Way back in 2013 (a simpler time — remember?) Island Press launched the Urban Resilience Project (URP), with support from The Kresge Foundation and The JPB Foundation. We began with a survey of the existing literature on resilience and reached out to a diverse group of organizers, researchers, planners, and other urban change agents. What we learned in the project's initial phase was that people were increasingly getting their information from online news sources, and that Island Press would be wise to take advantage of this new media landscape. Thus, in 2015, we began our editorial phase of the project, working closely with resilience thought leaders, community advocates, and policy makers on the production and placement of short-form content: articles, op-eds, think pieces, transcribed interviews, and more.
And now, 2 1/3rd years later, we’ve officially reached our 100th published URP piece! From small-town newspapers to USA TODAY, niche blogs to The Nation magazine, we’ve worked hard to bring sustainable, equitable solutions to a wide variety of audiences and outlets. We hope you’ve enjoyed reading our content, republished here on the Field Notes blog (links below), and hope that you’ll continue to be inspired by our resilience work.
Want to be a part of URP’s next 100 pieces? Email resilience@islandpress.org to find out how you can help us forge a greener, fairer future!
1. Is "resilience" the new sustainababble?
2. We can't have resilience without justice
3. Here's why climate advocates should love Obama's community college plan
4. Our infrastructure's crucial need: resiliency
5. Meet Obama's chief resilience officer
6. More than a drafting error: Why Scott Walker is wrong
7. 7 ways to talk about climate impacts with just about anyone (yes, even Republicans!)
8. The making of an energy ghetto
9. An inclusive climate movement starts to rise in the Southeast
10. After Disaster, Tactical Urbanism Builds Resilience
11. NYC Mayor's Green Plan Fights Poverty and Pollution at the Same Time
12. Imagine Fewer Autos (It's Easy if you Try)
13. Riots and Resilience in Baltimore and Beyond
14. For US Cities, Every Week is "Infrastructure Week"
15. In Uncertain Times, Design for Community
16. The Myth That Coal is Cheap
17. On the Nature of Cities - and The Future of Conservation
18. Got Food? How Local Food Systems Can Build Resilience for Turbulent Times
19. When the Pope, the President and Top Health Experts Agree, Maybe It's Time We Listen
20. Can we talk? Here's the Conversation African-Americans Need to Have About Climate Change
21. Tackling the "Wicked Problem" of Urban Street Planning
22. In Defense of Density: Rethinking Jane Jacobs in the Era of Climate Change
23. Not Waiting for Paris: Northern Manhattan Residents Develop Climate Action Plan
24. Affordable, Multifamily Housing: Ready for the Next Storm?
25. The Pope's Green Message is About a Lot More than Climate Change
26. Choosing hope in New Orleans
27. New York May Not be a Great Place for Bikers, But It's a Great Place to Bike
28. How Solar Power Can Make Affordable Housing More Resilient
29. The Legal Consequences of Ignoring Climate Change
30. Racial Equity, Poverty and the Promise of Clean Power
31. Hold the Keystone XL Bubbly: our fossil fuel addiction is as strong as ever
32. Building for Resilience Makes (Good Business) Sense
33. Doubling Down on Community Resilience
34. Here's what frontline communities are pushing for at the Paris climate talks
35. Bounce Forward: Building Resilience for Dangerous Times
36. For a Resilient Future, Put Community First
37. If Roads Are Gridlocked in Rush Hour, What Happens When Disaster Strikes
38. Terrorism is Americans' No.1 Concern. We Have Bigger Problems
39. African Americans, Organizing and the Transition Environmental Movement
40. What happens when an NAACP leader becomes a climate activist? Some really cool stuff
41. What's that forest worth? Disaster assistance (finally!) takes nature into account
42. Building Climate Resilience at the Water's Edge
43. New Guide Will Help You Take Action in the Streets
44. World Water Day! - Iconic Woodstock, NY Fights Water Battle and Wins
45. Canada is Looking Better and Better (The Regent Park Story)
46. Getting Real About Resilience in South Brooklyn
47. Climate change is making us sick
48. Protecting Communities from Climate Change (Hint: It’s not Just About Seawalls)
49. From Singapore to Scranton, PA: What does economic resilience really look like?
50. Rebuilding Baltimore: How can US cities become more economically resilient?
51. How to get solar panels onto more affordable apartment buildings
52. At the Nexus of Gentrification and Environmentalism
53. 4 Ways to Address Climate Change Now
54. Heat or Eat? New York Tackles Energy Costs and Climate Change
55. The bipartisan climate solution: a tax swap
56. A Community Approach to Climate Resilience
57. Oakland rejects coal terminal, sets example on climate change
58. 8 Ways China is 'Winning' on Transportation
60. NASA Scientists: Do You See Change? If So, Share It
61. Too Hot for Pokemon Go? Use Your Phone to Fight Climate Change Instead
62. Reflections on Water Wrongs
63. NYC Residents Zero In on Failing Energy Grid
64. What can the abolitionists teach us about climate change?
65. Why current disaster planning doesn't cut it, and what we can do instead
66. If It Doesn’t Have a Bench, Is It Still a Park?
67. Cap-and-trade? Not so great if you are black or brown
68. Black People Are Hurt by Climate Change, but It’s Not on the Agenda
69. Bee bans and more: How food laws sting producers
70. 9 Questions on Climate Change and Health Every Candidate Should Answer
71. Bridging A Gap on the Bronx River
72. Want to Win on Climate? Put Justice at the Center
73. Our Poisonous Economic System Needs a Grassroots Intervention
74. Parks: Not just for picnics
75. People Power: How Residents of Northern Manhattan are Creating an Energy Revolution
77. Malign neglect? What will urban policy look like under a Trump presidency
79. This is How We Can Tackle Climate Change, Even With a Denier-in-Chief
80. Tear Down That Fence: A Tale of Urban Farms & The Barriers in Their Way
81. Gentrification and Food Deserts Got You Down? There's an App for That
82. Frontline communities will lead the fight for environmental and climate justice under Trump
83. What JFK fliers owe Jamaica Bay wildlife
84. Designing a Renewable Food System
85. What does environmental justice organizing look like in the time of Trump?
86. The Climate Change Debate: Black People Are Being Left Out and That Can Be Deadly
88. Climate change raises the stakes for affordable health care coverage
89. Diversity Is Not Enough. And, Done Alone, It Can Be Counterproductive
90. Solar Power With Storage for All? Philanthropy Can Help Make it Happen
91. Fight the attempt to kill the Clean Water Rule
92. Trump is Wrong about Climate Change, and Jobs Too
93. Here's how environmental justice leaders are pushing forward in the Trump era
94. Trumping the Transportation Progress Our Cities Need
95. Scientists must earn and maintain the public's trust
96. How to Turn Neighborhoods Into Hubs of Resilience
97. A Visual Tool for Guiding Urban Change
98. President Trump's Climate Inaction Sells the Future Short
99. Communities of color must lead the People's Climate March
100. Find solutions instead of shutting off water
