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Creating an environment that promotes health

Lindsey Anderson

May 18, 2016 |

El Paso Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Brownsville, Texas

In an attempt to address liver disease, diabetes, obesity and other health issues, Brownsville has launched a comprehensive, cohesive approach to promoting health, being named a model for other communities across the country.

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Separation Anxiety

Avery Trufelman

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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Preparing cities for warmer and wetter weather

Eleanor Klibanoff

May 12, 2016 |

WHYY |

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Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is the second most flood prone state in the United States. Many city and county governments, however, are working to prevent and protect the state from detrimental damage. They have created sustainable infrastructure initiatives and flood insurance policies to plan and prepare for flooding.

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How refugee resettlement became a revival strategy for this struggling town

Paul Solman

May 07, 2016 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Utica, New York

In Utica, a city in Upstate New York, the community is welcoming refugees as a tool to revitalize the post industrial economy. One in four residents is a refugee and each is integrated in the local community.

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The City of the Future Looks Like a Former Military Bunker in Taipei

Duncan Geere

April 19, 2016 |

How We Get to Next |

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Response Location: Taiwan, Taipei Artist Village

An ad-hoc community that sprung up around a former military bunker in what is now Taipei was initially seen by the city government as a blight, with irregular buildings that violated structural codes and its self-contained disposal system that looked unsightly. But when Finnish architect Marco Casagrande examined the area, he discovered that its residents had created a truly revolutionary community more eco-friendly than the surrounding city; so "Treasure Hill" was transformed into an artist community that serves as a model for sustainable urbanism.

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Controversial Railway Splits Kenya's Parks, Threatens Wildlife

Jacob Kushner

April 18, 2016 |

National Geographic |

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Response Location: Kenya, Tsavo

As a new railway is built in Kenya, conservationists are using satellite collars to study elephant movement and how they interact with the transport system. There are some overpasses at various points throughout the track for the elephants to cross through, but little is known about how they are passing under the railway. While building overpasses can be costly, conservationists hope the data can convince the government to ensure that any future infrastructure will include this design to allow the animals to migrate.

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Can we Quake-Proof a City?

Neal Razzell

March 22, 2016 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Nepal

Can we engineer buildings to prevent collapse in earthquakes? The answer is yes, and the Inquiry dives into how better building design can save more and more lives as urban density increases.

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Chipping away at mental health crisis

Keegan Kyle

March 17, 2016 |

The Post Crescent |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

The state of Wisconsin has a teen suicide rate three-times greater than the national average. Lawmakers have scrambled to address and provide greater access to mental health services in the state by offering temporary housing shelters, treatment programs, and new police training. The initiative is expanding to three cities and health officials see progress because of a decrease in hospitalizations.

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Developers use innovative strategies to deliver affordable housing

Sanjay Bhatt

March 12, 2016 |

The Seattle Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

As Seattle and the region search for ways to produce and retain affordable housing, these four developments backed by private capital are examples of different strategies that have worked.

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Why Birmingham Is Thriving in a County That's Bankrupt

Scott Latta

March 08, 2016 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: United States, Jefferson, Alabama

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

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