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.
Greening the last mile of e-commerce
Could hubs, nudges, and EV night deliveries crack this surprisingly tough puzzle?
3D Printed Bricks
could be the building blocks of modern, sustainable architecture
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.
Habitat with Humanity
Making creative accommodations for the urban wild
Windows just keep getting smarter. These darken in the sun and generate electricity
Dynamic windows could do double duty in sustainable building design, cooling and powering at the same time.
How to Die in The Anthropocene
Death is inevitable, but its
environmental toll may not have to be.
Do plastic bag bans make a difference?
Do Plastic Bag Bans Make A Difference? Like so many life-cycle assessments, it’s never that simple. The environmental impact of plastic-bag bans...
Imagine There’s No Drivers
And no traffic lights. And no parking lots. It isn’t hard to do.
Ecology for Insiders
The indoor biome covers as much as six percent of the world’s landmass—and we know almost nothing about it.
One Man’s Trash . . .
Mining landfills for metals and energy
