City Stories
A key challenge in this new Human Age is to lessen the ecological footprint of the world’s cities, even as their populations expand. The Anthropocene tells the stories about resilient urban coastal infrastructure, low carbon transportation systems, and nature-inspired architectural designs.
The Future Will Not Be Dry
In a world of melting ice caps, storm surges, and tropical cyclones, the most resilient cities aren’t the ones that fight the water back—but the ones that absorb it.
How to Die in The Anthropocene
Death is inevitable, but its
environmental toll may not have to be.
To pay for green infrastructure, cities are turning stormwater into an economic resource
But clever new financing instruments come with their own risks
Are We Approaching Peak Stuff?
Almost imperceptibly, we are stepping off the consumption treadmill
This Is How Blockchain Could Upend the Grid
by allowing people to buy and sell energy in small increments from, and to, their neighbors
Can local food feed an urban world?
Researchers dig into the efficacy of urban agriculture
3D Printed Bricks
could be the building blocks of modern, sustainable architecture
Cities have a green infrastructure blind spot
Carbon footprint standards exist for buildings, but not for the landscaping that surrounds them.
These Buildings Generate More Energy Than They Use
Norway ushers in an era of energy-positive architecture
The Race to Reinvent Cement
The material that built the modern world is due for an upgrade. What if we could transform cement from a climate wrecker
into a carbon sponge?
