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• Sandy and the Rising Tide: Responding to the Rise in Sea Levels

  November 6, 2012

  There are many tough issues to be addressed in finding the best ways to build resilience into coastal regions. But there is also much that has already been studied, is well known, is practical and can be implemented now without the need for new studies. What is needed is for these recommendations to be enacted and to become part of zoning and building codes and the process of approving new development and infrastructure.

• Is Small Beautiful Again? The Sudden Interest in Micro-Apartments

  October 25, 2012

  Could apartments one-fifth the size of what is now typical in New York City be a viable solution to the city’s notorious lack of affordability?

• Greening Senior Housing: Healthier Living and Healthier Finances

  June 6, 2012

  With over 50,000 senior housing developments across the country, the opportunities for energy reduction and financial savings achievable through retrofitting increasingly warrant serious consideration. Occupants should be involved from the start.

• The Great Recession: A Slayer of Sprawl

  April 5, 2012

  John McIlwain, ULI senior resident fellow for housing, says new Census data on areas of population growth is further proof that this is the century of urbanization.

• Seniors—In Which Metro Regions Are They Living?

  February 23, 2012

  Part 1: Metropolitan Regions: The growth in the nation’s population of seniors is already figuring in national debates about health care and Social Security—but at the local level, the impact will be even greater.

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