Tag: Urban Environment
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Poetic Encounters Across Borders
Poet Ann Fisher-Wirth collaborates with photographer Wilfried Raussert and a team of translators to interpret street art across the Americas. Together, they illustrate the interconnectedness of people and nature in urban environments.
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The Deep Roots of Plant Time
in EssaysYota Batsaki explores the ways Kapwani Kiwanga’s sculpture “On Growth” converges the past and the present, challenging human temporalities through exploration of plant time. The sculpture is on display at the High Line in New York City.
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The City Through More-Than-Human Eyes
in EssaysIndian artist Jagannath Panda is known for his play imagination of urban life. Sreyashi Ray explores how it uses rich textiles and figures to highlight the intersection of human and other-than-human issues that resonate with viewers from all around the world.
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Exploring Oaxaca’s Peri-Urban Landscape
In this photo essay, Joseph Heathcott captures edge ecologies and life in between at Oaxaca’s urban-rural interface.
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There’s Something About the Bike: A Conversation with Bob Giordano
in PodcastsStreets are political spaces. Bob Giordano tells why bikes and other modes of sustainable transportation make them safer and more equitable.
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Conserving a Ghost Cat
in EssaysTexas ocelots struggle to survive in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Shari Wilcox describes her work protecting these elusive wild cats.
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Bike Month Editors’ Picks
in ChecklistsMay is Bike Month in the United States. In this “cyclisticle,” Edge Effects editors kick off the celebration with an eclectic range of bike reflections and recommendations.
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Living with Lead in Milwaukee
in PodcastsIn 2021, rates of childhood lead exposure in Milwaukee were nearly double the state average. In this episode of Ground Truths, Juniper Lewis and Carly Griffith learn more about this public health crisis.
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The Collective Work of Urban Conservation
in EssaysDrawing on examples of urban wildlife refuges in California and Alaska, environmental attorney Nicholas Moore makes the case for not only protecting these places but creating more of them.
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The Hidden Histories of Mud Crabs and Oil Monsters in Singapore: A Panel Discussion
in PodcastsMatthew Schneider-Mayerson, Neo Xiaoyun, and Yogesh Tulsi discuss their contributions to the anthology Eating Chilli Crab in the Anthropocene: Environmental Perspectives on Life in Singapore.