Zachary Lamb
@zacharylamb.bsky.social
UC Berkeley, Department of City and Regional Planning.
'The Equitably Resilient City: Solidarities and Struggles in the Face of Climate Crisis' (MIT Press 2024)
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262549868/the-equitably-resilient-city
'The Equitably Resilient City: Solidarities and Struggles in the Face of Climate Crisis' (MIT Press 2024)
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262549868/the-equitably-resilient-city
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The Equitably Resilient City: Solidarities and Struggles in the Face of Climate Crisis
Twelve global planning and urban design interventions—and what they reveal about equity-centered urban resilience in the face of climate change.Hillside fa
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'The Equitably Resilient City: Solidarities and Struggles in the Face of Climate Crisis' is now available from MIT Press for free open access download:
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Lafayette Park, where a large mountain lion was tranquilized yesterday, is deep in the urban fabric of San Francisco. Amazing.
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January 28, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Lafayette Park, where a large mountain lion was tranquilized yesterday, is deep in the urban fabric of San Francisco. Amazing.
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/m...
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/m...
Remembering Clare Cooper Marcus. Her radical ideas: housing should be designed 'as if people mattered' and designers should care about the experience of living in and using the environments they create.
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In memoriam: Professor Emerita Clare Cooper Marcus, expert in user-centered design and healing landscapes - UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design
In Memoriam: UC Berkeley Professor Emerita Clare Cooper Marcus, expert in user-centered design and healing landscapes.
ced.berkeley.edu
January 27, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Remembering Clare Cooper Marcus. Her radical ideas: housing should be designed 'as if people mattered' and designers should care about the experience of living in and using the environments they create.
ced.berkeley.edu/news/in-memo...
ced.berkeley.edu/news/in-memo...
Excited to be in conversation with the amazing Kazi Khalid Ashraf next week during his talk at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social about his recent book, "The Great Padma".
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January 26, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Excited to be in conversation with the amazing Kazi Khalid Ashraf next week during his talk at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social about his recent book, "The Great Padma".
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‘You look at this and think: it’s going to be impossible’
European football leaders are increasingly concerned about Donald Trump’s wish to annex Greenland, and they have held initial discussions about how the sport could respond.
Could there really be a boycott of the World Cup?
European football leaders are increasingly concerned about Donald Trump’s wish to annex Greenland, and they have held initial discussions about how the sport could respond.
Could there really be a boycott of the World Cup?
January 21, 2026 at 5:34 PM
‘You look at this and think: it’s going to be impossible’
European football leaders are increasingly concerned about Donald Trump’s wish to annex Greenland, and they have held initial discussions about how the sport could respond.
Could there really be a boycott of the World Cup?
European football leaders are increasingly concerned about Donald Trump’s wish to annex Greenland, and they have held initial discussions about how the sport could respond.
Could there really be a boycott of the World Cup?
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Dutch petition asking government to boycott the Trump FIFA World Cup in the US, later this year.
actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/bo...
actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/bo...
Boycot het Trump-WK in de VS
Nu deelnemen aan een sportevenement alsof er niets aan de hand is, legitimeert Trumps expansieve politiek. Laat ons land en onze voetballers aan de goede kant van de geschiedenis staan. Hou onze jonge...
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January 18, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Dutch petition asking government to boycott the Trump FIFA World Cup in the US, later this year.
actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/bo...
actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/bo...
Very excited for this gathering starting today and always delighted to be back in New Orleans.
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Excited for this today in NOLA coorganized by Jesse Keenan, Karen Chapple & myself. Fieldtrips on Saturday 😊
Excited for this today in NOLA coorganized by Jesse Keenan, Karen Chapple & myself. Fieldtrips on Saturday 😊
Multiplied Displacements: The Climate-Housing Nexus
EventsMultiplied Displacements: The Climate-Housing Nexus
architecture.tulane.edu
January 15, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Very excited for this gathering starting today and always delighted to be back in New Orleans.
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BREAKING: Bob Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead and a jam band icon, dies at 78.
