Research Theme

Environmental Change

Environmental Change follows the way rivers, shorelines, extraction, flooding, contamination, and remediation alter the places people inherit and document.

Results

131

Other Terms

6

Connected

6

Articles

Research In Environmental Change

131 published articles

Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh

Research Record

Updated 2026

Phipps Conservatory: Preserving a Glasshouse and Rethinking Its Climate

Pennsylvania Campus / Institutional Active

Pittsburgh’s 1893 conservatory joins a changing historic glasshouse to a newer landscape designed around energy, water, and environmental education.

Place
Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh
Coverage
Approximate
Sources
6
Updated
2026
Gary Electric Grid

Research Record

Updated 2026

Gary Electric Grid and Storm Resilience

Gary Utility / Energy Infrastructure Active

Nearly 100 mph winds damaged hundreds of poles, closed schools, interrupted businesses and medical needs, and turned community centers into essential emergency infrastructure.

Place
Gary Electric Grid
Sources
4
Updated
2026
Up Top Building

Research Record

Updated 2026

Up Top Building at Altgeld Gardens, Chicago

Chicago Civic Building Under Redevelopment

Once the shopping and organizing hub of Altgeld Gardens, the long-vacant Up Top Building is planned for restoration and expansion by By The Hand...

Place
Up Top Building
Coverage
Exact
Sources
3
Updated
2026
Joliet I-80 Warehouse Logistics Corridor

Research Record

Updated 2026

Joliet I-80 Warehouse Logistics Corridor

Illinois Industrial Site Active

The warehouse boom southwest of Chicago shows how regional logistics reshapes local roads and lives: a landscape built for next-day delivery now carries heavy...

Place
Joliet I-80 Warehouse Logistics Corridor
Sources
1
Updated
2026
Park No. 597 / SEPA Station #1 Natural Area

Research Record

Updated 2026

Park No. 597 / SEPA Station #1 Natural Area, Chicago

Chicago Landscape / Public Space Active

A restored natural area wrapped around waterway aeration infrastructure became a citywide symbol in May 2026 when bald eagle hatchlings were confirmed and the...

Place
Park No. 597 / SEPA Station #1 Natural Area
Coverage
Approximate
Sources
4
Updated
2026
Chicago Green Infrastructure Strategy

Research Record

Updated 2026

Chicago Green Infrastructure Strategy, 2026

Chicago Landscape / Public Space Active

The first major update to Chicago's green infrastructure strategy in more than a decade gives the Research Library a citywide frame for tracking stormwater,...

Place
Chicago Green Infrastructure Strategy
Sources
4
Updated
2026
Indianapolis Data Center Zoning Framework

Research Record

Updated 2026

Indianapolis Data Center Zoning Framework, 2026

Indiana Industrial Site Active

The proposed SU-47 special-use framework makes Indianapolis a research case for how cities regulate power-intensive digital infrastructure near homes, schools, utilities, and older industrial...

Place
Indianapolis Data Center Zoning Framework
Sources
3
Updated
2026
Tilden and Empire Mine Landscape

Research Record

Updated 2026

Tilden and Empire Mine Landscape, South of Ishpeming

Michigan Industrial Site Active

South of Ishpeming, Tilden and Empire show the modern range at full scale: open pits, concentrators, pellet plants, rail-to-port logistics, idled assets, and regulated...

Place
Tilden and Empire Mine Landscape
Coverage
Approximate
Sources
3
Updated
2026
Humboldt Mill

Research Record

Updated 2026

Humboldt Mill, Humboldt Township

Michigan Industrial Site Active

At County Road 601, Humboldt Mill preserves a rare processing-continuity story: iron ore, gold ore, brownfield cleanup, and active nonferrous milling layered onto one...

Place
Humboldt Mill
Coverage
Exact
Sources
3
Updated
2026
Republic Mine Industrial Landscape

Research Record

Updated 2026

Republic Mine Industrial Landscape, Republic

Michigan Industrial Site Ruin / Partial Remains

Near downtown Republic, the former mine landscape records the western reach of the Marquette Iron Range, where underground workings, open-pit expansion, rail loadouts, and...

Place
Republic Mine Industrial Landscape
Coverage
Approximate
Sources
3
Updated
2026
Pioneer Furnace Site

Research Record

Updated 2026

Pioneer Furnace Site, Negaunee

Michigan Industrial Site Demolished / Lost

East of Negaunee's early mine landscape, Pioneer Furnace marks the charcoal-furnace phase of the Marquette Iron Range, where ore, wood, rail, and settlement converged.

Place
Pioneer Furnace Site
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Approximate
Sources
3
Updated
2026
Old Town Negaunee Caving Grounds

Research Record

Updated 2026

Old Town Negaunee Caving Grounds

Michigan Industrial Site Preserved

The caving grounds make industrial history visible as absence: an abandoned urban core where sidewalks, stairs, vegetation, and trail interpretation reveal how mining reshaped...

Place
Old Town Negaunee Caving Grounds
Coverage
Approximate
Sources
2
Updated
2026

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