Wildfires are a severe blow to Maui's tourism-based economy, but other iconic destinations have come back from similar disasters
Wildfires on Maui are a crippling blow to the island’s tourism industry, which generates half of its jobs. But New Orleans and Kauai show that comebacks are possible.
Rich Harrill, Research Professor of Hospitality and Tourism and Director, International Tourism Research Institute, University of South Carolina •
conversation
Aug. 11, 2023 • ~6 min
Aug. 11, 2023 • ~6 min
Just in time for back-to-school shopping: How retailers can alter customer behavior to encourage more sustainable returns
Returns cost companies billions of dollars in lost sales. They also generate emissions and packaging waste. Two logistics experts offer some tips from psychology for more sustainable returns.
Robert Overstreet, Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management, Iowa State University •
conversation
July 19, 2023 • ~9 min
July 19, 2023 • ~9 min
Using green banks to solve America’s affordable housing crisis – and climate change at the same time
Massachusetts is establishing the first US green bank dedicated to sustainable affordable housing. Three experts in climate finance explain why better housing can help rein in global warming.
Seth Owusu-Mante, Research Fellow in International Development, Tufts University •
conversation
July 18, 2023 • ~10 min
July 18, 2023 • ~10 min
MIT engineering students take on the heat of Miami
A collaboration between MIT and Miami-Dade County has students working with city planning officials to understand why people wait patiently for a bus — and why they bail.
Jane Halpern | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science •
mit
June 23, 2023 • ~13 min
June 23, 2023 • ~13 min
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