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Francis Wachira shows it is possible to transform urban lots into productive green spaces. (Jake Meyers / University of Arizona).
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Francis Wachira shows it is possible to end hunger and fight climate change through urban farming in Nairobi, Kenya.
Tags: urban farming, farming, agriculture, livestock, food security, urban food security, storyfest2020
Urban Sustainability
Friday, December 20, 2013
Analysis of Miami-Dade County's approach in terms of climate change.
Tags: Urban Sustainability
The Dupont Circle Fountain is a lively D.C. attraction and the center of a popular WalkUP. (Creative Commons)
George Washington University
Friday, March 03, 2017
Whether you’ve narrowly avoided an aggressive driver, or have only experienced L.A.'s traffic jams through “La La Land’s” opening musical number, just hearing the words driving and city in the same sentence can drive you crazy.
Tags: cities, Urban Sustainability, WalkUPs, walkable urbanism, metro, Infrastructure, climate change, storyfest2017
The George Washington University
Monday, February 29, 2016
Tags: green roof, urban living, sustainable cities
The George Washington University
Thursday, October 25, 2012
People move around for lots of reasons, and sustainable living is becoming one of the big ones. Is DC's recent population explosion due to the increasingly sustainable nature of the city?
Tags: green living, sustainability, biking, bikeshare, metro
Saturday, January 23, 2010
What role will green buildings and green jobs play in redefining the American Dream?
Tags: carbon footprint, Washington DC, Green building, green jobs, NCSE, Urbanism, walkable urbanism
UNSW Australia
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
How we use urban land is shaping up as one of the biggest dilemmas of the 21st Century.
Tags: food, plants, Green Cities, unsw, food security, periurban agriculture, Sydney, market gardens
Planet Forward
Monday, April 11, 2016
On Monday, April 4, dozens of thought leaders in the urban agriculture space came together to discuss the unique challenges that come with growing food for large cities.
Friday, January 22, 2010
The message was clear: the future of urban development and climate change is in the hands of my generation.
Tags: Green, Washington DC, washington, Green building, green jobs, NCSE, Urbanism, jobs, Building
Monday, February 27, 2012
Although you can fish for salmon in the Great Lakes, us Midwesterners consider them a delicacy. Restaurants fly them in daily from the Eastern Seaboard and Norway. Rarely ever do we eat a Lake Michigan salmon—especially at a fair price.