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  • Green and Cool Roofs Provide Relief for Hot Cities, but Should be Sited Carefully

    July 01, 2016 |

    Government Technology |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Twenty-first century cities face the factors of climate change with intensity as urban heating threatens human and the earth’s health. The University of Notre Dame has conducted research on green and cool roofing projects in the city of Chicago. They have found that green and cool roofs help mitigate the heat in cities; however, these roofs should be installed with other strategies like ponds and trees.

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  • JPD Targets ‘Bandos': A Different Kind of ‘Broken Windows' Policing

    May 25, 2016 |

    Jackson Free Press |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    Jackson PD's Community Improvement division has been charged with destroying dangerous, dilapidated houses in low income neighborhoods, even though many are state-owned. In a resources-strapped city, where blight contributes to a vicious cycle of crime and poverty, the police take down the abandoned houses—an unusual role, but one that actually tackles the root causes of crime in an arguably more effective way than low-level fishing for arrests.

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  • Separation Anxiety

    May 17, 2016 |

    99% Invisible |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Taiwan, Taipei

    Garbage is an ever-mounting issue in cities around the world, as emerging economies adopt the single-use consumerism habits of the West and disposal of solid waste material becomes increasingly problematic. The city of Taipei has implemented some clever ways to help encourage citizens to reduce their trash generation - including unusual "singing garbage trucks" and making garbage disposal a more publicly visible process - while increasing incentives to compost and recycle.

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  • Why Birmingham Is Thriving in a County That's Bankrupt

    March 08, 2016 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Jefferson, Alabama

    In Alabama’s largest city, a story of economic confidence in an unlikely place.

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  • Bengaluru is being swept by citizen-led plastic bans

    February 16, 2016 |

    Citizen Matters |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: India, Bengaluru, Karnataka

    While laws and regulations banning the use of plastic bags and wrappers lag in the government, neighborhoods within the city of Bengaluru (Bangalore) have taken it upon themselves to remove wasteful plastic from their communities and their environment. From organizing marches and demonstrations, to creating clever alternatives - such as renting reusable bags from stores and wrapping goods in newspaper - numerous zones within the city are going plastic waste-free on their own initiative, and inspiring their neighbors to do the same.

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  • Jobs for the Homeless

    February 02, 2016 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    An Albuquerque program pays panhandlers to clean up city trash—and gets them needed help, pairing city services with a jobs program.

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  • How 3 Simple Words Are Changing an Indian Town

    January 06, 2016 |

    Cosmopolitan |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: India, Puthol, Rajasthan

    Daughter, water, trees: A simple strategy to address ecological and gender concerns. Since 2007, villagers in Piplantri have embraced Paliwal's the ethos by planting 111 saplings every time a girl is born.

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  • Creative Cleanup

    December 17, 2015 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    A London nonprofit adopts a filthy city street to find ways to discourage litter, succeeding by using humor, graphic design, and citizen engagement. Creativity proves effective in cleaning up the streets.

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  • Reducing blight is possible, experts say

    November 29, 2015 |

    The Shreveport Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Shreveport, Louisiana

    Shreveport, Louisiana, faces blight. New Orleans decreased blight by 30 percent by creating an authority for the task, using technology to collect data, and providing residents with information and help.

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  • Former Black Panther Launches Oakland Urban Farm to Give Ex-Prisoners a Fresh Start

    September 09, 2015 |

    Civil Eats |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    After incarceration, Black men and women have a difficult time re-integrating into society without financial and educational resources. A former Black Panther activist has created the non-profit Oakland &the World Enterprises to offer an urban farm as a prisoner re-entry program and community center. The Oakland project supports self-sufficiency, self-determination, and empowerment for Black people.

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