Tag: Cities
Local governments provide proof that polarization is not inevitable
Lauren Hall, Rochester Institute of Technology
When it comes to national politics, Americans are fiercely divided across a range...
Inside an urban heat island, one street can be much hotter...
Dan O'Brien, Northeastern University
It’s summer, and it’s been hot, even in northern cities such as Boston. But not...
2 ways cities can beat the heat: Which is best, urban...
Ian Smith, Boston University and Lucy Hutyra, Boston University
When summer turns up the heat, cities can start to...
Detroit’s population grew in 2023, 2024 − a strategy to welcome...
Paul N. McDaniel, Kennesaw State University and Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, Kennesaw State University
Detroit’s population grew in 2024 for...
If you really want to close the US trade deficit, try...
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology
President Donald Trump has long been preoccupied by the trade deficit —...
Female mosquitoes rely on one another to choose the best breeding...
Kaylee Marrero, Florida International University; Andre Luis da Costa da Silva, Florida International University, and Matthew DeGennaro, Florida International University
The US invented shopping malls, but China is writing their next chapter
John Rennie Short, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
On a recent research trip to China, I wandered through the...
Big-box retail chains were never a solution for America’s downtowns −...
Nicholas Dagen Bloom, Hunter College
Holiday shopping is in full swing, but city dwellers may have fewer options for...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
