Monthly Archives: October 2014
Steering Urban Transformations
That was the theme of the tri-lingual (English/Spanish/Portuguese) symposium of the International Urban Planning and Environment Association (IUPEA), held in La Plata, Argentina, in September, 2014. EPSG Associate Melissa Saunders addressed the issues in Defining Local Planning Objectives During Global … Continue reading
Urban Climate Change Adaptation
The Urban Climate Change Research Network, an international team led out of Columbia University’s Earth Institute, is currently preparing the Second Assessment Report on Climate Change and Cities for release in December 2015 at the Conference of Parties (COP) 21 … Continue reading
“Resilience” is NOT Enough
E.P. Systems Group President Peter Meyer and Associate Melissa Saunders contributed to the 14th annual National Conference on Science and the Environment in Washington in January, 2014. Addressing the conference theme of “Building Climate Solutions,,” they examined how misuse and … Continue reading