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Clear indications that climate change is affecting fish stocks

May 14, 2012 by Ceri Margerison
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The Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) launched its latest Report Card on 8th May at the World Fisheries Congress in Edinburgh. It focuses on how climate change is affecting the fish and shellfish we find in our seas, providing both opportunities and threats, and what the social and economic consequences could be.Key... [read more]

What’s the Status of our Groundwater Quality from Decade to Decade?

May 2, 2012 by Glenn Meyers
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A new report from the US Geological Survey tells us about the changing quality of our groundwater and the potential impacts on our health. [read more]

Designing Stormwater Systems for the Future

April 24, 2012 by Glenn Meyers
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Researchers from Kansas State University are looking into how climate change is affecting rainfall and weather patterns throughout Kansas in an attempt to better understand how stormwater systems will cope in the coming decades.“We are looking at how the state can minimize risk by developing a better understanding of past weather... [read more]

Introducing Spongephalt: A Game-Changer for Roads that Doesn’t Exist Yet

April 17, 2012 by This Big City
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It’s been a dry year in Southern California, but that’s typically how it goes—you don’t come to Los Angeles for the lush green and windbreakers. There have been worse years, and I remember dead lawns and short showers during especially parched seasons, but there’s no doubt that we’ll see a bloated number of forest fires when the summer... [read more]

Green Infrastructure Goes Large in New York

April 4, 2012 by The Dirt ASLA
with 327 views

New York has been making headlines with its bicycle lanes - but is it actually its major green infrastructure projects that we should be talking about? [read more]

Inclusive Planning: How Can Indian Cities Lead the Way?

February 17, 2012 by TheCityFix - produced by EMBARQ
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Can India transform its planning practices to equally represent the voices of the most marginalized groups? Photo by ILRI. The urbanization boom in India is not taking place without heated discussions and an attempt at inclusive planning. If crafted correctly, Indian cities can serve as role models in participatory planning. In fact,... [read more]

How Cities can benefit from Rainwater Harvesting

February 15, 2012 by Glenn Meyers
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As America’s expanding urban areas struggle with major water supply shortages and runoff pollution problems, capturing rainwater from rooftops provides a tremendous untapped opportunity to increase water supply and improve water quality. [read more]

'The power of the post-industrial city'

February 7, 2012 by Kaid Benfield
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In this illuminating TED talk, Don Carter of Carnegie Mellon University places the future of Pittsburgh and other post-industrial cities in the context of global environmental trends and concerns. He makes the point that, like many so-called “shrinking cities,” Pittsburgh hasn’t really been shrinking but, in fact, expanding... [read more]

Reconciling cities with water scarcity

January 23, 2012 by Kaid Benfield
with 290 views

When you look at the official US drought monitor map, you immediately see that many American cities may be in the wrong places for long-term water sustainability. In particullar, note the presence of “long-term,” severe-to-extreme drought conditions across most of Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and... [read more]

How to Make the Most of Water

January 18, 2012 by Planet Forward
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Water is often called the "canary in the coal mine" of climate change--how we use, save and clean our water will be a big indicator of how well we adapt to the changing climate. [read more]

E.P.A. Offers $1.8 Million in Urban Green Infrastructure Grants

December 22, 2011 by The Dirt ASLA
with 206 views

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (E.P.A.) is offering up to $1.8 million in new grants for urban green infrastructure projects that both improve water quality and support community revitalization. Projects that support the restoration of canals, rivers, lakes, wetlands, aquifers, estuaries, bays and... [read more]