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​Collaboratively we partner to tackle social, economic and environmental problems and support local stakeholders to achieve more sustainable outcomes.

 Rice University,Houston, Texas
HoustonCommunitySustainability.org
Joined September 2012
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Excited to share my published chapter on Data Driven Decision Making. A must read for those working in public spaces - I wrote this piece for those who struggle with the concept and those wrestling with the meaning behind the concept. lnkd.in/eMZKhSx @UrbanAffairsRev
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Sharing exerpts from of my upcoming book in collaboration with @bniajfi on Promoting #SDGs in North American Cities. At the @The_ACSP 2020 Virtual Conference. With @ASRimpact @SundanceFamFdn
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@susanbrutschy with @appliedsurveyresearch sharing Best Practices for promoting #SDGs in #SantaCruz @The_ACSP
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#urbanism #performanceevaluation #urbanplanning #communitydevelopment #publicaffairs #publicadministration #communityimpact #publicpolicy @CommunityIC @IISD_news #communityscience
Glad to have worked on this amazing and worthwhile project! To tackle racial division in @ULIKansasCity, the city must look to its parks and boulevard system. How can we create an equitable parks system benefits all residents, not just a privileged few? on.uli.org/QNOv50AGB8q
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@UrbanLandInst @Sustain_Urban @KCMO @KCMOParks @10MinWalk @PaulAngelone @NRPA_news @tpl_org
Join us as we reflect on lessons for Urban Management from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Monday, May 11th, 9am Central Time. #scienceandenvironment #sustainabilitygoals #covid19research journals.elsevier.com/journa…
"A recent survey of over 1,000 CEOs found that 87% “believe the SDGs provide an opportunity to rethink approaches to sustainable value creation.” Eight Ways the Private Sector Can Apply the Sustainable Development Goals iisd.org/library/eight-ways-…

Eight Ways the Private Sector Can Apply the Sustainable Development Goals

Cory Searcy looks at how companies can start implementing the Sustainable Development Goals in their business.

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"2020 Winners of the BICEP Crown are Cynthia Curtis, Senior Vice President of Global Sustainability Stakeholder Engagement at JLL and Megan Lorenzen, Sustainability Manager at Salesforce." ceres.org/news-center/blog/c… #SustainableDevelopment
Our team at Rice is excited to kick-off the 10Yr - Houston Regional Sustainability Challenge. lnkd.in/ekbkGX5 Contact me to partner! #sustainabilitygoals #houston #SDGs lnkd.in/e7tRNAD
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Thanks to @KCParksRecDept, @ULIKansasCity and the many interviewees that hosted us last week for our ULI Advisory Panel. #Sustainability #parksaseconomicdriver #kessler urbanland.uli.org/developmen…

ULI Advisory Panel Charts Path for More Equitable Kansas City Parks System

The 125-year-old parks system in Kansas City, Missouri, is a source of much civic pride. But the system also played a role in creating divisions in the community. A century later, these effects still...

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“ Equity is at the heart of global health. And yet, research studies show that global health researchers, funders and journals are not walking the talk on equity, diversity and inclusion.” weforum.org/agenda/2019/12/l… via @wef #Houston

Global health research is still too white and too male

New studies show the majority of research is driven by male-dominated and western-centric organizations.

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The countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions since 1750 @IISD_SDGs #SDG13
Carbon Brief
@CarbonBrief23 Apr 2019
Animation: The countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions since 1750 Ranking as of the start of 2019: 1) US – 397GtCO2 2) CN – 214Gt 3) fmr USSR – 180 4) DE – 90 5) UK – 77 6) JP – 58 7) IN – 51 8) FR – 37 9) CA – 32 10) PL – 27
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This UN book club is teaching children about the Sustainable Development Goals weforum.org/agenda/2019/10/t… via @wef @iisd #sustainablehouston
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“The risks posed by climate tipping points are not part of any economic analysis of climate policies, acknowledges Geoffrey Heal, an economist at the Columbia Business School in New York City.” on.natgeo.com/2OPjdUr via @IISD_SDGs @GHP_Policy
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The Houston Report is out @GHPartnership #Houston ghp.informz.net/informzdatas…
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Andrew McDowell, the EIB's vice-president responsible for energy, said: "This is an important first step - this is not the last step." bbc.co.uk/news/business-5042…

European Investment Bank drops fossil fuel funding

The world's largest public bank is to stop backing oil, gas and coal projects at the end of 2021.

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Beautiful World @IISD_SDGs @CommunityIC @SDG2030 youtu.be/Hodomt6bBOw

NAT GEO WILD HD (LIVING MUSIC ACTION) 2012

"I do not cease to admire you, I admire your shape, near you I ...

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Exciting News! @WBG_Cities @CommunityIC @SDGsNYC @BrookingsEcon @UNSDSN @BrookingsMetro @smartcitiesdive
IISD SDGs@IISD_SDGs29 Oct 2019
New data dashboard offers Houstonians tool to measure city progress #SDGs #GlobalGoals @RiceUniversity iisd.org/media/new-data-dash…

New data dashboard offers Houstonians tool to measure city progress

A new website allows residents of Houston to quickly visualize progress across the city and in their neighborhoods on factors such as income inequality, graduation rates, access to transit, proximity...

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IISD SDGs@IISD_SDGs29 Oct 2019
New data dashboard offers Houstonians tool to measure city progress #SDGs #GlobalGoals @RiceUniversity iisd.org/media/new-data-dash…

New data dashboard offers Houstonians tool to measure city progress

A new website allows residents of Houston to quickly visualize progress across the city and in their neighborhoods on factors such as income inequality, graduation rates, access to transit, proximity...

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