D. Pataki
Why I'm working with the National Wildlife Federation
Career shift incoming! I’ve had an amazing journey in academic research for the last three decades,
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D. Pataki
Feb 213 min read
Introducing the Southwest Sustainability Innovation Engine
It took almost two years, but I'm very excited to announce our new Innovation Engine aimed at transforming the Southwest U.S. into a...
D. Pataki
Aug 18, 20235 min read
What to look for in sustainability degrees and training programs, Part 1
Sustainability credentials are in high demand. But which programs are right for you? The sustainability job market is growing faster than...
D. Pataki
Aug 8, 20238 min read
5 steps for turning climate anxiety into meaningful action
Climate despair is exhausting us all. But there is a cure.
D. Pataki
Aug 2, 20233 min read
Your local City Hall is the most important climate battleground of 2023
If you haven't thought much about local zoning and land use issues, the time to do so is definitely now.
D. Pataki
Jan 11, 20222 min read
New paper highlight: Plant recorders of environmental injustice
Vehicle emissions from high traffic roads are recorded in roadside weeds - and show how traffic pollution is inequitably distributed
D. Pataki
Jan 3, 20222 min read
New paper highlight: Integrating nature-based, social, and technical climate change solutions
Greening programs alone will not be enough to cope with climate change
D. Pataki
Dec 27, 20212 min read
New paper highlight: Ethical experiments in urban greening
Are scientists responsible for the negative impacts of green infrastructure projects?
D. Pataki
Jul 15, 20212 min read
This blog is moving to the hottest and driest major city in America
By some measures, anyway. I've written several posts about greenspace-based solutions for urban heat and water scarcity, and I've visited...
D. Pataki
Nov 10, 20201 min read
The need for an ethical code for water
For the last 18 months an intrepid and international group of urbanists, activists, and researchers has been meeting regularly to the...
D. Pataki
Aug 17, 20205 min read
COVID-19 and the return of the sanitary city
Outbreaks of disease in the19th and early 20th century shaped the design of modern cities and parks.
D. Pataki
Aug 7, 20204 min read
Urban greening highlights from the Ecological Society of America
Many new advances in greening science made their debut at the 2020 ESA annual meeting.
D. Pataki
Jul 30, 20206 min read
Unlocking greening science through the study of “cultigens”
Lawn grasses, tree cultivars, and other ornamental plant "cultigens" are what most urban greenspace is made of.
D. Pataki
Jul 24, 20206 min read
What's the role of ornamental and cultivated garden plants in cities?
The ecology of plants that have been hybridized or bred is far less studied than “naturally” occurring species.
D. Pataki
Apr 16, 20204 min read
Earthquakes, pandemics, and cherry blossoms in Salt Lake City, Utah
I started this blog to chronicle urban greening issues around the world and made it as far as Australia before the pandemic crisis struck.
D. Pataki
Mar 9, 20204 min read
Life past the tipping point in Western Sydney
For one day during the bushfires, Penrith, NSW was declared the hottest place on the planet.
D. Pataki
Feb 25, 20204 min read
When greening doesn't deliver: The case of trees and air quality
Greening isn't always the most effective solution to pressing urban problems. But that doesn't mean the problems can't be solved.
D. Pataki
Feb 5, 20204 min read
Is green infrastructure still experimental?
Does the call for more experimentation mean that green infrastructure still needs more testing than grey infrastructure?
D. Pataki
Jan 29, 20204 min read
Why are U.S. cities still irrigating with drinking water?
After the Millennium drought, Australian cities found other ways to irrigate parks, gardens, and landscapes, and so can we.
D. Pataki
Jan 20, 20204 min read
Greener and denser cities - The Australian School of Urban Forestry, Part II
With more high density and mixed-used buildings crowded into urban areas, where will all the trees go?
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