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Museums and Resiliency

By Joyce Lee on 17 May 2018 • 8 minute read

A recent report by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) states the total economic contribution of US museums in 2016 amount to more than $50 billion in GDP, 726,200 jobs supported and $12 billion in taxes to local, state and federal governments. Not included in the ab …

Resilience: Surviving and Thriving in the Face of Change

By Heather Joy Rosenberg on 13 Jul 2015 • 4 minute read

Thinking about disasters is a hard sell. But whether we think about them or not, we pay for them. According to the 2015 UNISDR Global Assessment Report, expected annual global losses are estimated to reach $314 billion in the built environment alone. All indicators su …

Getting Climate Ready

By Sue Hall on 22 Apr 2015 • 9 minute read

While many campuses are pursuing clean energy visions with vigor and determination, others recognize that preparing for climate impacts has become essential. Boston University (BU), in concert with a myriad of local city partners, recently recognized that given climate …

Back Bay Canals proposed by Dennis Carlberg, Arlen Stawaz, and Michael Wang at the Urban Land Institute, Boston

GHG Emissions Stabilized and Declining! Imagining the Post-Game Debrief

By Heather Joy Rosenberg on 03 Feb 2015 • 2 minute read

Last month on the radio, as I listened to the post-game of President Obama’s State of the Union speech, radio commentators discussed who could rightly take credit for the recent economic recovery and the prevention of another recession. Obama and the Democrats certain …

NWF Report: Green Works for Climate Resilience

By Kara E. Reeve on 06 Aug 2014 • 2 minute read

Cities are already experiencing the impacts of climate change, such as sea-level rise, drought, and extreme weather. With more than half of the people in the world living in urban areas, the global population will become more vulnerable to these impacts in coming decade …