108. NORTH

About this episode

Jesse M. Keenan discusses the complexities of climate change and its impact on America in his book 'North: The Future of Post-Climate America'.

Jesse M. Keenan is the Favrot II Associate Professor of Sustainable Real Estate and Urban Planning at the School of Architecture and the Built Environment at Tulane University. In his upcoming book North: The Future of Post-Climate America, he outlines the complexities of America’s handling of climate change and its effects on not only migration, mitigation, and real estate, but also our institutions and societal fabric. Simultaneous conclusions: There are no climate havens, but adapt we will. Join us for the fascinating Unfrozen interview. -- Intro/Outro: “System Error,” by The Cooper Vane -- Discussed: San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank report on reversal of the migration to the Sun Belt “What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century” - The Atlantic Climate gentrification: from theory to empiricism in Miami-Dade County, Florida Sean Becketti, Freddie Mac, April 2016: Will Markets Absorb Climate Change? A Climate Minsky Moment? Mitigation vs adaptation vs resilience Rachel Minnery’s efforts at the AIA to include climate adaptation as part of architects’ standards and duty of care “Climate-proof Duluth” in the New York Times There were never any climate havens: The…

People in this episode

Hosts: Daniel Safarik, Greg Lindsay

Guest: Jesse M. Keenan

Topics covered

• climate change
• urban planning
• migration
• real estate
• adaptation
• sustainability

Keywords

• climate havens
• migration
• real estate
• urban planning
• adaptation
• sustainability
• climate gentrification
• legacy cities

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tulane University, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank, Freddie Mac, AIA, The Atlantic, The Guardian, New York Times

Books & works: North: The Future of Post-Climate America, System Error

Places: Miami-Dade County, Florida, Duluth, Asheville, Buffalo