Coastal communities must adapt planning strategies to mitigate the risk posed by these natural disasters. Structures of Coastal Resilience (SCR) matches the latest science with urban and landscape design to propose actionable solutions for buffering against storms.
Did you know that one third of the food produced in the world is wasted every year? Join us to find out more about our food system.
Learn more about the role of governance in preventing epidemics, detect threats early, and respond rapidly and effectively with social science and political actors with leading scientists and Ebola specialists. Explore how educational, governance and health care resources can be better deployed against future outbreaks at the conference.
Learn the ropes of recording a time lapse video with a Canon Powershot point and shoot, a great alternative to braving the elements during a take !
Embrace your inner kid and join us on a trip to Pratt Industry's recycling plant on Victory Boulevard. Ogle at immense machinery, marvel at the automation, and get a peek at a massive recycling operation, right in our own backyard.
What is the role of community development and the community design professions in addressing climate change?
Imagine being able to spend one amazing day immersed in learning about sustainable design—and meeting the people who have pioneered new thinking and practices. On Saturday, April 2, 2016, Pratt’s CSDS will present the sixth annual Sustainability Crash Course, a day-long series of workshops with a host of experts from Pratt’s sustainable design faculty and elsewhere. Click to find out additional info!
Driving Sustainability will ignite enthusiasm and accelerate solutions to our society’s most pressing environmental concerns such as limited resources, rapid urbanization, and social accountability.
Come and meet 12+ authors who have published books focused on ethical design, sustainability, technology, design and fashion !
Find out different strategies for improving the management of natural resources in New York City.
Join the Green Festival Marketplace by exploring over 250 exhibitors, learning from over 50 inspirational speakers, indulging in some delicious vegan or vegetarian food and learning all you need to know to live a more sustainable lifestyle.
Join us on the first day or Earth Week at the House of YES as we host more than 50 makers of earth-friendly products, ranging from food to clothing, skin care to art, jewelry and more.
On April 17th, welcome back spring and celebrate Earth Week with us! Help us give back to Flushing Meadows Corona Park on a not-so-lazy Sunday afternoon.
Family friendly event filled with arts & crafts, plant pot painting and many more activities in honor of Earth Day !
Home to over 8.5 million people, NYC’s high population density wouldn’t be possible without highly efficient innovations, including an extensive mass transit system, electrical power…
Join us for a 2-day Social Research conference series on the effects of people, technology and pathogens in our environment !
In HOW TO LET GO OF THE WORLD AND LOVE ALL THE THINGS CLIMATE CAN’T CHANGE, Oscar Nominated director Josh Fox (Gasland) continues in his…
In celebration of Earth Week at The New School, the Tishman Environment and Design Center is drawing inspiration from the growing unification of movements for climate justice, the deepening of transnational solidarity movements across the globe and the creative expressions of people and communities determined to achieve solutions to the climate crisis on their own terms.
What uses 90% less energy than its conventional cousins, serves as an emergency power hub for the neighborhood after a storm, and has custom fiber-composite…
From prominent temple gardens in Kyoto to the tranquil stone oasis at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Shiro Nakane is keeping the art of the traditional Japanese garden alive.
This year for Earth Day we are presenting a showcase of electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, and other alternative fuel technologies to the public to spread the word about these environmentally friendly vehicles that run on clean energy.
This Earth Day, get inspired to take action with a thought-provoking film on climate change and global food security.
On Friday, April 22 from 1 to 4 pm in the Maxwell Hall Student Center, the members of LIM’s Corporate Social Responsibility Club will host an afternoon of social awareness and change.
Sustainapalooza is an annual event for young people engaged in efforts to facilitate enhanced urban resiliency and sustainability. Come join us for a event-filled day featuring notable panels and presentations !
Join fellow environmental and sustainability professionals and enthusiasts for a screening of the new award-winning documentary "LOVE THY NATURE." Post-screening Q&A with filmmaker Sylvie Rokab (bio below) and networking reception at Reservoir Bar (Cash Bar).
The contamination of drinking water in the mostly black city of Flint, Michigan has outraged the nation and exposed the far too common occurance of…
The Broadway Green Alliance is holding their annual Earth Week textile re-use and recycling drive. They will be partnering with Wearable Collections. Last year, the drive collected hundreds…
This year, join the BF+DA on April 28th, for a film screening of Andrew Morgan’s The True Cost movie followed by a clothing swap !
A student-led conference on Afrofuturism as a cultural and aesthetic movement for the radical emancipation of people of color. Join us for a weekend filled with art, performances, lectures, panels, workshops, theater pieces, film music, scholarly works, and community events !
Come join us for this all-age-friendly hands-on activity pond-dipping for snails, leeches and dragon fly nymphs !
Join us for the next Twigs & Swigs hosted by New York Restoration Project and The Bronx Brewery**!