Tag: Sustainable cities
Food forests are bringing shade and sustenance to US cities, one...
Karen A. Spiller, University of New Hampshire and Prakash Kashwan, Brandeis University
More than half of all people on...
How many Amazon packages get delivered each year?
Anne Goodchild, University of Washington and Rishi Verma, University of Washington
Curious Kids is a...
If all the vehicles in the world were to convert to...
Erica D. Walker, Brown University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages....
Farmers markets are growing their role as essential sources of healthy...
Edna Ledesma, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Alfonso Morales, University of Wisconsin-Madison
For many Americans, buying fresh local food at...
Cities can help migrating birds on their way by planting more...
Frank La Sorte, Cornell University
Millions of birds travel between their breeding and wintering grounds during spring and autumn migration, creating one of the greatest...
With fewer cars on US streets, now is the time to...
Kevin J. Krizek, University of Colorado Boulder
Sticking closer to home because of COVID-19 has shown many people what cities can be like with less...
Buildings consume lots of energy – here’s how to design whole...
Charles F. Kutscher, University of Colorado Boulder
Although the coronavirus pandemic has dominated recent headlines, climate change hasn’t gone away. Many experts are calling for...
Parks matter more than ever during a time of sickness –...
Richard leBrasseur, Dalhousie University
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered humans’ relationship with natural landscapes in ways that may be long-lasting. One of its most direct...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
