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Green economy and related concepts: An overview

Journal of Cleaner Production Green economy and related concepts: An overview Eleonore Loiseaua, Laura Saikkub, Riina Antikainen, Nils Drostec, Bernd Hansjürgens, Kati Pitkänen, Pekka Leskinen, Peter Kuikmand, Marianne Thomsene Abstract For the last ten years, the notion of a green economy has become increasingly attractive to policy makers. However, green economy covers a lot of […]

Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on March 24, 2018

Look what your backyard can do in terms of carbon sequestration

By Kendra Pierre-Louis March 6, 2018 As the verdant hills of Wakanda are secretly enriched with the fictional metal vibranium in “Black Panther,” your average backyard also has hidden superpowers: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/06/climate/yard-garden-global-warming.html Spread the word

Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on March 11, 2018

Sustainability and Resilience in the Urban Environment

Theis, T. L., M. Zellner, AND H. CABEZAS. Sustainability and Resilience in the Urban Environment. Presented at U.S.-Japan Workshop on Life-Cycle Assessment of Sustainable Infrastructure Materials, Hokkaido Univ, Sapporo, JAPAN, October 21 – 22, 2009. Urban systems are formed by a diversity of actors and activities, and consist of complex interactions involving financial, information, energy, […]

Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on March 8, 2018

Analyzing resilience of urban networks: a preliminary step towards more flood resilient cities

In Europe, river floods have been increasing in frequency and severity. These circumstances require the management of flood risk by integrating new concepts like urban resilience. Nevertheless, urban resilience seems to have no accurate meanings. That is why researchers are primarily concerned with defining resilience. Spread the word

Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on March 5, 2018

Resilient TORONTO

Resilient TORONTO As a member of the 100 Resilient Cities Network (100RC), a global community of cities working together to build urban resilience, the City is working to improve our resilience to the physical, social, and economic challenges of the 21st century. In Toronto, these challenges include climate change and extreme weather, and a variety […]

Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on March 2, 2018

Federal Resiliency Efforts Pay Off Six Times Their Investment

For every $1 that the U.S. government spends on resiliency projects, such as elevating buildings in flood zones and improving water management systems, society saves $6 on the future costs of natural disasters, according to a new report by the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS). Spread the word

Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on January 31, 2018

5 Big Ideas for SIDEWALK TORONTO’S First Year

Sidewalk Toronto has dedicated a staggering $50 million to the engagement and testing phase of their new tech-driven Quayside development. Naturally, we at PPS can’t help but imagine what would be possible with such a large budget dedicated to community engagement and pilot testing. So we made a list of five items that we would […]

Posted by Aleksandar Janicijevic on January 21, 2018