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Toward a more inclusive definition of green infrastructure
… and resilience goals while improving the lives of urban residents. How green infrastructure is defined guides … and definition of the green infrastructure concept in US city plans. Lead author Zbigniew Grabowski , who … a synthetic definition of green infrastructure to guide future research and planning, and help cities and …
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Cloudburst-prone cities should share their umbrellas — and plans
… To make strides in reducing flooding and damages, city planners must strategize together January 16, 2020 … Urban Ecology Urban … to better understand current shifting weather patterns and future climate conditions that cause cloudbursts. We must …
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Cary Institute to offer immersive, paid research experience for teachers
… the Cary BIORETS program will increase teachers’ capacity to develop and implement meaningful ecology … Hudson Valley school districts that serve both urban and rural populations have expressed interest in the … will have the opportunity to create and run simulations of future forest and fire dynamics, conduct field surveys of …
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Peter Groffman elected president of the Ecological Society of America
… Its mission is to advance the science and practice of ecology to empower people to secure a thriving planet. … In addition to his role at Cary, he is a professor at the City University of New York Advanced Science Research Center … . “From microbes to global biogeochemical cycles, from urban to forest ecosystems, from soil to water, from …
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Living with wildfire: Q&A with Winslow Hansen, Forest Ecologist
… an increasingly prevalent part of our lives. New York City, June 7, 2023 at 2pm. Photo by MTA June 9, … fell to unhealthy levels for millions of people. Fire ecology is a major research area for Cary scientist … about what we are experiencing, what we can expect in the future, and why we need to advance predictive fire science. …
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To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform
To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform 20 city analysis finds current practices at risk of reinforcing … as a central concern of planning efforts,” notes Dr. Steward Pickett , an urban ecologist and Distinguished …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… Europe). According to a 2017 study in the journal Nature, Ecology, and Evolution in which scientists sequenced nearly … and suppression, there is a concept called the wildland-urban interface, or WUI. It is the transition zone where … Toyota, and together we embark on a brief tour of New York City’s tick problem. A disease ecologist who recently …
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Beech Bark Disease
… Scotia in 2012. It is killing beech trees in forested and urban areas of that province, causing up to 70% mortality of … impacts in combination with beech bark disease leave the future of the beech tree in jeopardy. What can be done … North America: Over a century of research revisited. Forest Ecology and Management 394:86–103. 2 Lovett, G. M., M. …
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Asian longhorned beetle: The beautiful insect devouring our trees
… the insect to infest forests at large, but if a current or future outbreak escapes containment, it could have serious … Craig Nagy May 10, 2022 Dr. Gary M. Lovett Forest Ecologist … of many trees, which can severely degrade natural and urban forests. In Worcester, eradication efforts for the …
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Strategies for achieving equitable green infrastructure in US urban planning
… for achieving equitable green infrastructure in US urban planning Research team puts forth … infrastructure in planning, policy, and practice. 20 City Analysis: GIequity.org Researchers from Cary … equity work. A recent open-access paper in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment put forth a more expansive …
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