Category: Sustainability

Green Infrastructure: Free Services Included

This blog post was written by Sarah Mason as part of the Spring 2018 UGA Urban Ecology class. On my first trip to New Orleans, I did a lot of thinking. Bourbon Street is notorious for hosting a good time, and for good reason. Unfortunately, the cost of a good time includes a lot of abandoned cans, plastic cups, and bottles left in the street. When it rains some of the water joins the neglected…

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What Proportion of the World Is Expected to Be Displaced Due to Climate Change Within the Next 100 Years?

This blog post was written by Allison Krausman as part of the Spring 2018 UGA Urban Ecology class. According to the United Nations, displacement is the process in which people are forced to move from their homes, environments, and place of work. There can be a variety of reasons for forced removal ranging from natural disasters, extreme scarcity of natural resources such as food and water, development, economic changes, and armed conflict. Displacement can come…

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