How to weather calamities like Harvey and Irma
According to Charles Redman – founding director of ASU’s School of Sustainability and leader of the Urban Resilience to Extreme Weather Related Events Sustainability Research Network – new ideas on how to build more resilient cities focus on working with nature rather than trying to master it.
Executive Team members present 6 rules for rebuilding after ‘unprecedented’ weather events
The UREx SRN’s Thaddeus Miller, a social scientist, and Mikhail Chester, an engineer, lay out six rules for investing in infrastructure during a time of ‘unprecedented’ weather events. Considering U.S.
ASU undergraduate intern awarded by Idaho National Laboratory
Brianna Fornes, an undergraduate at Arizona State University, was recently awarded Best Technical Presentation by the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). This award highlights her work during a summer internship at
Making cities more resilient after Harvey and Irma
The UREx SRN’s Charles Redman talks with ASU Now about how to better prepare for events like Harvey and Irma and how the UREx network is developing tools to make cities
Sustainable Cities Network (SCN) Partner News – City of Glendale Desert Food Forest
Earlier this summer, the City of Glendale Water Services Department sponsored three “Hotel Saguaro” puppet shows during the Glendale Library’s busy summer reading program. A unique pre-show activity called “Taste Your
Apache Junction becomes inaugural partner of ASU’s Project Cities
Nestled at the foot of the Superstition Mountains, Apache Junction is strategically positioned as the eastern gateway into the Greater Phoenix metro area and the western entry to the Tonto
Apache Junction becomes inaugural partner of ASU’s Project Cities
Nestled at the foot of the Superstition Mountains, Apache Junction is strategically positioned as the eastern gateway into the Greater Phoenix metro area and the western entry to the Tonto
Phoenix riverbed primed for transformation
Inspired by the river walk in San Antonio, U.S. Senator John McCain plans to transform the entire Salt River bottom with help from ASU. Rio Salado 2.0 will run through
Microplastics risk assessment in American Samoa
To estimate risk to marine ecosystems and human health in American Samoa, sustainability scientist Beth Polidoro is using a NOAA award to quantify the types and concentration of organic contaminants and microplastics in the region – including in locally-consumed seafood.
ASU named a top 'Cool School' for third year in a row
Sitting first among institutions with more than 10,000 students and seventh overall, ASU is recognized in the 2017 edition of Sierra magazine's annual "Cool Schools" ranking for its commitment to upholding high environmental standards.
Tackling homelessness with tiny houses
GreenLight Solutions – a consulting organization started by ASU School of Sustainability students – has partnered with nonprofit Build Us HOPE to assist those experiencing homelessness. In August 2017, members of
Hermosillo's Mayor highlights city’s work with UREx
One of the UREx SRN’s network cities – Hermosillo, Mexico – was highlighted by Hermosillo Mayor Manuel Ignacio Maloro Acosta during the first 2017 meeting of the National System of