Surveying the mayors: Two recent panel discussions outline sustainability and solar initiatives in AZ cities
In the past month, Arizona’s mayors’ from Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa, Goodyear, and the Town of Clarkdale have actively engaged in ASU organized mayoral panels highlighting their cities’ sustainability and solar
CAP scientists win environmental education award
CAP co-PI and Executive Committee member Charles Redman and CAP Education Manager Monica Elser were honored recently when their National Science Foundation-funded GK-12 program, Sustainability Science for Sustainable Schools, won
Be ghastly green this Halloween
Finally, the air has a bite to it, you can do homework outside, and the occasional breeze lets you know fall is here. And soon, the first holiday of the
Zero Waste Ambassadors are down with recycling
Zero Waste Ambassadors visit with Sun Devil Stadium tailgaters to spread the word about the benefits of recycling and the university's 2015 zero waste goal.
How rules shape cities: zoning gone wrong
Senior Sustainability Scientist, Emily Talen talks about how city zoning, coding, and laws got started, and how they need to change to help build more livable cities.
Sustainability Science for Sustainable Schools receives Valley Forward Environmental Excellence Award
The awards ceremony brought together over 600 community members to give recognition to those exemplifying sustainability and environmental responsibility in the Phoenix metro area.
CAP scientist receives national award
Anthony J. Brazel,a long-time CAP scientist and Arizona State University professor emeritus in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, has been awarded the 2013 Helmet E. Landsberg Award
The Darwinian moment: A Narrative for Adaptation
On Thursday, October 25, 2012, Captain Wayne Porter, USN, Chair, Systemic Strategy and Complexity at the Naval Postgraduate School, will present the first Wrigley Lecture Series of the 2012-2013 academic
Sustainability scientist honored for 4 decades of seminal research in urban climatology
Anthony J. Brazel receives the Helmet E. Landsberg Award for 2013 from the American Meteorological Society's Board on the Urban Environment for his interdisciplinary research that spans across climate sciences.
ASU hosts third Arizona Solar Summit
SkySong, Lightworks, and the Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development hosted Arizona Solar Summit III: Game Changers which focused on local solar projects, policy challenges, and future opportunities.
Museum exhibit examines environmental change in South Central Phoenix
ASU graduate students Katelyn Parady and Victoria Sargent have created an interactive exhibit at the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center that tells the story of environmental change in
Living in the desert: Decisions and consequences
Water is an essential resource for human settlement. Regardless of the climate or economy, if there is not an adequate supply of water to meet the water demands of a