North-America

March 30, 2016

Orlando: Climate Risk and Response

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The City of Orlando has a population of 255,000 and a greater metropolitan area containing two million inhabitants. The city, fifth largest in Florida, has

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Source: EPA, 2013
December 31, 2015

Port Au Prince: Climate Risk and Response

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Port au Prince is a coastal city and capital of the developing nation of Haiti. The population is estimated to be 3.3 million, with an

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Source: Clare Hopping, 2014
January 9, 2014

New Orleans: Climate Risk and Response

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New Orleans, located in southeastern Louisiana, has a metropolitan area population of 1,205,347 per the 2012 U.S. Census and an average population density of 981.8

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January 8, 2014

Mexico City: Climate Risk and Response

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Water availability in Mexico City, a metropolis with over 21 million people, is precarious due to climate change risk. Mexico City is using water two

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Source: Google Earth
January 7, 2014

Boston: Climate Risk and Response

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Metropolitan Boston’s population is 4.5 million and within the city limits, 636,000 citizens reside. The expected city budget for 2014 is $2.6 billion. The mayor

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Source: The Boston Harbor Associatioin
May 9, 2013

Los Angeles: Climate Change Risk and Response

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On May 7th 2013, emerging sustainable development leaders participating in Professor Shagun Mehrotra’s Climate Change and Cities course gathered in Wollman Hall at The New School to

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May 9, 2013

Guatemala City: Climate Change Risk and Response

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On May 7th 2013, emerging sustainable development leaders participating in Professor Shagun Mehrotra’s Climate Change and Cities course gathered in Wollman Hall at The New School to

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May 9, 2012

New York: Transportation Sector Assessment, Reform Mechanisms and Solutions

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Over the next two decades, $40 trillion USD will be invested in bridging the global deficit in environmental infrastructure.   At least half of this investment

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February 7, 2012

Cité Soleil, Port Au Prince: Coping and Responses to Infrastructure Gaps

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By Amy Hunter The densely populated and violent Cité Soleil is located on the northern perimeter of Haiti’s capital. It is bordered by the vestiges

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February 7, 2012

Neza-Chalco-Itza, Mexico City: Coping and Responses to Water Supply Constraints

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By Alison Dalton Smith Unmapped and Unknown: Neza-Chalco-Itza, Mexico City Mexico City’s Neza-Chalco-Itza slum has four million people (Jacobson, 2007). Land area of the slum

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