Resilience Matters: Flourishing in an Era of Extremes edited by Laurie Mazur | An Island Press book

Free Resilience E-book on Flourishing in an Era of Extremes

By Laurie Mazur / On March 11th, 2024
It’s not a stretch to say we live in an age of extremes: extreme weather, extreme heat, extreme polarization. And yet, in this dire moment, many people are rising to the great environmental and moral challenges of our time.

Governments Need to Send Everyone Washing Machine Filters

By Kyler Geoffroy / On December 7th, 2022
A Poison Like No Other author Matt Simon explains why every government should distribute microfiber filters to its citizens, free of charge, to help keep microplastics out of the environment.
Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy

Ian Was a Warning to Make Flood Insurance Accessible to All

By Kyler Geoffroy / On November 30th, 2022
Understanding Disaster Insurance author Carolyn Kousky writes that by expanding access to flood insurance, we can protect more Americans and improve their financial resilience in the face of escalating climate disasters.

Mitigating Climate Change Begins in Small Towns

By Kyler Geoffroy / On October 19th, 2022
Rural Renaissance author L. Michelle Moore writes that it will be up to rural leaders to put federal climate investments to work building local resilience in a rapidly changing world. 

Staying Safe in a Hotter World

By Kyler Geoffroy / On October 3rd, 2022
Managing the Climate Crisis authors Jonathan Barnett and Matthijs Bouw on the steps local communities can take right now to make heat waves less dangerous. 

Ditch Cars for Open – and Equal – Streets

By Kyler Geoffroy / On July 11th, 2022
From the Ground Up author Alison Sant writes that car-centric streets are dangerous and perpetuate inequity, but the pandemic has pointed us to ways we can better use our public spaces.
Waves. Photo by Shifaaz Shamoon/Unsplash

Congress Must Fish or Cut Bait on Marine Aquaculture

By Kyler Geoffroy / On July 5th, 2022
The Blue Revolution author Nicholas Sullivan on how leadership from the federal government could help the U.S. develop a more robust marine-aquaculture industry and create jobs in coastal communities. 
Atlanta landscape

Healing from Trauma by Building for Health

By Laurie Mazur / On June 29th, 2022
By investing in people and places, while also changing decision-making processes that have contributed to urban trauma, cities can lead the charge in promoting better health for their citizens and for the planet.

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