#ForewordFriday: River Notes Edition
By Katharine Sucher / On May 20th, 2016
Go on your own journey with explorer Wade Davis in this week's Foreword Friday.
Watch This: Transit Street Design Guide Webinar
By Matt Solomon / On May 19th, 2016
On April 27, Island Press teamed up with NACTO, Strong Towns, CUES at Florida Atlantic University, and the Transportation and Land Development Committee of TRB to present a webinar highlighting NACTO’s Transit Street Design Guide. Moderator Dr.
Size Does Matter: The Ecology of Organic Food
By Andy Dyer / On May 18th, 2016
The push for organic food to supplant conventionally produced food (i.e., produced with pesticides, supplements and artificial fertilizers) has always been hampered by the claim that the organic production style couldn’t provide the volume of food needed to supply the US population. That claim was not really based in reality so much as a number of predictions about production costs, food costs, and backlash from invested corporations. With 100 million acres of prime US farmland being used to produce field corn, a crop that is diverted almost entirely to animal feed and ethanol pro
How to protect Communities from Climate Change
By Jennifer Miller, PhD / On May 18th, 2016
Climate change is here, and it is already affecting our health and wellbeing.
The Legacy of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
By Ray Tomalty / On May 17th, 2016
This month, the Olympic torch relay began in Brasília. After leaving the capital, the torch will visit more than 300 Brazilian cities and as it winds its way to Rio de Janeiro, gradually shift the nation’s attention from its political and economic troubles onto its Olympic hopes.
Aid, Poverty, and Global Biodiversity
By Bruce Rich / On May 16th, 2016
International efforts to conserve biodiversity in developing countries are recognizing the need to provide alternative livelihoods.
Want to Raise Backyard Chickens in Nation’s Capital? You’re Out of Cluck
By Baylen J. Linnekin / On May 13th, 2016
Washington, DC attorneys Allison Sheedy and Daniel McInnis share their home in the city’s Chevy Chase neighborhood with their four children. They share their large yard with Mrs. Tiggy-winkle, Minnie Mouse, India, and Red, their four egg-laying hens.
#ForewordFriday: Can a City Be Sustainable? Edition
By Katharine Sucher / On May 13th, 2016
Cities are the world’s future. Today, more than half of the global population—3.7 billion people—are urban dwellers, and that number is expected to double by 2050. There is no question that cities are growing; the only debate is over how they will grow.
WHAT IS THE SOCIAL FUTURE OF CITIES? 6 EXPERT INSIGHTS
By Gaelle Gourmelon / On May 12th, 2016
Can cities shift their systems and structures to become sustainable? This is the second of two sneak peeks into the newest State of the World publication, Can a City Be Sustainable?
Federal Judge Rules Skim Milk Isn't 'Skim Milk'
By Baylen J. Linnekin / On May 11th, 2016
This is what happens when government regulators control definitions of words.