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.
Interested in ecosystems, urban development, and the changing nature in cities?
The Changing Nature of Nature in Cities symposium will explore the concept of novel ecosystems that are the result of urban development, and ask if these much-maligned accidents of unbridled growth could ultimately mitigate the impacts of environmental change and re-introduce the wonder of nature in cities.
Hosted by the New York Botanical Garden.
Two years after Hurricane Sandy Manhattan is back and getting bigger than ever.
Healthy forests make for healthy cities, and for a healthy planet, but a new declaration from the UN climate summit may not offer enough protection for them.
Panel discussion on ‘Obama’s Climate Plan: State Action, Grassroots Opportunities’ at Bard College’s New York City campus.
Four City Atlas interns and the editor reflect on their experiences at the People’s Climate March.
Solving climate change means replacing our energy system: the climate change problem is largely a zero carbon global energy development problem. But changing the world’s…
The inaugural Rising Seas Summit brought together more than 170 professionals from national and local government, industry, academic institutions and environmental NGOs together to highlight…
We are living in Decade Zero, the tipping point after which irreparable changes delivered “in the language of fires, floods, storms, and droughts” will wreck…
2° C. How could such a seemingly small change in temperature be such an important threshold for the world?
As shown in the event description: The Earth Institute’s Center for Environmental Sustainability (EICES),the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) and the Center…
As shown in the event description: The Earth Institute and the School of Continuing Education MSSM Practicum present Sean Solomon, Director, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. The…
Born out of exasperation at the slow pace of international progress on climate change, the French-based group CliMates provides participation and training to young people who want…
Jessie Reilly’s participatory project Our Climate Projected is one way you can help spread the word about the UN Climate Summit and march.
This program will focus on why we need an international treaty and why it is critical to mobilize support to demand that the U.S. assume a leading role in the treaty negotiations. Many prominent stakeholders in the field will be also be speaking.
The C40 & Siemens City Climate Leadership Awards provides global recognition to cities that are demonstrating climate action leadership.
The meeting place of the new Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay used to be an airport. That the former Floyd Bennett Field now hosts information…
City Atlas spoke with one of the designers of the Big U about the design philosophy behind the Big U, the process of working with the community, and what New York City can learn from Copenhagen.