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Jacqueline Klopp Helps Public Transit to Grow Sustainably
She’s finding new ways collect and share data in rapidly growing cities — and the results will help to build a healthier future for the entire planet.
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‘Offsetted’ Art Exhibit Explores Humanity’s Relationship to Trees
A show on campus investigates how trees have been used as pawns in human schemes in and around New York City.
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Tools of the Trade: Data Sets are Tools, Too
This installment takes you into the world of population modeling at CIESIN, where data rules supreme.
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‘Hudson Rising’ Exhibit Features Living Breakwaters Project
Exploring the complex history of the river’s pollution and conservation, a show at the New-York Historical Society highlights the holistic solution proposed by Earth Institute faculty member Kate Orff.
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5 Questions: Richard Plunz on Crowdsourcing Urban Design with Twitter
A project from the Urban Design Lab combines mapping techniques with Twitter-usage data to gain a real-time understanding of how people occupy public space.
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A Snowman’s Toils Under the Sun
One morning, a tiny snowman appears, seated on a bench near the corner of 112th Street and Broadway in New York City. Let’s take a picture every time we go by. Maybe we will learn something.
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High-Resolution Data Products Help Illuminate Urbanization’s Reach
High-resolution data on impervious surfaces and urban extents can shed new light on patterns of urban and rural development.
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Beto O’Rourke Discusses Climate Change on Columbia Campus
At a Town Hall with students, the alum and former congressman stressed the importance of storytelling and bipartisan cooperation to develop climate solutions.
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New Initiative Will Study Conflict Mediators in Medellin, Colombia
The new initiative will explore the techniques that regular people use to de-escalate violence in their communities.
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