Category Archives: Photography

Winter Symposium on Sustainability at Augustana College

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Michael Bryson

Today I head west to the city of Rock Island, which hugs the Mississippi River in northwestern Illinois (right across the water from Davenport, Iowa). I’ve been invited to give a talk on urban sustainability issues in Chicago at Augustana … Continue reading →

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Visualizing Earth’s Water

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Michael Bryson

Here is an image posted by one of my students to the last discussion forum of this semester in my Sustainability Studies 220 Water course, along with her comment about it. It can sometimes be challenging to wrap our minds … Continue reading →

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Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee Publishes Urban Nature #10

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Michael Bryson

My friend and fellow urban nature admirer, Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee, recently left his home turf of Chicago to live in and explore New Orleans. But Ryan’s still creating amazing work about the City of Big Shoulders. Check out his newest edition … Continue reading →

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New Book on the Chicago River’s Reversal

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Michael Bryson

The reversal of the Chicago River — one of the great engineering projects of the late 19th century — impacted both the watersheds of the Chicago Region as well as the economy of the city and its suburbs. While that … Continue reading →

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The Character of Urban Nature

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Michael Bryson

Nature within the urban landscape is simultaneously close at hand and hidden from view — a paradox of proximal obscurity. Yet its myriad forms and manifestations are as diverse in kind as their human denizens. City parks, community gardens, nature … Continue reading →

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