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Racist housing practices from the 1930s linked to hotter neighborhoods today
… do the same thing you'd do to measure human health: Check its temperature. That's what a group of researchers did, … says Vivek Shandas, a professor of urban studies and planning at Portland State University, who co-authored the … housing." Those communities of color also often had less political power when it came to resisting denser housing and …
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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 … green infrastructure to manage hazards and provide multiple benefits, the majority failed to address social injustice … of the Urban Systems Lab. More details and other project publications can be found at www.giequity.org . …
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Gifting a white elephant, in the form of green infrastructure
Gifting a white elephant, in the form of green infrastructure … the recognition that structural hurdles stand in the way of planning for maintenance. For instance, The Chesapeake Bay … the bay system.” https://www.chesapeakebay.net/content/publications/cbp_12510.pdf viii — Interview with Tom …
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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 solutions in … impact the function, equitable outcomes, or desired benefits associated with green infrastructure. … press release .) Discover related resources, including publications, essays, a white paper , a Story Map , …
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Fifty-year-old law proves we can address environmental challenges
… dismal water quality. When my family took a vacation to New England in the late 60s, we smelled the familiar … mooneye populations grew throughout the Ohio River and its tributaries, greater redhorses spread from a tiny refuge … knowledge and outrage alone were insufficient to produce a political solution to water pollution, suggesting a third …
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July: Stay cool
… July is our warmest month, its steamy days and sticky nights giving us a little taste … air, and warm up faster in a warm shower than in a warm room (and is the basis for that old bar bet that an ice cube … the hottest summer days, and so do anglers. People used to use springs as refrigerators, building little springhouses …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… nights during the ordeal he would sleep on his parents’ bedroom floor and squeeze his mother’s hand, afraid he … of childhood cases in the town that would give the disease its infamous name. Lyme disease today, though less of a … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Toward a more inclusive definition of green infrastructure
… infrastructure can provide.” Green infrastructure has its roots in 19th century landscape design. Its original conceptualization was broad, … of green infrastructure to guide future research and planning, and help cities and researchers adopt a more …
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Team Cary: Elsa Anderson
… junior in college, I took a trip to Thailand to work at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai. That was my first … but as a kid, I didn't like science class. I didn't like its focus on coming to a foregone conclusion. When I finally … a project looking at how the land around someone’s home influences their perception of local environmental problems. …
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Transforming urban systems: Toward sustainability
… ecological science is a young discipline. Because of its youth, many different methods have been proposed to … were detailed: extreme urban heat, the role of vacant land in urban areas, green stormwater infrastructure, and … can serve as a checklist for assessing sustainability planning. McPhearson comments, “By offering a strong …
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