it one of the mo…
10/25/2016
Watch Blog: As the fourth anniversary of superstorm Sandy draws near, let’s take a look at one of the unique ways the government respon…
10/23/2016
Citylab: Dedicated to highlighting innovation and effective practices in urban governance, CityLab gathered the world’s most creative mayors…
09/13/2016
Rebuild By Design Chooses A Way Forward
Jersey Digs: The $230 million Rebuild By Design project, which aims to curb flooding in par…
09/09/2016
The Hudson Reporter: In a presentation Thursday night, Sept. 8, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the city of Hoboke…
08/24/2016
The Long Island Herald: At the second meeting to discuss the Rebuild by Design program to make Mill River more storm-resilient, citizen…
08/03/2016
Archinect:
For most of us, ‘home’ conjures a sense of safety and security. But a home is a fragile thing: vulnerable to quaking gro…
07/28/2016
Dwell:
As countries across the globe mobilize to address pressing issues for a growing population, we examine the nation of the “smart ci…
07/13/2016
100 Resilient Cities:
What makes Rebuild by Design succeed? Rebuild by Design was launched by U.S. Housing and Urban Developmen…