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2016 Oct

Habitat III is finally a reality. From your perspective, what would be the single most important tangible outcome (not output) of the event—short or long term—and what will it take to achieve this outcome?

Yunus Arikan
,
Xuemei Bai
,
Genie Birch
,
Maruxa Cardama
,
Bharat Dahiya
,
PK Das
,
David Dodman
,
William Dunbar
,
Anjali Mahendra
,
Jose Puppim
,
David Satterthwaite
,
Huda Shaka
,
David Simon
,
Pengfei XIE
and
Lorena Zárate

Climate change, Development, Economics, Governance, Habitat III, Housing, Indigenous peoples, Justice, Participation/Democracy, Planning, Policy, Sustainability
2016 Sep

The Promise of the Big City: Migrants and Refugees Will Come to Your City. It’s Not a Novel Idea, but Cities Act Like it Is

Jennifer Baljko

Asia, Communities, Development, Economics, Governance, Jobs, Livability, Sustainability
2016 Sep

Swarms in the City

Valerie Gwinner

Africa, Agriculture, Culture, Food, Policy, Sustainability, Tools
2016 Sep

Torpor and Awakening

Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti

Culture, Education/Knowledge/Learning, Indigenous peoples, Sustainability, Tradition, Wildlife People Interactions
2016 Aug

What are the unifying elements of an urban ecology of the Global South and geographic south? Are they different than those in the north?

Pippin Anderson
,
Olga Barbosa
,
Timothy Bonebrake
,
Bharat Dahiya
,
Ana Faggi
,
Sabina Caula
,
Shuaib Lwasa
,
Fadi Hamdan
,
Yvonne Lynch
,
Colin Meurk
,
Sue Parnell
,
Steward Pickett
,
Luis Sandoval
,
Seth Schindler
and
Tan Puay Yok

Biodiversity, Development, Ecosystem services, Governance, Infrastructure, Justice, Livability, Policy, Sustainability
2016 Aug

Citizen Science Facilitates Both Science and Engagement

Laura Booth

Communities, Conservation, Economics, Education/Knowledge/Learning, Sustainability, Tools, Value
2016 Aug

Some Birds Love Cities—Can Cities Love them Back? TNOC Podcast Episode 9

Philip Silva
and
David Maddox

Architecture, Birds, Design, Sustainability, Wildlife People Interactions
2016 Jul

When Will We Start to Green the Roofs of Cities on a Massive Scale?

Andrew Clements

Climate change, Economics, Europe, Green Infrastructure, Green Roofs, Sustainability, Tools, Value, What is urban nature?
2016 Jul

The Forgotten Rurality: The Case for Participatory Management in Bogotá and its Surrounding Countryside

Diana Wiesner

Conservation, Corridors, Landscape, Networks, Parks, Planning, Policy, Resilience, South America, Stewardship, Suburbs, Sustainability, Value, What is urban nature?
2016 Jul

Restoration of Natural Ecosystems Makes Society Thrive

Chantal van Ham

Climate change, Conservation, Disasters/Red zone, Economics, Ecosystem services, Resilience, Restoration, Sustainability, Wetlands/Rivers/Streams
2016 Jul

Accessing Urban Environmental Education Opportunities Via Green Infrastructure

Laura Cole
,
Timon McPhearson
,
Cecilia Herzog
and
Alex Russ

Climate change, Ecosystem services, Education/Knowledge/Learning, Gardens, Green Infrastructure, Health, Networks, Parks, Participation/Democracy, Pedagogy, Resilience, Stewardship, Sustainability
2016 Jun

Urban agriculture has many benefits. Is one of them a contribution to urban sustainability?

Jane Battersby
,
Katrin Bohn
,
Christopher Bryant
,
Easther Chigumira
,
Evan Fraser
,
Kelly Hodgins
,
Patrick Hurley
,
Francois Mancebo
,
Idah Mbengo
,
Innisfree McKinnon
,
Leslie McLees
,
Geneviève Metson
,
Navin Ramankutty
,
Kristin Reynolds
,
Esther Sanyé-Mengual
,
Shaleen Singhal
,
Kathrin Specht
,
Naomi Tsur
,
Andre Viljoen
and
Claudia Visoni

Africa, Agriculture, Asia, Climate change, Communities, Culture, Design, Food, Gardens, Governance, Jobs, Justice, Networks, North America, Policy, Suburbs, Sustainability, Tools
2016 Jun

