by Jessica White, Public Health Scientist at Maricopa County DPH, and Vjollca Berisha, Senior Epidemiologist for Maricopa County DPH | Oct 31, 2019 | Environment, Society
Maricopa County (MC), Arizona experiences extreme weather, including heat waves, dust storms, drought, wildfires, flooding, and poor air quality events. These climate-sensitive hazards pose a threat to public health and can lead directly to illness, death, or...
by Sadhu Johnston, City Manager, Vancouver, British Columbia | Oct 28, 2019 | Society, The Future of Cities Project
Earlier in 2019, Vancouver’s city council declared a climate emergency and adopted a new set of climate-action targets that pushed its already aggressive goals to a new level. In response to the urgent need to hold global warming to below 1.5°C, the city set a new...
by Jeffrey Schub, Executive Director of the Coalition for Green Capital | Oct 23, 2019 | Economy, Resources
Over one hundred global cities already get the majority of their electricity from renewable sources, with more than forty cities powered fully by renewable energy. Nineteen cities have announced their pledge that all buildings, old and new, will meet net-zero carbon...
by Amy McCready, Communications Officer, and Marie Daccache, Innovation Consultant at Bax & Company | Oct 22, 2019 | Economy, Governance
Innovative procurement is a much more flexible and open process compared to traditional procurement. Instead of buying a specific product or service the local authority is given an opportunity to discover new approaches. It’s allowing them to have a greater influence...
by Sophie Hayward, Principal at Urban Praxis | Oct 16, 2019 | Economy, Governance, Society
You’ve undoubtedly heard by now that there is a housing affordability crisis in many cities across the United States. In high cost cities like San Francisco (and New York, and Los Angeles, and Boston) housing affordability challenges have left low-income families...
by Marcus Gamo, Senior Vice President and Global Automotive Specialty Lead, Allison+Partners | Oct 14, 2019 | CommonWealth Series
A short time ago, the auto industry viewed millennials as the lost generation. Automakers expected car sales to plummet and prepared for change. But that didn’t happen. Instead, millennials delayed their adoption of cars until they started getting married, having...
by Stefania Di Mauro-Nava, Director of External Programs and Communications, MetroLab Network | Oct 9, 2019 | Governance, Society
For the past several years, there has been a buzz around “smart cities” and what these cities of the future actually are. In general, there seems to be a misconception that smart cities are all about hardware (like sensors) and data, but a true smart city is one that...
by Ellen Hanak, Director of the PPIC Water Policy Center, and David Mitchell, CoFounder & Principal at M.Cubed | Oct 7, 2019 | Governance, Resources
California’s drought-prone climate, diverse and decentralized landscape of urban water suppliers, and complex water system make it something of a laboratory for testing ways to manage water scarcity. The state’s urban water suppliers have become particularly adept at...
by Kathryn Sorenson, Director, City of Phoenix Water Services Department | Oct 2, 2019 | The Global Water Equity Blog Series
In a desert city like Phoenix, water is the foundation of public health, economic opportunity, and quality of life. Phoenix’s water supply is sound and sustainable as a result of multiple water sources and a logical, methodical approach to supply planning,...
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