Bob Weir, Grateful Dead founding member and a jam band icon, dies at 78
Weir had been diagnosed with cancer in July and beat it, but "succumbed to underlying lung issues," a statement said.
nbcnews.to
January 10, 2026 at 11:57 PM
BREAKING: Bob Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead and a jam band icon, dies at 78.
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Property regimes and climate adaptation. Check out this new article by @lindashi.bsky.social @zacharylamb.bsky.social that very suggests alternatives to guide planners' actions to challenge status quo ideas about the privatization and parcelization of land www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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January 8, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Property regimes and climate adaptation. Check out this new article by @lindashi.bsky.social @zacharylamb.bsky.social that very suggests alternatives to guide planners' actions to challenge status quo ideas about the privatization and parcelization of land www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Interesting analysis from Brian Potter about factory-built housing in Sweden (h/t @zacharylamb.bsky.social). Manufactured housing in the U.S. offers significant cost-savings but Sweden's factories produce housing that is similar in cost to site-built: www.construction-physics.com/p/should-us-...
Should US homebuilders emulate Sweden?
A common sentiment I see with folks interested in improving US homebuilding is that we should try and emulate Sweden.
www.construction-physics.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Interesting analysis from Brian Potter about factory-built housing in Sweden (h/t @zacharylamb.bsky.social). Manufactured housing in the U.S. offers significant cost-savings but Sweden's factories produce housing that is similar in cost to site-built: www.construction-physics.com/p/should-us-...
This OPEN ACCESS article with @lindashi.bsky.social & Rob Olshansky explores how dominant property practices inhibit climate adaptation.
Governing Land on a Dynamic Earth: How Property Shapes Planning for Equitable Climate Adaptation www-tandfonline-com.libproxy.berkeley.edu/doi/full/10....
Governing Land on a Dynamic Earth: How Property Shapes Planning for Equitable Climate Adaptation www-tandfonline-com.libproxy.berkeley.edu/doi/full/10....
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January 5, 2026 at 10:35 PM
This OPEN ACCESS article with @lindashi.bsky.social & Rob Olshansky explores how dominant property practices inhibit climate adaptation.
Governing Land on a Dynamic Earth: How Property Shapes Planning for Equitable Climate Adaptation www-tandfonline-com.libproxy.berkeley.edu/doi/full/10....
Governing Land on a Dynamic Earth: How Property Shapes Planning for Equitable Climate Adaptation www-tandfonline-com.libproxy.berkeley.edu/doi/full/10....
This JPL article with Luna Khirfan is a couple of years old, but we just resolved an issue & it's now OPEN ACCESS.
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January 5, 2026 at 6:32 PM
This JPL article with Luna Khirfan is a couple of years old, but we just resolved an issue & it's now OPEN ACCESS.
journals-sagepub-com.libproxy.berkeley.edu/doi/10.1177/...
journals-sagepub-com.libproxy.berkeley.edu/doi/10.1177/...
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Our infrastructure isn’t ready for what’s coming.
The Bay took over the highway during this morning's #KingTides in Marin.
December 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Our infrastructure isn’t ready for what’s coming.
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This is the conclusion that I hope we will draw from the Zillow drama... that we need a gold-standard national data source for property-level risk to climate hazards that is transparent, accessible, and legally defensible. Private companies can help build it but the public needs to own it.
Zillow’s climate risk reversal looks like a setback. It’s really a wake‑up call.
When private models sow confusion, it’s a flashing warning sign that Washington needs to fix federal flood maps,
susanpcrawford.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
This is the conclusion that I hope we will draw from the Zillow drama... that we need a gold-standard national data source for property-level risk to climate hazards that is transparent, accessible, and legally defensible. Private companies can help build it but the public needs to own it.
Just learning of Sara Terry's death. Such a loss. We only met a couple of times, but I was so impressed and inspired by how she brought humanity, joy, and creativity to her work, even as she dealt with really dark and difficult subjects.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/a....
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/a....
Sara Terry, Photographer Who Captured War’s Aftermath, Dies at 70
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Just learning of Sara Terry's death. Such a loss. We only met a couple of times, but I was so impressed and inspired by how she brought humanity, joy, and creativity to her work, even as she dealt with really dark and difficult subjects.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/a....
