TOPIC
Climate
From the Editors: Build It Back Smarter
The editors of Urban Omnibus reflect on the scale of Superstorm Sandy in terms of government response, climate change, and infrastructure investment.
Cities and Climate Change: Small Enough to Act, Big Enough to Matter
Shin-pei Tsay calls on urbanists to better communicate the crucial role cities can play in addressing the global challenges of climate change.
Making Connections: Planning for Green Infrastructure in Two Bridges
Kerri Culhane explains how geographical, historical and architectural factors make the Two Bridges neighborhood uniquely suited to realize the environmental, economic and social benefits of green infrastructure.
Underdome
Janette Kim and Erik Carver discuss Underdome, an ambitious attempt to classify contending energy agendas and to examine their implications for public life.
Clip-on Architecture: Reforesting Cities
Vanessa Keith explores some simple yet radical ways to retrofit our urban building stock to address a chief cause of climate change: tropical deforestation.
Clip-on Architecture: Climate Crisis Causes & Solutions
In Part Two of Clip-On Architecture, Vanessa Keith looks at tropical deforestation and catalogues some sustainable solutions currently being applied in the developing world.