green infrastructure — Journal — Jasmine M. Harrison

Modern Boheme | September 2021: America’s Water Infrastructure Problem

Torrential rains flooded parts of the East Coast as Hurricane Ida swept up the country. Along with it came flooding that experts had warned about and that cities were not able to handle. It highlighted the perfect storm that is bearing down on this country: aging water infrastructure and climate change threaten already failing and fragile water systems. As we wait to see what the fate of the $550 billion bipartisan infrastructure deal will be, it’s clear that we need to dedicate a large swath of money to overhaul water infrastructure and to address how urban areas mitigate the impacts of climate change. According to CNN, $55 billion is being proposed to “upgrade water infrastructure” and another $50 billion would be dedicated to “making the system more resilient -- protecting it from drought, floods and cyber attacks.” Will this be enough?

lifestyle, environmentJasmine HarrisonSeptember 18, 2021green infrastructure, climate change, climate action, water, water infrastructureComment

Modern Boheme | July 2021: Can outdoor spaces in urban areas mitigate climate-change impacts?

On Sundays, sometimes I like to head down to the Upper West Side and grab a bagel and an iced coffee before strolling over to Central Park to find a bench to park on with a book. One of the first outdoor activities I did once it warmed up this year was to visit the cherry blossoms by the Jackie Onassis Reservoir after enjoying a sticky bun on a park bench and watching all of the cute dogs pass me by.

lifestyle, environmentJasmine HarrisonJuly 30, 2021july 2021, green infrastructure, green space, climate change, climate action, urban heat islandComment