Shrink a Yard, Grow a Beach: Housing on Feeder Bluffs
One day, a resident of Port Angeles, Washington could swing in a hammock in his backyard and look out over
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climate resilience
Climate Change Is Here, And Boy Is It Ever Expensive!
If we fail to push for market transformation oriented toward climate adaptation solutions, the market will do it on its own. Like, in a really bad way. This has the unintended consequence, however, of incentivizing better decisions about development and planning.
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Land Hurricanes, Resilient Design, And Other Stuff To Think About
Extreme weather, like the recent derecho storm that ripped through Iowa, is exposing the fragility of the built environment. Fortunately, in thinking about how to protect ourselves, we have the ability to combine human technological ingenuity with the systems nature already built.
Read moreA Literal Train Wreck Makes A Case For Resilient Infrastructure
A train derailment yesterday morning in Southwest Detroit knocked down a power line, leaving about a thousand residential and commercial
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