“Animals take to the streets amid lockdown,” reads an article recently published in the Guardian – however, the numerous claims that wildlife are reclaiming our cities, is a bit out-of-sort. Because fewer people are venturing […]
Tag: urban environment
Drexel Snapshot: What Can Venetian ‘High Water’ Teach Us About Climate Resiliency?
Drexel environmental engineering professor Franco Montalto, PhD, is on sabbatical in Venice, where he’s getting a close look at the effects of climate on the urban ecosystem. Montalto, who designs, installs and monitors green infrastructure […]
Drexel Snapshot: Abandoned Power Plant Becomes a Classroom for Urban Design
The Delaware Power Station is a largely vacant 300,000-square foot building – notable as a set for Hollywood productions such as “Transformers 2” and “The Last Airbender” – which dominates more than 1,000 feet of […]
Philadelphia’s 30th Street Can Be More Than a Train Station
By John A. Fry The United States is witnessing something that seemed next to impossible not long ago – the rebirth of its urban centers. Nowhere is this seismic shift more prevalent than along the […]
Neighborhoods and Health: A Deeper Look at Recent Research
Dr. Amy Auchincloss, an assistant professor in Drexel’s School of Public Health, was the lead author of a study recently published in the journal Obesity, showing that healthy food access in neighborhoods may have helped […]
Green Campus Visionary Sets Sight on Drexel’s Green Initiatives and Buildings
Drexel’s Smart House initiative has been spearheading cutting-edge environmental research and design at Drexel for the past few years, from their groundbreaking lightweight green roof to their grey water reclamation project and intelligent temporary agricultural […]