Survival strategies for the 21st century city
Senior Sustainability Scientist Shade Shutters garnered interest in 'green decision tools' by rebranding them as 'innovation and creative economy tools' – one of the insights he shared at a Future Tense event called “Will our Cities Survive the 21st Century?"
Professor says crisis should serve as 'wakeup call'
As Cape Town, South Africa nears “Day Zero” when authorities turn off the taps — expected in the first half of April 2018 — Senior Sustainability Scientist Dave White expresses the pressing need to adapt urban water systems to stresses like climate change.
EMSL graduate hired as executive director
Jessica Morrison, a School of Sustainability graduate who earned an Executive Master of Sustainability Leadership degree, has been chosen as Resource Conservation Partners's new executive director. Resource Conservation Partners is a
Sustainability student represents bright energy future
Kayla Kutter, a student in the School of Sustainability's Master of Sustainability Solutions program and the School for Future of Innovation in Society's Master of Science program, has been named to
Pioneering planetary management
ASU Now With the goal of harnessing the innovative capacity of academia and developing options for the sound management of our planet, ASU President Michael Crow announced the launch of the Global
Glendale Becomes First in Arizona to Replace Streetlights with LED Bulbs
It isn’t every day a city council gets a treat like the one Glendale enjoyed Tuesday night. The city was honored for its work to change out all of their
Illuminating gender inequality in Mexican aquaculture
Maria Cruz Torres, an anthropologist and senior sustainability scientist, has worked tirelessly for twenty years to make the efforts of Sinaloa's female shrimp traders visible – even despite the threat of personal violence.
Getting to the source of poor water management
We often think of the impacts of extreme events, like the flooding in Houston or the damage from the earthquake this year in Mexico City, as resulting from some anomalous
Teaching in the rainforest, science communication and leadership
On January 5-8, 2018, ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Founding Director Leah Gerber, along with Affiliated Faculty John Sabo and Tod Swanson, facilitated an intensive workshop titled Environmental Communication and
Assessing the value of urban agriculture
The benefits of urban agriculture may seem local and limited, but – according to a team of researchers led by ASU and Google – the collective environmental impact is significant.
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Turns Brownfield to Greenfield
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) is turning a former Brownfield site into an Environmental Education Demonstration Garden. The site, formerly called the Beeline Gravel Pit, was a raceway-turned-disposal
Biodegradable plastics made from bacteria
By employing cyanobacteria – a photosynthesis-happy bug – Senior Sustainability Scientist Taylor Weiss is making environmentally-friendly bioplastics that dissolve in a matter of months.