Tag: <span>urban development</span>

Bard National Climate Seminar: Dr. Michael Neuman on Urban Storm Risk and Sustainability

By Vanessa Kichline This year’s hurricane season has been one of the worst on record. We’ve already seen two Category 5 hurricanes make landfall in the United States, wreaking havoc to the tune of some $200 billion in damages—and the season isn’t over yet. Dr. Michael Neuman, professor and award-winning researcher of …

Keeping Portland “Weird”

I can’t begin to express how great it is to be back on the West Coast, not to mention in the great city of Portland, OR!  Over the years, Portland has grown in popularity, serving as a sustainable icon for the rest of the nation.  In a most recent study …