Executive team member reflects on the changing approach to infrastructure

Executive Team member, Thaddeus Miller, speaks to Gridium about the articles he co-authored in ISSUES in Science and Technology Magazine and The Conversation.  Focusing on infrastructure, these pieces discuss the changing

Sci-fi can offer a window to our food future

Food Systems Transformation Initiative Director Christopher Wharton says “The Minnesota Diet” offers opportunities for backcasting and reflection on our current behaviors when it comes to our food system.

Future Cities podcast episode 6: Lessons learned for climate risk and resilience from 2017 hurricanes

The 2017 hurricane season was a record-setting year for hurricanes. Hurricane Harvey dumped more rain on Houston than ever recorded in any US city. Hurricane Maria is regarded as the

Habitat for Humanity CEO talks to KJZZ about affordable housing

While Habitat for Humanity CEO Jonathan Reckford was in Phoenix as a speaker for the Wrigley Lecture Series, he stopped by the public radio station KJZZ to talk about the

Retailers rise with the tide of responsible products

$200 billion worth of consumer products are now managed using tools created by The Sustainability Consortium – an organization run by ASU and the University of Arkansas – according to the consortium's 2017 impact report.

Perspective on the New Carbon Economy

The economic and industrial developments that were fueled by the industrial revolution have made nations more productive than ever before and brought in significant social and lifestyle changes. However, they

Conservation science in practice

This spring, as part of the Knowledge Partnership between Arizona State University and Conservation International, six CI scientists began teaching a course for 38 undergraduate and graduate students at ASU.

Anthony J. Brazel Urban Climate Lecture Series 2018

First Annual Anthony J. Brazel Urban Climate Lecture Series Featuring: Sue GrimmondProfessor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Reading, UK Thursday, February 8 at 4:00 p.m.ASU’s Biodesign Institute AuditoriumRSVP:

Jonathan Reckford: Thought Leader Series

Affordable housing is critical to equitable and inclusive cities. That's according to Habitat for Humanity CEO Jonathan Reckford, who gave a Wrigley Lecture Series talk in January 2018. He makes

Housing is critical to equitable and inclusive cities

A Thought Leader Series Piece by Jonathan Reckford Note: Habitat for Humanity CEO Jonathan Reckford gave a Wrigley Lecture titled "Housing for Inclusive and Equitable Cities" in January 2018. With 60

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.