Cycling Politics, Identities, and Cultures

Huda Shaka

Culture, Governance, Health, Justice, Planning, Policy, Sustainability, Transportation
2016 Jun

Climate Adaptation Plans Can Worsen Unequal Urban Vulnerability

Linda Shi
and
Isabelle Michele Sophie Anguelovski

Climate change, Design, Gentrification, Housing, Justice, Policy, Resilience, Sustainability, Tools
2016 Jun

Leveraging Environmental Arts for Education and Sustainable Futures

Hilary Inwood
,
Joe Heimlich
,
Kumara Ward
and
Jennifer Adams

Art, Climate change, Education/Knowledge/Learning, Justice, Participation/Democracy, Pedagogy, Sustainability, Tools, What is urban nature?
2016 Jun

How Edible is My City?

Naomi Tsur

Agriculture, Climate change, Development, Disasters/Red zone, Ecosystem services, Food, Gardens, Resilience, Sustainability
2016 Jun

Climate Change Education

Marianne Krasny
,
Chew-Hung Chang
,
Marna Hauk
and
Bryce Dubois

Climate change, Disasters/Red zone, Ecosystem services, Education/Knowledge/Learning, Resilience, Sustainability
2016 Jun

Towards the Water-Sensitive City

Gary Grant

Architecture, Design, Ecosystem services, Green Infrastructure, Resilience, Sustainability, Water, Wetlands/Rivers/Streams
2016 May

Sense of Place

Jennifer Adams
,
David Greenwood
,
Mitchell Thomashow
and
Alex Russ

Communities, Culture, Education/Knowledge/Learning, Experiencing Nature, History, Justice, Sustainability, Value
2016 May

A Sustainable Future with Jobs and Social Harmony Starts with Urban Nature

Buyana Kareem

Africa, Economics, Ecosystem services, Health, North America, Planning, Sustainability, Trees
2016 May

Parks as Magnets that Shape Sustainable Cities

Amy Hahs

Australia & New Zealand, Design, Ecosystem services, Justice, Landscape, Parks, Stewardship, Sustainability
2016 May

Ceci N’est Pas le Ciel: Biophilia, Design, and Illusions of Authenticity

Paul Downton

Architecture, Biophilia, Design, Education/Knowledge/Learning, Experiencing Nature, Sustainability, What is urban nature?
2016 May

Changing Climate and Changing Cities: If You “Dress” Urban Planning Differently, You May be Able to Cope

Paula Villagra
and
Álvaro González Reyes

Climate change, Design, Planning, Policy, Resilience, South America, Sustainability, What is urban nature?
2016 May

School Partnerships are Key to Vibrant and Sustainable Cities

Polly Knowlton Cockett
,
Janet Dyment
,
Mariona Espinet
and
Yu Huang

Agriculture, Biodiversity, Children, Communities, Education/Knowledge/Learning, Pedagogy, Pollution, Stewardship, Sustainability, Tools, Water
2016 May

Designing for a Moving Target, Part I: Adapting Our Buildings to a Changing Climate

Chris Garvin
,
Allison Bernett
and
Chris Starkey

Architecture, Biophilia, Climate change, Design, Disasters/Red zone, Ecosystem services, Resilience, Sustainability
2016 Feb

Is the Deluge of Urban Areas in India a Natural Phenomenon or Irresponsible Planning?

Haripriya Gundimeda

Asia, Climate change, Disasters/Red zone, Ecosystem services, Health, Justice, Planning, Resilience, Sustainability, Tools, Wetlands/Rivers/Streams
2016 Feb

Finding My Sustainable Way

Miranda Gardiner

Architecture, Awareness, Culture, Ecological footprint, Media, Policy, Sustainability, Tools, Value
2016 Feb

Carbon Capture Gardens: A Nature-Based Solution for Managing Urban Brownfield Soils for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Mark Goddard

Brownfield, Carbon, Climate change, Design, Ecosystem services, Sustainability, Tools, Vacant lots
2016 Feb

The Elephant in the Room: Amazonian Cities Deserve More Attention in Climate Change and Sustainability Discussions

Eduardo Brondizio

Awareness, Climate change, Development, Indigenous peoples, Justice, South America, Sustainability
2016 Jan

Social-Ecological Urbanism and the Life of Baltic Cities

Stephan Barthel

Design, Ecocities, Justice, Livability, Resilience, Sustainability, Tools, What is urban nature?