Extreme weather events and long-term climatic changes are having an impact on economies everywhere, and leaders are grappling with action to adapt and build the resilience of communities, ecosystems, and economies alongside action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming. Hence the rise of…
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It will take decades–the rest of the 21st century at least–to decarbonize the world economy and strengthen the climate resilience of communities. So we will need innovation and change to be sustained across multiple generations. March for Our Lives, whatever its immediate political impact, is a…
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Everyday images take on new meaning in the climate-change context.
I had the pleasure of meeting Scott Wiener a few times when I lived in San Francisco. He was then on the Board of Supervisors, representing District 8, the other side of the city from my apartment in the Presidio. We were on a panel together…
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An interesting angle in the New York Times on the nexus between the housing shortage in California and the impact of the recent Wine Country fires, which has left many who lost their homes with few options for temporary shelter owing to a lack of available…
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October 19, 2017 | Biophilic Immersion, Carbon-Free Advantage, Cities, Compact Development, Ecosystem Management, Equity, Green Infrastructure, Guest Blogger, Urban Transformation
Until the summer of 2016, I spent the first 25 years of my career in the non-profit sector advocating, teaching, lawyering, writing and entrepreneuring for social change as sustainable communities. I built two successful non-profits from scratch, both Boston-based and dedicated to greening low-income neighborhoods and…
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