What’s the big deal about “resilience”?
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What’s the big deal about “resilience”?
From Slate.com, this interview with Torie Bosch features Sustainability Scientist Sander van der Leeuw, dean of the School of Sustainability. Van der Leeuw will be a panelist at this weekend’s
Fundamental steps needed now in global redesign of earth system governance
32 leading experts from around the world argue for immediate ambitious reforms TEMPE, Ariz. – Some 32 social scientists and researchers from around the world, including a Senior Sustainability Scholar
Reach for the Stars fellows excel in research, interdisciplinary environment
Six Arizona State University masters students in diverse fields of study are participating in Diversity across the Curriculum (DAC), a class that equips them with the skills for transdisciplinary collaboration
Higher ed presidents say teaching sustainability is good business
Achieving carbon neutrality on American college and university campuses is not a matter for science alone. It has to be taught. And, in dealing with budget reductions coupled with enrollment
Bonding out: Making companies pay up front for potential environmental disasters
Whether it’s building an oil pipeline, drilling for fuel in the ocean or “fracking” to flush natural gas out of the Earth, we’re often asked to believe the process is
Students apply coursework to ASU's food systems
Students at Arizona State University’s School of Sustainability get the opportunity to tackle real-life issues in their community as a part of their studies. For Dr. Hallie Eakin’s students in
Modernizing utility rates to aid energy efficiency plans
“You cannot run an economy, especially one poised for growth (like Arizona) without energy,” noted two Arizona State University energy experts in an op-ed that appeared in the Dec. 19
“Retrofitting Suburbs” is featured on National Public Radio
A November 29 broadcast on National Public radio features a project co-directed by planning professor Aaron Golub and Milagros Zingoni of the ASU Herberger Institute of Design and the Arts.
City of Phoenix receives HUD grant, ASU a key partner
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded the City of Phoenix a three-year $2.9 million Sustainable Communities grant, with ASU as a key partner. The grant’s objective
ASU to aid governor's energy policy team to spur solar installs
The Global Institute of Sustainability (GIOS) at Arizona State University is one of the players on the Governor’s Office of Energy Policy team tabbed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s
'The Business of Sustainability' presents 'green' blueprint
What does the future of business look like in a sustainability-minded world, and how do we get there are two among many questions addressed in the three-volume set, "The Business
Tesco and the Sustainable Consumption Institute join The Sustainability Consortium
ASU has announced that Tesco is joining The Sustainability Consortium, an independent group of global businesses, academics, governments and non-governmental organizations that work collaboratively to drive innovation in consumer product