These Waters Are Patient

Urban Resilience Project
Nov 7 · 11 min read
Woman of the Horses by Kate Walters

By Samantha Harvey

On 22nd December 2018, I stop on a sidewalk in New York City to look at the moon. It is a full moon, large in the sky, yet to stare it straight in the face I have to stand in a specific spot, hold my head very still, and aim my gaze between the silhouettes of buildings.

Hold that image. The moon. The sidewalk. Let’s instead skip to 21st April 2018, when I walk out…

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A changing climate means a changing society. The Island Press Urban Resilience Project (URP) is committed to a greener, fairer future. www.islandpress.org/URP

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