New study suggests clues to urban resiliency lie within ancient cities
Jakarta … San Francisco … Shanghai … Phoenix … Houston.
Archaeology
Jul 24, 2023
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News tagged with city leaders
Opinion: Cities are central to our future—they have the power to make, or break, society's advances
We live in tumultuous times. In the space of just a few years, we have witnessed a surge in populist politics across the world, a global pandemic, a spike in environmental disasters and a fraying of geopolitical relations ...
Social Sciences
Jun 22, 2023
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Better climate modeling and data can help Baltimore weather a hotter, stormier future
If you were to stand at the intersection of Maryland Avenue and West 24th Street in Baltimore's Old Goucher neighborhood and travel back in time 10 years, you would probably be shocked at the transformation. Back then, pavement ...
Environment
Jun 22, 2023
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Researchers find little evidence that military policing reduces crime
The debate around deploying armed forces for domestic policing operations in high-crime areas is often framed as a tradeoff between preserving public safety and maintaining civil liberties. Proponents argue that military ...
Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2023
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'Noisome stinking scum': How Londoners protested river pollution in the 1600s
The U.K. government and water companies have recently been heavily criticized for allowing raw sewage and other pollutants to spill into the nation's waterways.
Environment
Apr 25, 2023
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In rush to fight climate change, cities coordinate to battle heat with trees
From Seattle to Palm Beach, Florida, city leaders agree that urban areas need more trees to alleviate the effects of climate change. Amid the growing attention to tree canopy—and an infusion of federal funding—more than ...
Environment
Apr 6, 2023
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A decade post-Sandy, New York vulnerable as ever
Long before Superstorm Sandy devastated New York City and the surrounding region in 2012, scientist Klaus Jacob issued a prophetic report warning city leaders that such paralyzing flooding was imminent.
Environment
Oct 28, 2022
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How the threat of 'taxpayer-funded abortion' is being used to mobilize conservative religious voters
Following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization and the wave of state-level abortion bans that followed, it might appear that anti-abortion activists could declare victory and go ...
Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2022
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Who has your back in a weather emergency?
When a heat wave drives the temperature in your apartment over 100 degrees or your power goes out during a brutally cold winter storm, knowing your neighbors can save your life. Research has shown that communities with strong ...
Social Sciences
Oct 6, 2022
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First global survey of mayors shows urgent climate, infrastructure, equity challenges
A new global survey of city leaders underscores pressing challenges facing municipalities, including rising inequality, extreme heat and flood risks exacerbated by climate change, and a need to rebalance transportation systems ...
Economics & Business
Sep 27, 2022
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