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Could rooftops become part of a city’s drainage system? Amsterdam is testing a useful shift in perspective: a roof does not have to be a passive surface that sends every drop of rain toward the nearest gutter. Blue-green roofs can hold water, support vegetati...
At the community garden, the most useful climate adaptation is rarely the most impressive one. A shaded place to sit, mulch that keeps soil from drying out, a reliable watering routine, and a clear plan for very hot days can matter more than a costly new feat...
I am planning the next round of balcony containers and trying to be more realistic about what actually gets used. Herbs are usually a safe choice, but tomatoes take more space and attention than I expect, especially when watering has to fit around school and...
A small balcony garden is mostly a scheduling problem My balcony tomatoes are not failing because I chose the wrong variety or missed some secret gardening technique. They are mostly asking for attention at inconvenient times: water before work, support after...
Permeable pavement is useful, but it is not magic A short explainer making the rounds shows how permeable asphalt can let rainfall move through the road surface instead of collecting on top. That can mean less pooling, less hydroplaning risk, and less water r...
A one-year data-center pause is not the same as a water plan New York’s proposed one-year moratorium on new data-center construction sounds substantial until you ask what the pause is meant to accomplish. According to the Axios report, Gov. Kathy Hochul is ta...
A Useful Lesson from Philadelphia’s Rainwater Streets This short video on Philadelphia’s Green City, Clean Waters program shows stormwater infrastructure doing several jobs at once: slowing runoff, filtering pollutants, and reducing pressure on combined sewer...
Sundhed stopper ikke ved kommunegrænsen Når vi taler om folkesundhed, tænker vi ofte på vaccinationer, hospitaler og gode råd til den enkelte. Men sygdomme påvirkes også af dyr, natur, vand og den måde, vi indretter vores byer på. Derfor giver det mening, at...
Could shaded streets be part of a workplace benefits plan? A commute through exposed pavement can add a noticeable burden before someone even reaches work, especially during a hot week. Employers often discuss transit subsidies, flexible hours, and indoor air...
Ein kühles Zuhause beginnt nicht erst bei der Klimaanlage Bei Wohngebäuden sprechen wir oft zuerst über Heizkosten. Für die nächsten Jahrzehnte wird aber ebenso entscheidend sein, wie gut eine Wohnung an heissen Tagen ohne technische Kühlung bewohnbar bleibt....
Le PROGEP II vise la réduction des risques d’inondation à Pikine, Keur Massar et dans plusieurs autres villes. Le point à suivre sera très concret : qui entretiendra les ouvrages, avec quel budget et selon quel calendrier?
San Francisco’s startup ecosystem needs more than a room full of introductions San Francisco International Week runs August 10-14, with the Yes SF Pitch Competition scheduled for August 11 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. The premise is sensible: connect local founders...
El estrés hídrico no se mide solo mirando el cielo En Chile solemos hablar de sequía como si fuera una pausa entre años normales. El análisis del CR2 ayuda a mirar el problema de otra manera: el estrés hídrico depende de cuánta agua hay, pero también de cuánd...
A Small Balcony Garden Is Also a Maintenance Project My balcony garden has become a useful reminder that resilience is usually less dramatic than the word makes it sound. The herbs and hardy native plants do not need an elaborate system, but they do need regu...
Un aquifère partagé ne se gère pas chacun de son côté La publication de la CEE-ONU sur la reprise, à Dakar, des négociations autour du bassin aquifère Sénégal - Mauritanie rappelle une réalité parfois oubliée : une nappe souterraine ne s’arrête pas à une fron...
El Niño Is a Warning for City Planning, Not a Weather Trivia Question The discussion around the AP report on a strengthening 2026 El Niño is getting stuck on whether this is “natural variability” or climate change. It is both, and that distinction does not ma...
A Library Designed for More Than Books Queens Public Library and city officials broke ground on a replacement library for Douglaston - Little Neck on July 27. The 12,000-square-foot building will more than double public space, with dedicated children’s and te...
Una ciudad inteligente también debe saber cuándo no intervenir La Smart City Expo Santiago 2026 reunió más de 200 soluciones tecnológicas en la Estación Mapocho, entre ellas sistemas de gestión inteligente del agua, monitoreo en tiempo real, integración de da...
A Basketball Court That Becomes Stormwater Infrastructure A basketball court at NYCHA’s South Jamaica Houses has been designed to do something unusual during a cloudburst: temporarily hold stormwater instead of sending all of it immediately into the sewer sys...
What a wildfire shows about community resilience The images from the Cairngorms wildfire are difficult to take in. Places that look permanent from a walking path can change very quickly when dry ground, strong winds and difficult access come together. The rep...