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The Cities That Forgot Water: When Drainage Becomes Drowning
Cities built to shed water now face repeated floods and heat stress. This essay argues for pragmatic, equitable urban hydrology: hybrid grey‑green systems, watershed governance, and policy tools that protect people and repair past planning choices.
The Neighborhoods That Burn First: How Heat Islands Map Inequality
Cities are becoming furnaces. This essay traces how design, policy, and inequality create urban heat islands and proposes pragmatic, equity‑first interventions—shade, water, surface albedo, zoning reform, and community stewardship—to cool the most vulnerable neighborhoods.
One Drought, Many Borders: Why the Americas Need Institutions as Big as Their Problems
Climate, migration, trade — the Americas are entwined. This essay argues that effective responses to shared crises require institutional designs that match hemispheric interdependence: joint infrastructure, finance, and democratic cooperation.