Category: Policy

Climate Gentrification

Climate Gentrification

Climate Gentrification

05/01/20

“How will climate change spur new forms of gentrification?”

 

Climate change is already causing mass migrations around the world as less and less habitable spots become available. If a lower-income community inhabits a particularly safe spot, then predatory forces may want to push them out to make a profit. This Climate Gentrification can be seen in Little Haiti in Miami, where real-estate prices in the neighborhood have been skyrocketing in recent years due to its higher elevation and resilience to climate change.

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Why Affordable Housing Streamlining Would Help Build Climate Resilience

Why Affordable Housing Streamlining Would Help Build Climate Resilience

Why Affordable Housing Streamlining Would Help Build Climate Resilience

04/28/20

“How would affordable housing streamlining help build climate resilience?”

 

With more affordable housing built in safe areas, people of all income levels will be able to live away from the most horrendous effects of climate change. However, the pipeline process for building affordable housing can be extremely difficult. If this is reformed, then more climate-resilient housing will be available for use. This is Why Affordable Housing Streamlining Would Help Combat Climate Change.

Short Distance Climate Migration

Short Distance Climate Migration

Short Distance Climate Migration

04/27/20

“How will there be climate migration over small distances?”

 

When many people think of climate migration, they imagine massive waves of people crossing long distances to far-off countries. However, nothing could be further from the truth. Since people are tied to the places they inhabit, many will just move a small distance of around a few kilometers (if even!). Illustrations of this can be found in coastal Alaskan villages, where residents move to be as close as possible to their original sites. Short Distance Climate Migration will be a very visible feature in the future.

Planning for Different Levels of Sea-Level Rise

Planning for Different Levels of Sea-Level Rise

Planning for Different Levels of Sea-Level Rise

04/26/20

“How can we plan for different levels of sea-level rise?”

 

Sea-level rise is going to occur because of climate change. However, the level of rise depends on how much hotter the world is over pre-industrial levels. Since there are multiple possibilities contingent upon carbon emissions rate and time passed, urban areas are going to have to plan for different levels of sea-level rise. This can be accomplished by consulting local citizens and technical experts as well as performing risk and cost-benefit analysis. This is how Planning for Different Levels of Sea-Level Rise will work.

 

Why We Still Need to Focus on Climate Change Throughout the COVID Epidemic

Why We Still Need to Focus on Climate Change Throughout the COVID Epidemic

Why We Still Need to Focus on Climate Change Throughout the COVID Epidemic

04/25/20

“Why do we need to focus on climate change throughout the COVID epidemic?”

 

Governments and communities around the world are harnessing all of their focus on the (as of writing) current COVID epidemic. Although this is necessary given present circumstances, climate change is still occurring and will continue to grow given current consumption habits. If we forget about this problem, then we will be unprepared for the myriad of climate-induced effects coming our way. For example, fire season will start-up in Northern California around the time COVID begins to become under more control. If nothing is done about this, then a catastrophe will be waiting to happen. This is Why We Still Need to Focus on Climate Change Throughout the COVID Epidemic.  

Computational Demography for Climate Adaptation

Computational Demography for Climate Adaptation

Computational Demography for Climate Adaptation

04/23/20

“How can computational demographic methods be applied to climate adaptation?”

 

With the advent of climate change, human populations will be migrating in an unprecedented manner. To study this, advanced social science methods will need to be utilized. Computational Demography will be especially useful given its novel structure and ability to process vast amounts of complex data. Examples could range from analyzing safe spots in Bangladesh for people to move away from perpetual flooding or categorizing social vulnerability to wildfires in a population. This is how Computational Demography for Climate Adaptation will become especially useful.

Computational Demography

Computational Demography

Computational Demography

04/22/20

“How can we apply computational methods to demography?”

 

Demography is a centuries-old field of study relying upon time-honed methods. However, with the advent of computers, more advanced statistical processing in the form of Computational Demography. Computational demography uses computer resources to understand populational change and characteristic development.

Why Did Oil Prices Drop Below Zero So Rapidly?

Why Did Oil Prices Drop Below Zero So Rapidly?

Why Did Oil Prices Drop Below Zero So Rapidly?

04/21/20

“Why did oil prices fall below zero on April 20th, 2020?”

 

On April 20th, 2020, prices for West Texas Intermediate oil, the U.S benchmark, dropped below zero for the first time ever! This was caused by the fact that holding excess oil has become more and more expensive in the wake of the coronavirus and that investors did not believe that the new production cut signed on by Saudi Arabia and Russia would be effective in curtailing supply imbalance, causing prices to shoot negative. This is Why Did Oil Prices Dropped Below Zero So Rapidly.