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/a....
NEW (open access) PAPER IN JAPA:
Can Mobile Home Parks Be Good Urbanism?
Spoiler: YES! By many measures of 'good urbanism,' mobile home parks are as good or better than neighboring residential areas.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Can Mobile Home Parks Be Good Urbanism?
Spoiler: YES! By many measures of 'good urbanism,' mobile home parks are as good or better than neighboring residential areas.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
NEW (open access) PAPER IN JAPA:
Can Mobile Home Parks Be Good Urbanism?
Spoiler: YES! By many measures of 'good urbanism,' mobile home parks are as good or better than neighboring residential areas.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Can Mobile Home Parks Be Good Urbanism?
Spoiler: YES! By many measures of 'good urbanism,' mobile home parks are as good or better than neighboring residential areas.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Tell me again how it's bad that Bowdoin taught Mamdani to see 'historical events from the perspective of marginalized and oppressed groups'?
Seems a good foundation for leading a global city.
Also the core message of most religious/ethical traditions.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
Seems a good foundation for leading a global city.
Also the core message of most religious/ethical traditions.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
How a Small Elite College in Maine Influenced Mamdani’s World View
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Tell me again how it's bad that Bowdoin taught Mamdani to see 'historical events from the perspective of marginalized and oppressed groups'?
Seems a good foundation for leading a global city.
Also the core message of most religious/ethical traditions.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
Seems a good foundation for leading a global city.
Also the core message of most religious/ethical traditions.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
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Do you live near Berkeley High or Washington Elementary, or do you have children enrolled there? Come join us at a workshop tomorrow to help make walking and biking to, from, and around the schools safer.
📅Oct. 29 5:30-6:30pm
📌Washington Elementary
Community Message:
📅Oct. 29 5:30-6:30pm
📌Washington Elementary
Community Message:
Join workshop to make walking, biking to Downtown schools safer | City of Berkeley
Learn and share thoughts about improving road safety near Berkeley High and Washington Elementary on October 29. Come to an in-person workshop to talk to staff about proposed road changes near Berkeley High and Washington Elementary schools. These changes aim to increase safety for those on bikes and foot in the area.Over the past decade, there have been more than 450 crashes within a half-mile radius of Washington Elementary School. Of those, 46 led to severe injuries. Three people died.The key corridor is Martin Luther King Jr. Way, which separates the two schools. The proposed changes will also stretch to nearby streets.
berkeleyca.gov
October 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Do you live near Berkeley High or Washington Elementary, or do you have children enrolled there? Come join us at a workshop tomorrow to help make walking and biking to, from, and around the schools safer.
📅Oct. 29 5:30-6:30pm
📌Washington Elementary
Community Message:
📅Oct. 29 5:30-6:30pm
📌Washington Elementary
Community Message:
This was a fun conversation about our ongoing research on tensions between street safety and fire/EMS operations... and how to overcome them.
StreetSmart 11: Exploring Fire Department Tensions in the “War for Street Space” - cal.streetsblog.org/2025/10/22/s...
StreetSmart 11: Exploring Fire Department Tensions in the “War for Street Space” - cal.streetsblog.org/2025/10/22/s...
StreetSmart 11: Exploring Fire Department Tensions in the “War for Street Space” - Streetsblog California
Why are some fire departments blocking safer street designs? On this week’s StreetSmart Podcast, Damien Newton talks with UC Berkeley’s Zach Lamb about his new report on the tensions shaping the “war ...
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October 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This was a fun conversation about our ongoing research on tensions between street safety and fire/EMS operations... and how to overcome them.
StreetSmart 11: Exploring Fire Department Tensions in the “War for Street Space” - cal.streetsblog.org/2025/10/22/s...
StreetSmart 11: Exploring Fire Department Tensions in the “War for Street Space” - cal.streetsblog.org/2025/10/22/s...
