In fact, we've been so busy building the mannahatta2409.org site, that we haven't had a chance to blog very much, but that's changing now. We are planning to use this site to announce events, track progress, highlight cool facts about New York, and eventually, to help share visions that we feel are particularly noteworthy.
To start off, here are some basic facts about this project:
What: Mannahatta2409.org is a web platform to help New Yorkers develop and share climate-resilient designs for Manhattan. (More to come in future blog posts as to what exactly that means.)
Who: Mannahatta2409.org has been created by Eric W. Sanderson and Kim Fisher of the Wildlife Conservation Society's Mannahatta Project, with the advice and assistance of the New York City Department of City Planning, Terrapin Bright Green, and Human Nature Projects. The project has been supported by the Rockefeller Foundation's New York City Cultural Innovation Fund, the Summit Foundation (via the Biomimicry 3.8 Institute), and the Bay & Paul Foundations.
When: Mannahatta2409.org will launch in September 2013. However you can experience the site yourself at two special previews during Internet Week New York. Click here or here to sign-up. Previews are free, but require a RSVP.
Why: Mannahatta2409.org is meant to help New Yorkers see their city as an ecological place, by providing easy, but deep, tools for investigating how water, carbon, biodiversity and population cycle through the city. We love New York City and want it to last. The best way for the city to last is for it work with, not against, its environment. To see where we coming from, try this.
How: Mannahatta2409.org combines science and art to help you see the environmental performance of New York City like you've never felt it before.
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