Experts from the City University of New York, public and nonprofit sectors, and city government discuss lessons learned from the devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy. SESSION TOPICS: 1) Science, Climate, and Storm Prediction 2) New York City Natural Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response 3) Public Health &...
What: This visual presentation brings into conversation diverse and intriguing perspectives on the relationship between nature and America’s most prominent city. The author intermingles elements of natural history, urban ecology, and environmental politics, providing fresh insights into nature and the urban...
“Eat Your Sidewalk” with designers and foraging enthusiasts Petia Morozov and Iain Kerr. Write your own poem while you walk with Harlem-based poet E.J. McAdams. Hear about the latest research into NYC’s climate vulnerability from scientist Stuart Gaffin. “Insert (Your Idea) Here” with...
The CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities invites you to tune in to “Designing Healthy Communities,” the new series by Dr. Richard Jackson. Dr. Jackson is the Fall 2013 Joan H. Tisch Distinguished Fellow in Public Health at Hunter’s Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute, and Professor and Chair of the Department...
On March 20th, 2013 from 6:00 to 8:30 PM, join NYC Parks Uncommon Ground Lecture series and the Bronx River Alliance as we celebrate the start of construction of NYC’s first fish ladder and fish migration with an evening of discourse, discussion and dance. Scientist and author John Waldman will preview his latest book...
About: The immediate impact and aftermath of Hurricane Sandy has raised questions about how we can reduce our vulnerability to future storms as well as enhance our adaptation to climate change. The immediate discussion of rebuilding makes clear that there are issues of scientific uncertainty, engineering, planning...
CISC Director Dr. Bill Solecki and NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies Senior Research Scientist Cynthia Rosenzweig co-authored a response to today’s New York Times “Room for Debate” section on sea gates, sea walls and other proposed solutions to sea level rise in the aftermath of “Super Storm”...
A discussion of Eric Sanderson’s Terra Nova: The New World after Oil, Cars and Suburbs co-sponsored with The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College Tuesday, November 20, 2012 Reception 5:30 PM Program 6:00 PM The next administration will face great challenges in addressing continued global...
CISC contributes to original research that is shaping important policy decisions on how the New York Metropolitan Region, the nation, and the world are assessing the threats of climate change. Below are links to all publications that CISC staff, associated faculty, and fellows have published. New York State Climaid Report New...
City Atlas is a New Yorker’s comprehensive guide to events, ideas and actions that are positively impacting and forming our city’s future. We like to think of ourselves as a bottom-up sustainability plan for New York City that works best with your participation. The Atlas reflects the good work that individuals, organizations,...
More than 50% of the world’s population now lives in cities. And this number is only growing. How do we meet not only the basic needs of this new urban world, but actually surpass them, creating vibrant, sustainable and strong communities? Urban life is often thought of as devoid of the natural, but cities may hold the...
