Why do we live by the water, and what should we do now?
Workshops for Lower Manhattan’s Coastal Resiliency Project let the members of public speak up about what kind of seawall we want to have.
Workshops for Lower Manhattan’s Coastal Resiliency Project let the members of public speak up about what kind of seawall we want to have.
Chinatown was hurt during Hurricane Sandy, with many non-English speaking elderly stranded in high rises without water, lights, heat, or elevators. What future plans for the historic neighborhood are best, as projections for sea level rise increase?
‘2016 marks the point where we realize that climate change is deeply intertwined with problems like poverty, inequality, and the long-term sustainability of the planet.’
Lilas Randrianarivony, Emily Rutland, Ana Deustua and Angie Koo attended Klaus Jacob’s talk at the AIA/Center for Architecture in March. Emily Rutland assisted with transcription,…
Let’s assume Landmarks Preservation designation for the entire city – what would be necessary to keep it above water at the end of the century?
In recent years, science and policy have been catching up with Andrew Willner’s vision for a sustainable harbor.
The Power Rockaways Resilience team developed cultural knowledge so valuable that it led to an award from the White House.
“An ounce of laws is worth 10,000 pounds of rhetoric.”
James White explains that the future of the city depends on how the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets melt in a warmer climate, and on what we do to slow the process down.
Gernot Wagner is an economist who focuses on what he doesn’t know. Tail events, the black swans, the unknown unknowns. The future.
Climate Central, a nonprofit research organization that seeks to bring greater attention to climate studies, has launched a website that allows users to project…
Rising Currents was a 2010 exhibit at MoMA featuring re-designs of New York City’s waterfront, as a way to showcase ideas for resilient, adaptive…
A recent article over at Capital New York takes an in-depth look at the risks of a rising sea level on the city and what…