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green roof in Kabul

Upon identifying the specifics of climate change, we can create relevant methods within our communities to internalize these specifics and to develop strategic, pro-active responses to contend with the harsh reality of climate change.[read more]

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Maggie Comstock, a global policy wonk on green buildings and cities, spoke with SCC about global sustainable development trends and the emergence of resiliency planning for cities around the world.[read more]

get the children outside!

If children are the future, we seem to be very short-sighted when it comes to urban design. Very little, if any at all, of the current discourse on the type of cities we should be building truly considers whether these cities will be child friendly.[read more]

urban green infrastructure

How do the benefits of urban green infrastructure stack up against the costs? We need to better understand the services and disservices of green infrastructure for improved planning and management of urban ecosystems.[read more]

arterial road speeds

A poll was conducted, which revealed that among local listeners, 47% were in favor of increasing the speed limit, 33% for maintaining current regulations, and 20% calling for a decrease.[read more]

ride-sharing in Mumbai

Recently, the State Government of Maharashtra began looking into a proposal to run long-distance, point-to-point shared taxi services to improve the quality of daily commutes in Mumbai.[read more]

better bike lanes

Inspired by the European and Canadian model, bike sharing programs are now spreading across the States, set to transform American cities, with their number growing 50% this year compared with 2012.[read more]

after the tsunami

Indonesia is prone to natural disasters. But today the country is better prepared. Why? Because of the lessons it learned in responding to a series of disasters that pummeled it between 2004 and 2010.[read more]

quality of life in Boston

For the past several years, the Boston Foundation has been collecting data on key indicators of the health of the city’s economic, social, and natural environment.[read more]

Rockaway, Queens

Rockaway, Queens, a low-lying area in New York City, was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, so a fascinating new design competition seeks to create a more resilient and sustainable form of development for this vulnerable area.[read more]

biking in India

Mysore, a historic city in southern India, is home to numerous palaces and ancient monuments. Mysore’s mixture of local commuters, tourists, students, and visiting business professionals, makes Mysore an ideal environment for biking.[read more]

Swinomish Indian Tribal Community

For a small community with limited resources like Camino Island, the challenge then becomes how to do sustainable development in the face of climate change.[read more]