When dam burst, here’s how one...

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Flooding is a perennial danger for people living along Great Plains watersheds. But this spring the challenge has been epic in scale, calling forth individual resilience and the bonds of community.

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Europeans want to repair, not ...

Jan 9, 2019 by

The Right to Repair movement is rapidly growing – and it can’t come soon enough.

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An Unthinkable, Inevitable Res...

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Resilient design can’t save every human settlement from wildfires, drought, flooding, and other anthropogenic natural disasters. In some cases, we will have to consider retreat.

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Videos: Smart Policies for a C...

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[Translate] The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) convened a Blue Ribbon Panel on Climate Change and Resilience last...

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How a Solar Microgrid Is Helpi...

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[Translate] Environment The Chemehuevi are showing us what’s possible. Let’s follow their lead. By Stan Greschner /...

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Life after Harvey and Irma: Ho...

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[Translate] 09/20/2017ASLA Blue Ribbon Panel1 Comment ASLA 2014 Professional General Design Honor Award. Hunter’s Point South,...

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Why Can’t We Get Cities Right?...

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Why Can’t We Get Cities Right?

[Translate] Paul Krugman    NYTIMES Photo The highways in Houston were empty last Tuesday after the city was inundated with...

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Soon We’ll Be Able to Swim in ...

Aug 16, 2017 by

[Translate] Dana Davidsen   THEDIRT.ASLA.ORG Chicago River / Pinterest Take a dip in the Chicago River? Those familiar with its...

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THE LANDSCAPES OF PRE-INDUSTRI...

May 18, 2017 by

THE LANDSCAPES OF PRE-INDUSTRIAL CITIES (PART 1 AND 2)

[Translate] The Dirt Contributor LiDAR-generated hillshade showing terracing, household remains and field boundaries in present-day...

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AS NEW JERSEY’S FLOODING...

May 15, 2017 by

AS NEW JERSEY’S FLOODING CRISIS INTENSIFIES, LOW-INCOME PEOPLE FEEL THE WORST IMPACTS

Coastal communities are enduring growing flood risks from rising seas, with places like Atlantic City, sandwiched between a bay and the ocean, facing some of the greatest threats.

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The Urban Common Spaces That S...

May 12, 2017 by

The Urban Common Spaces That Show Us We Belong to Something Larger

[Translate] Environment We must protect the parks, pathways, and gardens that connect us to each other and to the ecosystems of our...

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THERE ARE LOTS OF CLIMATE UNCE...

May 6, 2017 by

THERE ARE LOTS OF CLIMATE UNCERTAINTIES. LET’S ACKNOWLEDGE AND PLAN FOR THEM WITH HONESTY

[Translate] A New York Times column on the climate set off yet another dangerous tempest of exaggeration and simplification. by...

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A NEW STRATEGY FOR AMERICAN SU...

Apr 30, 2017 by

A NEW STRATEGY FOR AMERICAN SUSTAINABILITY

[Translate] THE DIRT Jared Green The New Grand Strategy / St. Martin’s Press Back in 2009, U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff...

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A NEW STRATEGY FOR AMERICAN SU...

Apr 24, 2017 by

A NEW STRATEGY FOR AMERICAN SUSTAINABILITY

The New Grand Strategy…

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HOW TO TURN NEIGHBORHOODS INTO...

Apr 18, 2017 by

[Translate]   By Taj James and Rosa González, YES! Magazine Think of it as a silver lining to the gathering dark clouds. We live in...

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ASLA OUTLINES INFRASTRUCTURE P...

Mar 30, 2017 by

ASLA OUTLINES INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITIES

[Translate] The Dirt Queens Plaza in Queens NYC, 2012 / Sam Oberter The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) urges policy...

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CLEAN WATER FOR EVERYONE WHO L...

Feb 18, 2017 by

CLEAN WATER FOR EVERYONE WHO LIVES IN A CITY

[Translate] Aaron King   THE DIRT Water Infrastructure / Columbia University PressWater Infrastructure: Equitable Deployment of...

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GARLIC INJECTION COULD TACKLE ...

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HOW CREATIVE REPURPOSING OF IN...

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[Translate]   By Amanda Abrams, YES! Magazine | Report The cavernous Scrap Exchange in Durham, North Carolina, is a maker’s...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Dec 2, 2016 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS NOVEMBER 16-30

[Translate] THE DIRT    J.R. Taylor Freeway Park, Seattle, Washington by Lawrence Halprin / Photograph © Aaron Leitz, courtesy The...

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INTERVIEW WITH MITCHELL SILVER...

Dec 2, 2016 by

INTERVIEW WITH MITCHELL SILVER ON NYC’S GAME CHANGING PARK SYSTEM

[Translate] THE DIRT    Jared Green Mitchell Silver / NYC Parks and RecreationMitchell Silver is commissioner of the New York City...

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ARCTIC TIPPING POINTS PUT EART...

Dec 1, 2016 by

ARCTIC TIPPING POINTS PUT EARTH AT RISK

[Translate]   By Alex Kirby / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     The Arctic’s summer sea-ice cover has hit new record lows...

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BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE ...

Nov 13, 2016 by

BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE FROM THE GROUND UP

[Translate] THE DIRT Larimer vision / Larimer Consenus To boost resilience in vulnerable, under-served communities, we need to “build...

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How Do We Transition from a Wo...

Oct 2, 2016 by

How Do We Transition from a World of Domination and Extraction to a World of Resilience and Regeneration?

[Translate] Local Peace Economy At the New Economy Coalition conference, activists build the road by walking. By Mariana Mendoza /...

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ASLA LAUNCHES GUIDE TO RESILIE...

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ASLA LAUNCHES GUIDE TO RESILIENT DESIGN

[Translate] ASLA Launches Guide to Resilient Design THE DIRT  Jared Green Resilient design / ASLAA new online guide launched today by...

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ASLA LAUNCHES GUIDE TO RESILIE...

Sep 22, 2016 by

ASLA LAUNCHES GUIDE TO RESILIENT DESIGN

[Translate] THE DIRT     BY Jared Green Resilient design / ASLAA new online guide launched today by the American Society of Landscape...

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DESIGN COMPETITION: A MORE RES...

Jul 29, 2016 by

DESIGN COMPETITION: A MORE RESILIENT WEST PALM BEACH

[Translate] Jared Green   THE DIRT Shore to Core / Van Alen Institute and West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment AgencyWest Palm...

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THE NEW LANDSCAPE DECLARATION:...

Jun 25, 2016 by

THE NEW LANDSCAPE DECLARATION: PERSPECTIVE AND CRITIQUE (PART 1)

[Translate] THE DIRT BY Jared Green New Landscape Declaration / LAFAfter hearing 23 declarations on the first day of the Landscape...

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PREPARING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE

May 25, 2016 by

PREPARING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE

[Translate] Jared Green  THE DIRT                                                                                         Gold Coast,...

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SOME OLD SPECIES ARE WELL-SUIT...

May 13, 2016 by

SOME OLD SPECIES ARE WELL-SUITED TO SURVIVE CLIMATE CHANGE

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     The cane toad is one of the lucky winners of evolution’s...

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