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Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Think "green" means rural or suburban? According to Dr. Lisa Benton-Short, the real way to a green future lies in the density of cities.
Tags: Urban Sustainability, density, population, Green Cities
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Nairobi is growing exponentially. Can urban farming help a city on track to reach 8.5 million people achieve a more food secure future?
Tags: food security, urban farming, urban agriculture, nutrition, livestock, climate change, sustainability
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Thursday, October 06, 2011
Inhale, exhale! Unless the air is dirty, that is. Cleaning up the air is a problem that many cities face. The American Society of Landscape Architects says that by planting more trees and creating urban forests, cities can be a cleaner and...
Tags: Green, sustainable, construction, architecture, t, Tree, design, American Society of Landscape Architects, ASLA, landscape architecture
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Americans use more than 400 billion gallons of water in a single day, that’s more than our total oil consumption in a year. We need to introduce new ideas and technological innovations to teach the next generation how to curb and better manage our...
Tags: sustainability, Environment, sustainable, nature, greenhouse, ecology, storm water, water recycling, Reclaimed Water, educational
University of Connecticut
Thursday, March 24, 2022
In Port Chester, community members, myself included, are pleading with the Village to consider implementing mechanisms for environmentally- and community-conscious planning which have emerged in the last decades.
Tags: storyfest2022, sustainable development, home
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Franklin & Marshall College
Friday, April 02, 2021
In Washington D.C., urban agriculture organizations are finding innovative methods to provide food access to Black residents and inspire systemic change.
Tags: storyfest2021, food, food justice, sustainable agriculture, urban agriculture
One man's trash; another man's treasure. The movement to reclaim urban space in New York City inspired communities to start recycling, sourcing their food locally, reusing and re-purposing their waste and the "garbage" of others. (Shandra Furtado/Planet Forward)
The George Washington University
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Today we see a lot of differences between rural and urban communities, which distract us from environmental issues, but why not examine the common sustainable ingenuity arising out of the simple will to survive anywhere?
Tags: Urban Sustainability, native, environmental sustainability, art, art activism
Sewanee: University of the South
Friday, October 23, 2015
The mass concentration of waste and pollution cities produce every day is alarming. But when designed holistically, cities also can provide great opportunities for progress and development, worldwide.
Tags: Urban design, Climate change mitigation, Resource efficiency, Rainwater management, Holistic design, Copenhagen, berlin, storyfest2016
National Science Foundation
Monday, June 20, 2011
In urban areas that receive a lot of rain, researchers from Drexel University have transformed small green spaces, such as medians and traffic circles, into "greenstreets" that can help manage a city's excess storm water. The areas also help...