Freedom from Thirst: A Right to Basic Household Water In the United States, the idea that household water for drinking and basic hygiene is a constitutional right has seldom…
Future Fit-Trends Read The Full Piece Here John Plodinec, Distinguished Senior Fellow, wrote a recent piece on why our communities need to…
Gender and the Dynamics of Economics Seminars Abstract This paper reports the results of the first systematic attempt at quantitatively measuring the seminar culture within economics and…
Getting rid of fossil fuels in buildings GRI Faculty Affiliate, Joan Fitzgerald, Professor in the School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs at Northeastern University, wrote a piece for CommonWealth about passive housing.
Gratitude Helps You Cooperate. Does It Also Make You a Sucker? Be grateful. That’s been my science-backed mantra for a good many years. I say science-backed because unlike the rationale your parents relied on when urging you to be appreciative (though they were right!), my advice comes from more than a decade of accumulating empirical evidence showing that gratitude makes life better.
Growing the Squad to Fight Climate Change Professor Jennie C. Stephens explains why antiracist and feminist leadership must play a vital role in mitigating the climate crisis. The four…
GRRN Resilience Lecture Series: Ukraine’s Electric Grid During the Russian Invasion View Lecture Slides As part of our Global Resilience Research Network (GRRN) Resilience Lecture Series, Thomas Popik – Chairman &…
Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After Disasters: Strategies, Opportunities, and Planning for Recovery This book looks at public health in the context of disaster recovery and resilience. The book discusses public health in…
High-Resolution Human Mobility Data Reveal Race and Wealth Disparities in Disaster Evacuation Patterns Abstract: Major disasters such as extreme weather events can magnify and exacerbate pre-existing social disparities, with disadvantaged populations bearing disproportionate…
Higher Education in New England – Planning a Post-COVID-19 Recovery The New England Commission on Higher Education accredits over 200 public and private colleges and universities across the six states within the region, giving New England a larger per capita percentage of higher education institutions than any other region in the United States.
Higher Ground: The Sophisticated Healthcare Response of the SouthEast Texas Regional Advisory Council to Hurricane Harvey This report highlights the critical importance of saving lives by having in place effective regional healthcare response coalitions in support…
Housing Insecurity in New England Housing is a necessity, a choice, a financial investment, and a human right. For many communities, their housing supply, affordability, and quality are the invisible infrastructure that supports growth, vitality, sustainability, inclusion and resilience.
