All the individual pledges to “fight” or “stop” climate change. But, is it too late? Can we turn back the hands of time or do we just plan for the change? All questions we need to be asking ourselves. San Diego Pledges $130M to Fight … Continue reading San Diego Pledges $130M to Fight Climate Change
“When the earth is sick, the animals will begin to disappear. When that happens, The Warriors of the Rainbow will come to save them.” —Chief Seattle Happy Earth Day! Perhaps we will learn, before it is too late, that we can all be Warriors of … Continue reading Earth Day 2016 – 7 things we’ve learned about Earth since the last Earth Day
I’m sure we all have worked (or work) in an office where we die of heat exhaustion in the winter and freeze in the summer. I type this in a long sleeve shirt and a jacket, from my office in Miami. The current outdoor temperature … Continue reading From Air-Conditioning to Urban Planning, Defaults and Standards Create Dysfunction by Design
Are we too late? Can we save Miami? What can we do? That is the type of questions Miami business leaders and officials are trying to address … Mayor Levin and many other leaders in the Miami area seem to be getting the picture, we … Continue reading Miami’s Business Leaders Trying to Learn How to Make Money Out of Sea-Level Rise
California, Florida, Texas, India, Ethiopia, Sudan, Eritrea … the list goes on and on. The world is facing an ever deepening water crisis, as climate change accelerates. This article from the BBC really show how much we depend on water for things we don’t … Continue reading Is India facing its worst-ever water crisis?
When I was in Seoul, I fell in love with the “Chong-gye-cheon”. An elevated expressway, deconstructed and returned to a stream through the heart of the city. The river inspired me to start thinking about how to use nature and her natural resources and processes … Continue reading How Urban Parks Are Bringing Nature Close to Home
Miami is not the only place in the world where we see investors searching for high grounds. As sea-levels continue to rise, there will be a push to develop previously undesirable areas, be it small neighborhoods or cites further inland. It is imperative that we … Continue reading Taking the High Ground—and Developing It
I came across this great report while working on a grant for a pop-up-park. The report helped me convey what I was looking to do to others in the office, as well as provided me with examples of other places that have been implementing similar … Continue reading Tactical URBANISM
I just came across this report from Edward J. Blakely, 2007 Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. I used it in grad school for a few reports. Below is the abstract and a link to the full report. After the wacky weather this December and most of 2015, … Continue reading Urban Planning for Climate Change
Sea level change is not just an issue for Florida. Some estimates have as much as 40% of the current U.S. population in direct harm from changing seas over the next 50 years. Joey Flechas and Jenny Staletovich are the authors of a series of … Continue reading URGENT! The Battle for South Florida…
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