Trail magic: Why trails are good for you, your economy, and things that matter
Rick Heffernon, former senior writer/editor at the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability and lead author of the Morrison Institute for Public Policy’s groundbreaking report “Sustainability for Arizona,” has served as an Arizona Trail steward for over 15 years. In this Park and Recreation Month-inspired essay, he examines how trails sustain the physical, emotional and economic well-being of our communities.
New DCDC publication
Assessing the sustainability of water governance systems: the sustainability wheel Published online in the Journal of Environmental Planning and Management on July 11, 2014. Authors Flurina Schneider (a,b,e), Mariano Bonriposi
Weighing the benefits and costs of gene-modifying technology
James Collins, a senior sustainability scientist and evolutionary ecologist at ASU, leads an interdisciplinary research team examining the scientific, ethical and regulatory issues that could arise from the use of a genetic engineering technology called gene drives.
Bringing environmental education to children in low-income communities
In Fall 2013 CAP's Ecology Explorers program began a partnership with Homeward Bound, an organization that provides transitional housing, employment services, and other forms of support to low-income families with children
"Leadership and change in twenty-first century higher education"
James Collins discusses a call for rapid adaptation and leadership in research and educational institutions. Leadership and Change in Twenty-First Century Higher Education. BioScience. 5, June 2014.
"Is it right to reverse extinction?"
Ben Minteer reflects on the importance of acknowledging our limited ability to right our wrongs. "Is it right to reverse extinction?". Nature. 14, May 2014.
World wide views on biodiversity report
The report on the results of the World Wide Views on Biodiversity Project Global mediation. The mediation took place worldwide on September 15, 2012. Meetings in the United States were
Scientist discusses wearable sensors at sustainable health forum
This year's Forum for Sustainable Health served as a kick-off for “Project HoneyBee,” an endeavor to develop wearable sensors that improve patient outcomes while reducing costs yet present technological challenges, according to distinguished sustainability scientist and forum speaker Lee Hartwell.
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy announces fellowship funding
The McDowell Sonoran Conservancy has received private funding to support one Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Fellow per year for three years, beginning Fall 2015. Contact us for application information.
ASU-led study represents first step toward artificial photosynthesis
Chemistry professor Petra Fromme and two distinguished sustainability scientists, Tom and Ana Moore, are among the authors of a study recently published in Nature, which obtained images of water split into protons, electrons and oxygen using the world's most powerful X-ray.
Lake Mead levels to drop to historic lows
July 9, 2014 Listen to DCDC director, Dave White, discuss the regional impact of the drop in Lake Mead's water level in his interview with KJZZ's Here and Now. July
DCDC co-director discusses Lake Mead's historic drop on KJZZ
Dave White, a senior sustainability scientist and co-director of Decision Center for a Desert City (DCDC), told KJZZ "Here and Now" host Steve Goldstein that new strategies are needed to contend with future implications of Lake Mead's historic decline.