Great story from @kqednews.kqed.org on evictions and other threats facing residents in a San Rafael mobile home park since it sold to a corporate owner known for such tactics.
www.kqed.org/news/1205801...
www.kqed.org/news/1205801...
In San Rafael, Residents of a Mobile Home Park Are Fighting to Keep Their Homes | KQED
Residents say Harmony Communities is using rent hikes and evictions to push families out of one of Marin County’s few affordable housing options.
www.kqed.org
October 23, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Great story from @kqednews.kqed.org on evictions and other threats facing residents in a San Rafael mobile home park since it sold to a corporate owner known for such tactics.
www.kqed.org/news/1205801...
www.kqed.org/news/1205801...
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“At some point it becomes embarrassing, in a craven way, to make a deal for yourself and abandon those institutions that are standing up for academic freedom...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
Universities Are Standing Up to Trump
www.nytimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
“At some point it becomes embarrassing, in a craven way, to make a deal for yourself and abandon those institutions that are standing up for academic freedom...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
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Photos coming out of Western AK are devastating.
Hardest hit are indigenous villages off road system, many miles by air from supplies. Most built on river deltas w/ no high ground to which to escape.
Cuts to NASA/NOAA mean worse weather data. Cuts to EPA mean no grants for erosion control. Etc.
Hardest hit are indigenous villages off road system, many miles by air from supplies. Most built on river deltas w/ no high ground to which to escape.
Cuts to NASA/NOAA mean worse weather data. Cuts to EPA mean no grants for erosion control. Etc.
These are mostly indigenous communities in Alaska that have been slammed by the storm.
The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!
Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.
FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.
The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!
Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.
FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.
October 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Photos coming out of Western AK are devastating.
Hardest hit are indigenous villages off road system, many miles by air from supplies. Most built on river deltas w/ no high ground to which to escape.
Cuts to NASA/NOAA mean worse weather data. Cuts to EPA mean no grants for erosion control. Etc.
Hardest hit are indigenous villages off road system, many miles by air from supplies. Most built on river deltas w/ no high ground to which to escape.
Cuts to NASA/NOAA mean worse weather data. Cuts to EPA mean no grants for erosion control. Etc.
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Just go.
San Francisco is losing its best piece of art
Just go.
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September 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Just go.
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Applications are due next Sunday October 5th for the @cplusc.bsky.social Housing Policy Manager role, spread the word!
‼️ Join my team ‼️ @cplusc.bsky.social is hiring a Housing Policy Manager to help advance progressive housing and climate solutions alongside some of the best tenant unions, labor unions, policymakers, and researchers in the field.
Apply here by Oct 5! climateandcommunity.org/careers/
Apply here by Oct 5! climateandcommunity.org/careers/
Work With Us - Climate and Community Institute
Job opportunities at the Climate and Community Institute
climateandcommunity.org
September 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Applications are due next Sunday October 5th for the @cplusc.bsky.social Housing Policy Manager role, spread the word!
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The US DOT is on an all-out campaign to defund city-designed projects that prioritize pedestrians and bikers.
To explain why it was cancelling a San Diego project, the US DOT complained that it “appears to reduce lane capacity and [has] a road diet that is hostile to motor vehicles."
To explain why it was cancelling a San Diego project, the US DOT complained that it “appears to reduce lane capacity and [has] a road diet that is hostile to motor vehicles."
Trump is rescinding road safety grants all over the country, in blue states and red ones.
The reason: those projects are "hostile" to cars.
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The reason: those projects are "hostile" to cars.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Cancels Trail, Bike-Lane Grants Deemed ‘Hostile’ to Cars
The Trump administration canceled grants for street safety measures, pedestrian trails and bike lanes in communities around the country this month, each time offering a simple rationale for yanking ba...
www.bloomberg.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The US DOT is on an all-out campaign to defund city-designed projects that prioritize pedestrians and bikers.
To explain why it was cancelling a San Diego project, the US DOT complained that it “appears to reduce lane capacity and [has] a road diet that is hostile to motor vehicles."
To explain why it was cancelling a San Diego project, the US DOT complained that it “appears to reduce lane capacity and [has] a road diet that is hostile to motor vehicles."