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Not ‘if’, but ‘when’: City Planners Need to Design for Flooding
We need to design our urban spaces around the idea that flooding is inevitable. That means not building on flood plains, and thinking creatively about what can be done to create urban “sinks” to hold water when floods strike.
How Does Energy Efficiency in Building Help the Global Climate?
Installing energy-efficient appliances in residential and commercial buildings can lower utility bill costs, increase property values and shrink carbon footprints. Utilizing these appliances in a building can successfully reduce environmental degradation.
How New Design Patterns Can Enable Cities and Their Residents to Change with Climate Change
Conventionally, designing a city is done in 3 ways. However, with the changing climate crisis many countries are facing, how should designers adjust their techniques to fit this new era? Find out how in this article.
How We Can Keep Our Planet Cool Even as A/C Use Rises
What are the trends in A/C use worldwide? What are its environmental impacts and what actions must we undertake to improve the situation? In order to answer these questions, we used data provided by Enerdata and a 2018 report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Here Are 5 Practical Ways Trees Can Help Us Survive Climate Change
There are many ways we can ready ourselves for climate change. I’m an urban forestry scientist, and since the 1980s I’ve been preparing students to work with trees as the planet warms.
Climate Change: We Can Reclaim Cities From the Car Without Inconveniencing People
These streets are made for walking, and let’s keep it that way.