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April 23, 2018

Climate Change and National Security

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Photo: Billy Fleming
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  • City & Regional Planning
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In a recent Houston Chronicle opinion editorial, Billy Fleming (PhD'17) and Katie Randall (MSHP'19, MCP'19) argue that climate change is an immediate threat to U.S. national security. Fleming is Research Director of the Ian McHarg Center and Randall is a research assistant in the McHarg Center and a graduate student in city planning and historic preservation at PennDesign.

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In the Media Building Ghosts May 9, 2025 Architectural historian Molly Lester, a lecturer in the Department of Historic Preservation, sits down with WHYY to discuss her latest book, Building Ghosts: Past Lives and Lost Places in a Changing City. WHYY's You Oughta Know
In the Media Scholar highlights cultural dimension as new frontline in modern conflicts May 9, 2025 Heritage conservation could play a role in countering future extremism and promoting peace, PIK Professor Lynn Meskell told the audience at the CBRL Amman Institute, though deep political divisions on the ground often impede cooperation. Jordan Times

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