Laurie Mazur is the editor for the Kresge Foundation/Island Press Urban Resilience Project, which is working to advance a holistic, transformative approach to urban resilience in the era of climate change, grounded in a commitment to sustainability and equity. Laurie has written extensively about gender, health, and environment issues.

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Meet Obama’s Chief Resilience Officer
How Local Food Systems Build Resilience for Turbulent Times
For U.S. Cities, Every Week Is “Infrastructure Week”
For US Cities, Every Week Is “Infrastructure Week”
The pope’s green message is about more than climate change
How solar power can make affordable housing more resilient
The Legal Consequences of Ignoring Climate Risk
Racial Equity, Poverty and the Promise of Clean Power
What frontline communities are pushing for at the Paris COP
Building for Resilience Makes (Good Business) Sense
What happens when disaster strikes during gridlock?
Disaster assistance (finally!) takes nature into account
What happens when NAACP leaders becomes climate activists?
Bounce Forward: Building Resilience for Dangerous Times
Getting Real About Resilience in South Brooklyn
How to bring solar panels to affordable apartment buildings
Forget Pokemon Go, Use Your Phone to Fight Climate Change!
Why current disaster planning doesn’t cut it, and what we can do instead
Cap-and-trade? Not so great if you're black or brown
Want to Win on Climate? Put Justice at the Center
How We Tackle Climate Change, Even With a Denier in Chief
What does climate justice organizing look like under Trump?
Trump is Wrong about Climate Change, and Jobs Too
Climate justice leaders are pushing forward in the Trump era
Interdependence and Its Discontents
Cities’ Path to 100% Clean, Renewable Energy
Building Resilience? There's a Standard for That
Getting Energy Efficiency to the People Who Need It Most
To Prevent Disaster, Rethink Development
Can Urban Gardening Make Us Whole?
New Urbanism isn't dead—it's evolving due to climate change 
Parks for (All) the People
Advancing Equitable Energy Solutions in the Trump Era
Water Systems Are in Crisis. How Can Philanthropy Help?
How Can Funders Advance Clean Energy with Battery Storage?
Zero Code: How to Build a Carbon-Neutral Future
Why Environmental Impact Bonds Are Catching On
A Rising Tide of Climate Resilience
New Resources for Healthier Homes
A Growing Number of Flood Survivors Are Seeking Answers
Despairing about the Climate Crisis? Read This.
The Fairest, Greenest Cities of Them All
Young grads are helping local governments build climate resilience
What Missoula, Montana is Doing About Rising Temperatures
Fill, Build and Flood: Dangerous Development in Flood-Prone Areas
The Least Sexy, Most Important Resilience Strategy
Fix It and They Will Come
Healing from Trauma by Building for Health
Free E-Book on Collective Action for Healthy Communities
Free Resilience E-book on Flourishing in an Era of Extremes