Climate & Resilience
Ballot billions: Behind the efforts to fund and finance climate action
Downtown Revival: Leveraging 'Tactical Urbanism' to Rebuild Post-Pandemic Cities
As cities grapple with the pandemic's impact, planners and researchers examine strategies for downtown recovery, including converting offices to residential use, repurposing retail, expanding greenspace, and enhancing digital infrastructure, with an emphasis on 'tactical urbanism' and adaptive policy changes.
Wildfires and COVID-19 Compound Health and Safety Challenges for West Coast Cities
A gender reveal party pyrotechnic sparked the El Dorado Fire in San Bernardino County, burning nearly 9,000 acres. With 1.68 million acres burned statewide and air quality reaching hazardous levels, cities face the compounded challenge of protecting residents from wildfire smoke during a pandemic, while also managing reduced firefighting capacity and new public health messaging.
Racism as a Public Health Crisis: From Declarations to Action
Since Milwaukee County became the first local government to declare racism a public health crisis in 2019, over 120 jurisdictions have followed. This article explores how declarations can lead to concrete actions, including employee training, racial equity budgeting tools, and accountability mechanisms, with insights from Milwaukee County and other cities.
从藻华到数据红利：“智慧湖泊”如何提升水质
2014年俄亥俄州托莱多市因伊利湖有害藻华陷入饮用水危机，此后“智慧湖泊”项目兴起，如克利夫兰水联盟主导的Smart Lake Erie和纽约州乔治湖的Jefferson Project。这些项目利用数百个传感器、浮标和AI模型实时监测水质，应对藻华、道路盐和化粪池污染。俄亥俄州H2Ohio投入1.72亿美元，纽约州拨款6500万美元治理12个湖泊。技术已带来成果，如预测径流和影响两栖动物研究，并公开数据。专家建议区域协作以推广经验。