Tagged: climate

Climate & the City Heat islands, sea-level rise, and the urban adaptation imperative Magazine · 17 min The Waterfront Reclaiming the edge between city and water Magazine · 4 min Water and the City Supply, flooding, and the hydrology of urban growth Magazine · 16 min Heightened Demand: The Economics Behind Tall Buildings Exploring the forces reshaping our landscapes and infrastructure Magazine · 26 min Weathering Change: Climate Resilience in Agriculture Exploring the forces reshaping our landscapes and infrastructure Magazine · 1 min Future Smart: What a 10-Year-Old Will Know in 2045 Exploring the forces reshaping our landscapes and infrastructure Magazine · 12 min Building the Future: Robotics in Construction and Fabrication Exploring the forces reshaping our landscapes and infrastructure Magazine · 21 min Mapped Moves: GIS and the Future of Transportation Planning Exploring the forces reshaping our landscapes and infrastructure Magazine · 15 min The Factory Town Reborn: Small Cities and the Manufacturing Comeback Exploring the forces reshaping our landscapes and infrastructure Magazine · 26 min Made Here Again: The Reshoring of American Manufacturing Exploring the forces reshaping our landscapes and infrastructure Magazine · 24 min Tent Revival: The New Boom in Camping and Outdoor Travel Exploring the forces reshaping our landscapes and infrastructure Magazine · 17 min Mind the Gap: Differences Between Boomers, Gen X, and Gen Y Exploring the forces reshaping our landscapes and infrastructure Magazine · 15 min Silver Cities: Designing Urban Spaces for an Aging Population Exploring the forces reshaping our landscapes and infrastructure Magazine · 7 min Upward Bound: Vertical Density and the Future of Urban Living Exploring the forces reshaping our landscapes and infrastructure Book 2 · 2 min Pathways Forward: The Greenway Movement in American Cities Exploring the forces reshaping our landscapes and infrastructure Magazine · 2 min Crabgrass Nation: A History of American Suburban Sprawl How highways, zoning, and housing policy built a nation of driveways—and why it still matters. Magazine · 4 min Thrills and Spills: How Amusement Parks Became Economic Engines Behind the roller coasters and churros lies a billion-dollar infrastructure story. Magazine · 11 min Living Together: How Mixed-Use Zoning Is Reshaping American Cities Walkable, vibrant, and vertically layered—rethinking how we share space in the modern city. Magazine · 10 min Smart Soil: How AgTech Is Rewriting the Rules of Farming Sensors, satellites, and software are redefining how we understand the ground beneath our feet. Magazine · 4 min Living in the Layer: The Era of Spatial Data Geography is destiny—and also data. Magazine · 1 min The Art of Data Where numbers meet narrative. Magazine · 2 min Location, Location, Surveillance Spatial data is power—and often, invasive. Magazine · 20 min Retail's Circular Turn: Resale, Repair, and Rental Consumption meets sustainability. Magazine · 16 min Farming by Satellite: GPS and the Autonomous Tractor Space meets soil in the future of agriculture. Magazine · 17 min Electric Tractors and the New Green Machine The diesel engine meets its match. Magazine · 9 min Vision AI in the Warehouse Computer vision is becoming the warehouse supervisor. Magazine · 5 min Dry Harvests: Farming in the Age of Drought As water disappears, agriculture gets creative—or collapses. Magazine · 1 min Mapping the Storm: GIS and the Climate Crisis From flood maps to fire zones, GIS is the most important climate tool you've never heard of. Magazine · 1 min The Steel Spine Rebuilt: Rail’s American Comeback With new funding and rising demand, U.S. rail may be entering its second golden age. Magazine · 1 min Mapped and Modeled: Why GIS Is Powering the 21st Century From climate to crime to delivery routes, spatial intelligence is everywhere. Magazine · 3 min Rising Hubs: How Austin and Nashville Became Tech Epicenters Forget Silicon Valley—some of the biggest moves are happening in mid-sized metros. Magazine · 7 min The Mirror World: Digital Twins and the New Reality From cities to bodies, the world is being cloned in code. Magazine · 18 min Liquid Engineering: The Hidden Science of America's Water Park Marvels From Texas' Schlitterbahn to Wisconsin Dells: How hydrodynamics, psychology, and architecture create America's most exhilarating summertime experiences Magazine · 3 min Freedom's Price Tag: America's Costly Love Affair with Cars How suburban design created a nation dependent on automobiles—and what's being done to break the cycle Magazine · 3 min Different Places Examining the difference between living in the city or country Magazine · 27 min