Rebecca Bratspies
New York
Rebecca Bratspies is a Professor at CUNY School of Law, where she is the founding director of the Center for Urban Environmental Reform. A scholar of environmental justice, and human rights, Rebecca has written scores of scholarly works including 4 books. Her most recent book is Naming Gotham: The Villains, Rogues, and Heroes Behind New York Place Names. With Charlie LaGreca-Velasco, Bratspies is co-creator of The Environmental Justice Chronicles: an award-winning series of comic books bringing environmental literacy to a new generation of environmental leaders. The ABA honored her with its 2021 Commitment to Diversity and Justice Award.
More by this author at The Nature of Cities
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Visual storytelling: Can comics help us advance solutions to our social and environmental challenges? Yes
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Naming Gotham: What I Learned About the Place Names of New York City
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Nature for All: How can we uproot structural inequity in the provision of nature and its benefits to people?
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This Changes Everything: New York’s Environmental Amendment
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Renewable Rikers as a Blueprint for a Sustainable City
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Shutting Down Poletti—An Urban Environmental Victory
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What Pope Francis Might Do to Advance Climate Justice During His Visit to New York
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Why don’t all public buildings have green roofs? Or all large private buildings (e.g. businesses)? Would this be a good idea? What would it take to make it happen and to make it worthwhile?
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Greenpoint’s Environmental Benefit Fund as a Model for Community Participation
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What are the social justice implications of urban ecology, and how can we make sure that “green cities” are not synonymous with “gentrified” or “exclusive” cities?
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A Comic Book Sparks Kids Toward Environmental Justice
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Dolphin as Metaphor for the Limits of Environmental Law
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Embracing Environmental Justice to Green Our Cities