Tag: climate
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Resilience Matters
Podcast Recap For the past ten years, Island Press has been publishing a compilation of articles surrounding resilience. As a partner of the Booked on Planning Podcast, we have covered this publication for the past three years of the show, this year with the opportunity to interview the editor, Laurie Mazur. While typically centered around…
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From the Ground Up
Book Review Kicking off Season 4 of the Booked on Planning podcast, we discussed critical transformations required to make our cities resilient and equitable. Our guest, Alison Sant, the author of “From the Ground Up: Local Efforts to Create Resilient Cities,” brings to light the vital role of community-led efforts in combating climate change and…
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Cultural Heritage’s Role in Climate Action
In the summer of 2019 the Climate Change and Heritage Working Group of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) released The Future of Our Pasts: Engaging cultural heritage in climate action. ICOMOS, a non-governmental international organization, is a leader in protecting monuments and sites making their recognition of the impact of climate change…
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Record Flooding in Nebraska: Causes and Impact
The flooding in Nebraska and surrounding states this past week looks like it will surpass the records set in 2011. A number of weather patterns over the past several months combined to form a perfect storm. We all felt the eighth coldest February on record in Nebraska (how could we forget the polar vortex) which meant…
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