This interview was first published on the website of Urban Ecosystem Restorations, a nonprofit urban land trust dedicated to restoring nature where we live, work, and play.
Synanthropic Species: Why Are They Important to Our Future?
Synanthropic species are animals that live in close proximity to people, benefit from the environments we create, but (unlike domesticated species) are beyond our control. Given pressing global challenges such as climate change, resource depletion, and rapidly diminishing biodiversity, how can synanthropic species possibly be important to the future of the planet?
Financing Green Infrastructure: Lessons from the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Written by David Rouse with support from Econsult Solutions, Inc., this International City-County Management Association (ICMA) report provides guidance for small to mid-sized communities on how to develop a green infrastructure financing program.
Nature in the Smart City
This piece is excerpted from Smart Cities: Integrating Technology, Community, and Nature, a PAS Report published by the American Planning Association. The report is available for download on the APA website.
Green Infrastructure and Climate Change: A One Water Approach
I co-wrote this article with Scott Turner, PE, AICP, LEED AP ND, Director of Planning at Environmental Partners in Quincy, MA, for the American Planning Association’s Water and Planning Network.
What Is Ecological Landscape Design?
Ecological landscape design draws on the principles of landscape ecology to create landscapes that evolve and sustain themselves over time, providing ecosystem services and benefits for people and other species. (Image: Randall’s Island, New York City)
Green Infrastructure: Salvation or Hype?
Viewed as a system, green infrastructure forms a continuum from green stormwater management at the site scale to a network of natural lands and open space at the scale of the metropolitan region. How effective is green infrastructure as a solution to help communities deal with extreme weather and other impacts of climate change?