The Collective Work of Urban Conservation
Drawing 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.
Tagged: Urban Environment
The Hidden Histories of Mud Crabs and Oil Monsters in Singapore: A Panel Discussion
Matthew 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.
Gentrification is Coming for the Internet
Big Tech is gentrifying not only urban spaces but digital ones, too. Communications professor Jessa Lingel explains how.
The Young Lords’ Fight for Environmental Justice in NYC
Erik Wallenberg reviews Johanna Fernández’s award-winning book on the Young Lords and connects their political project of securing garbage pickup and medical access for New Yorkers to the broader environmental justice movement.
To Build a New Capital City, Indonesia Must Design for Resilience
Indonesia plans to move its capital city from Jakarta to Borneo. Jeamme Chia, Gioia Montana Connell, and Dewi Tan argue that the new capital provides an opportunity address existing housing, water management, and land issues.
Infrastructure’s Inequalities: A Conversation with Nikhil Anand and Nausheen Anwar
Geographer Siddharth Menon interviews anthropologist Nikhil Anand and urban planner Nausheen Anwar about infrastructures and development in India and Pakistan.
Why Pigeons Can’t Be Pigeonholed
Consider the pigeon. Impossible to categorize as nature or culture, the space between these binaries is where they thrive.
Chicago’s Deep History of Vegetarianism: A Conversation with Connie Johnston and Kay Stepkin
The National Vegetarian Museum celebrates Chicago’s vegetarian past with a traveling exhibit about the vegetarian firsts of the Second City and beyond.
Decolonizing Infrastructure in India and the US: A Conversation with Malini Ranganathan
Two urban geographers discuss decolonization in theory and practice, the politics of water and infrastructure, and the social sides of environmental science.
MetroCard Mosaics Celebrate Migration
In “A Manifesto about Migration, Freedom, and Diversity,” one artist creates mosaics of New York’s migratory birds from recycled MetroCards.
