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Peter Groffman elected president of the Ecological Society of America
… research focuses on climate effects on ecosystem biogeochemical processes related to carbon and nitrogen cycles. In addition to his role at Cary, he is a professor … . “From microbes to global biogeochemical cycles, from urban to forest ecosystems, from soil to water, from …
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To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform
To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform … real value to our cities. To realize the potential of these approaches to minimize hazards and benefit all communities, … of the Urban Systems Lab. More details and other project publications can be found at www.giequity.org . …
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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 … on GIequity.org, a new website identifying current approaches, gaps, and necessary transformations in urban … press release .) Discover related resources, including publications, essays, a white paper , a Story Map , …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… kids like Anderson could romp for hours in the gentle New England forest with little fear. Only later, after years … and suppression, there is a concept called the wildland-urban interface, or WUI. It is the transition zone where … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Transforming urban systems: Toward sustainability
Transforming urban systems: Toward sustainability Synthesis … the inaugural issue of npj Urban Sustainability , a new Nature Partner Journal out today, a team of leading … But these various conceptual tools, theories, and approaches are seemingly quite disparate, and rarely has the …
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Destroyed habitat creates the perfect conditions for coronavirus to emerge
… to Mayibout 2 in 2004 to investigate why deadly diseases new to humans were emerging from biodiversity “hot … says, is that diseases are likely to spring up in both urban and natural environments. “We have created densely … into and within cities — calls for an overhaul of current approaches to urban planning and development.” The …
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Getting parks out of green infrastructure purgatory
… Denver, Detroit, Houston, Louisville, Miami, Milwaukee, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, … Parks play an important role in cooling cities, mediating urban heat islands. On an individual level, the … as a place to site water management structures. These two approaches aren’t always compatible. Current funding …
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Road salt: Protecting China’s drivers, but at what cost?
… chloride ions entering the nearby spring that supplies the area’s reservoir. China Dialogue spoke to Victoria … In 2017, the country updated the 2002 standard with a new edition clearly dividing agents into chloride and … of snow removal. When presented with these cities’ approaches, Kelly agreed with them. She also highlighted …
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Cary Institute to offer immersive, paid research experience for teachers
… Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies is launching a new program to support high school and middle school … Hudson Valley school districts that serve both urban and rural populations have expressed interest in the … the mentorship of Cary scientists. Projects will explore new dimensions of ongoing Cary research related to wildfire, …
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Climate change is pushing the American redstart’s breeding range southward
… gradually moving northward to cooler climates. However, a new study finds that climate change is pushing at least one … While the virus’s effects were readily apparent in urban areas, where birds were found dead along streets, there was …
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