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GWU
Friday, May 29, 2015
You can't have a sustainable world without sustainable cities.
Tags: public space, urban ecology, city living, City planning, sustainable urban development
The George Washington Universtiy
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
What could be floating around in your glass of water? Cigarette butts.... Motor oil?
Tags: Water, Urban Sustainability, Rain Water, rain garden, runoff, pollutants, city living
EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said, "The challenges today are not a question of if we have the the opportunity to make progress on these issues but how do we act when we can’t see the problems?” (Photo: GWU)
Senior Writer, Planet Forward
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Effective storytelling rests at the nexus of innovations seeking to address the urgent social and environmental sustainability challenges facing cities across the globe. This was the overarching theme of the 2016 Planet Forward Summit.
Tags: sustainable cities, Urban, food, transportation, GW
George Washington University
Monday, April 24, 2017
Urban trees need our help. One organization working in that area is Casey Trees, based in Washington, D.C.
Tags: casey trees, Urban Forestry, sustainability, green infrastructure
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
The Roofpod is designed to use underutilized rooftops, places where the sun exposure is greatest, to harness the vast potential of space and energy together.
Tags: sustainability, solar, Green, new york, Infrastructure, construction, architecture, Building, science, homes
Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY-Plattsburgh
Wednesday, March 03, 2021
As the world continues to urbanize, there is increasingly becoming a higher need for green, sustainable architecture. One striking example of this is Parc Frederic-Back in Montreal.
Tags: storyfest2021, biogas, architecture, sustainable architecture
Monday, December 20, 2010
"Real Natural Gas" takes your waste water (read - toilets) and turns it into energy. See how it works>>
Tags: methane, natural gas, water treatment, DC WASA, sewage treatment, biosolids, human waste, solid waste
Chicago O'Hare International Airport had a vertical garden on display, shown here in 2012. (Source: Creative Commons)
Bates College
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Much of the food that urbanites eat must be trucked in, frequently from great distances. Faced with this dilemma, some cities are turning to a unique solution: Vertical farming.
Tags: urban agriculture, vertical farming, Food Sustainability
Tuesday, September 04, 2012
Urbanization is bad for the planet, right? Wrong. At least it doesn't have to be. Dr. Guanghua Wan of the Asian Development Bank presented research at George Washington University that shows positive effects of a growing urban population.
Tags: China, GWU, Green, Flooding, PISA, Asia, Urbanization, City planning, Megacities, ADB
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
My “idea” is quite idealistic in its self. In order to solve the efficiency problems of our daily lives, multiple solutions must be addressed simultaneously.