Issue 532

Can We Avert Catastrophic Climate Change?

The Great Dithering

The waters are rising, and cities can’t move out of the way. Can we act decisively enough to avert catastrophic climate change?

Climate change is not just a problem of the distant future — it's happening now. Our task, then, is contradictory: We need to fight it even as we to learn to live with it. But can we act decisively enough to avert catastrophe?

Taking Action on Sea Level Rise

SPUR takes a look at some of the efforts to build resilience and to adapt our shoreline to future sea levels.

Dozens of efforts are underway in the Bay Area to assess vulnerability to sea level rise, map critical infrastructure, plan to reduce emissions, restore wetlands and work across local government functions to knit together a plan of action. Here are just a few of the many of these efforts that stand out.

Urban Field Notes: San Francisco City Hall

You may pass by it all the time but how well do you really know this beloved building?

You may pass by it all the time but how well do you really know this beloved building?

Member Profile: EB Min

With offices in San Francisco and Omaha, the architecture firm of Min | Day gets to design everything from startups to barns.

With offices in San Francisco and Omaha, the architecture firm of Min | Day gets to design everything from startups to barns.