American towns and cities face a series of economic, environmental, and social justice challenges that hit the most disadvantaged communities especially hard. Therefore, it’s no surprise that the idea of “community resilience” has gained popularity in recent years. But too often resilience is viewed as “bouncing back to normal” after disruptions like Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy. In the below presentation … Continue reading →
INC’s Urban Resilience and Sustainability Committee, INC’ newest addition to the roster met on Oct 29th. Attendees: George Mayl, Loretta Koehler, young woman (lost name) and Ernie Diedrich. After introductions and explanations of the committee’s name (I. Definitions), we talked about the purpose of the committee (II. Purpose). Briefly, the committee’s work will a. encourage/promote neighborhood/city resilience (can we bounce … Continue reading →
The DenverNOW project is a partnership between The city of Denver and Panasonic. The goal is to build a prototype housing development near DIA that uses advanced technologies to construct a future, more sustainable Denver.
