Clean technology? Learn more about how business and industries can transition to be part of a more resource-efficient and low-carbon economy at Bard MBA in Sustainability and the Sustainability Practice Network's upcoming event in their Sustainable Business Series, "Clean Tech 2014: Incentives for Innovation."
Joseph Alexiou, Associate Editor at Time Out New York, discusses how the Gowanus Canal can be viewed as a microscope for following the rise and fall of the industrial age in America, as well as the city of New York.
How would nature design resilient breakwaters, supporting human and ecological services and functions?
Urban Green Harbors Workshop is all day design charrette where attendees will learn about natural means of coastal protection and participate in a design team to incorporate these concepts into a design for a natural breakwater to protect Governor's Island.
The devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 highlighted the vulnerability of urban coastal areas to the effects of catastrophic storms and climate change. Coastal communities must adapt planning strategies to mitigate the increasing risk posed by these natural hazards. Come listen to leading experts working on these issues at an exciting presentation and panel discussion at the Center for Architecture.
The announcement that DEC will prohibit fracking in NYS may lead some to believe that now we’re “safe.” However, pipelines, compressor stations, storage caverns and LNG facilities have been and remain the current threat. “The Real Cost of Fracking” authors, Michelle Bamberger and Robert Oswald, will demonstrate why such infrastructure may actually be WORSE than drilling in its health impacts on humans, animals, and our food shed.
This class will trace New York City's protracted struggle to contain its solid waste burden, from the 19th century to the present.
Learn more at the Brooklyn Brainery!
With the Environmental Protection Agency's designation of Gowanus Canal and Newtown Creek, Superfund has become a colloquial term and a buzzword in New York City.
But what is a Superfund exactly?
Come learn at this evening class offered at the Brooklyn Brainery!
The High Line has stimulated tremendous growth in its Chelsea neighborhood and sparked new thinking about multi-use, shared public spaces.
Join High Line co-founder Joshua David for a conversation with architectural critic Paul Goldberger and Vishaan Chakrabarti of SHoP Architects about the impact of this repurposed elevated rail line on the city and its economy.
By some estimates, for every New Yorker you see walking around on the streets, there’s one New Yorker underground, riding the train. That’s right - 1/2 of New York’s population is on some form of public transportation at any given moment.
This class covers NYC transportation from the early days, when the best you could hope for was a mud-spattered omnibus ride, through the first steam-powered elevated railroads, all the way up to the Pan Am building helicopter shuttle.
The ongoing development of Freshkills Park is one of the most ambitious public works projects in the history of New York City, using state of the art ecological restoration techniques in an extraordinary setting for recreation, public art, and environmental investigation.
Learn more about the infrastructure that makes the park possible from Laura Truettner, Manager for Park Development.
A sustainable transportation system is one that is accessible, safe, environmentally-friendly, affordable, and can meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generation to meet their own needs.
Come learn more about sustainable transportation at this free forum organized by GreenHomeNYC!
Learn more about the history and space of "urban villages" in Shenzhen, China.