The Time to Adapt is Now. Matthias Ruth and Douglas Foy Conclude Open Classroom Series on Climate Change.
Climate Change Series: Conclusion
Thu, May 02, 2013 | by Douglas Foy and Matthias Ruth
As we bring our series Climate Change. Challenges. Solutions. to a close, moderators Douglas Foy and Matthias Ruth offer their reflections on the mounting challenges presented by climate change, and the depth and breadth of the solutions that will be required in the coming years.
NS4G Celebrates Fifth Anniversary and Awards of $83,000
NS4G Celebrates Fifth Anniversary and Awards of $83,000
April 30, 2013 | by Leslie Casey
Northeastern Students4Giving, the University’s experiential philanthropy education program housed in the Human Services Program at the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, has awarded over $83,000 to local nonprofit organizations since its launch in 2008.
Clayton-Matthews predicts short-run economic impact from the Boston Lockdown is similar to a snowstorm
Clayton-Matthews predicts short-run economic impact from the Boston Lockdown is similar to a snowstorm
What the Boston Lockdown Might Cost
By YUVAL ROSENBERG | The Fiscal Times | April 19, 2013
The most significant long-run economic impact, if there is any, may come from increased security costs, both in Boston and nationally, particularly for open-air events. “More resources will need to be put into making events secure,” Clayton-Matthews says, “and that takes away resources from other uses that might have led to higher growth in the future.”
Barry Bluestone speaks at Urban Land Institute’s Housing Opportunity 2013 conference
On March 22, 2013 Barry Bluestone presented during the final remarks of the three-day Housing Opportunity 2013 conference in Seattle, WA.
Bluestone presented Lessons from Massachusetts during the closing session on Setting Goals for Housing Opportunity.
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Clayton-Matthews predicts potential for economic losses at outside summer events due to lingering fear from Boston marathon bombings
Economics? Biggest loss is yet to come, experts say
By Jack Minch and Jennifer Swift New Haven Register
The biggest economic impact to Friday's lockdown of Greater Boston is yet to come, said Northeastern University economist and professor of public policy Alan Clayton-Matthews.
Brian Helmuth explains how ecological forecasting helps triage the impacts of climate change
Triaging the Train Wreck of Climate Change
Pacific Standard Magazine• September 8, 2009 • By Brian Helmuth •
Biologist Brian Helmuth has observed firsthand the devastation wrought by climate change, but he’s also seen how ecological forecasting can prepare us.
Brian Helmuth Describes Climate Change on a Hyper-Local Scale
Mon, Apr 08, 2013 | Cognoscenti | by Brian Helmuth, Larry Atkinson & Pablo Suarez
Even if we drastically cut carbon emissions, we still have to face the realities of a changing climate. So, while we have to think about reducing greenhouse gasses, now and in the future, we also have to begin implementing strategies to adapt to this new world of increasingly extreme and, to some extent, unknowable weather and climactic conditions. We need to adapt our cities, our farms and our way of life. We also need to understand how climate change will impact the plants and animals our ecosystems depend on.
Brian Helmuth, Larry Atkinson and Pablo Suarez discuss ways human society is already adapting to climate change, and some of the challenges ahead.
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