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Alan Weisman

Rethinking Urban Design in Hurricane Sandy’s Wake

With its skyscrapers, bustling population, and crowded city streets, it’s easy to forget that Manhattan is an island, and that New York City is a coastal zone. Even though Superstorm Sandy delivered catastrophic damage to parts of the city, a 2009 panel on climate says it’s not all that surprising that a event like this […]

Gaviotas Book Out and Update

The World

Gavoitas, Colombia: A Radio Documentary

A Village to Reinvent the World

The World Without Us

The World

Can This Tribe Be Saved?

In the extremely remote region of the Ecuadorian Amazon the Zapara tribe, much reduced in numbers, tries to revive its language and culture just as the oil industry is approaching their territory. From the Homelands Productions series, “Worlds of Difference,” Alan Weisman reports on the tribe’s uncertain fate.

The World

Urban Eco-village

In the center of Los Angeles, where natural ecology is a thing forsaken, one neighborhood discourages cars, grows its food, and even tries to get off the grid. Alan Weisman reports.

The World

A Bridge Too Far?

Producer Alan Weisman leads us on a trip to an island off the coast of Chile that boasts a proud and distinct culture. The Chilean government wants to build a bridge there to boost the economy of the island and the nation. But islanders think that’s a big mistake.

The World

Urban Eco-village

In the center of Los Angeles, where natural ecology is a thing forsaken, one neighborhood discourages cars, grows its food, and even tries to get off the grid. Alan Weisman reports.

Straw Bale Homes

A poor community in Sonora, Mexico is replacing rows of tarpaper shacks with functional straw bale homes for little money. As part of Homelands Productions “Border Stories” series, producer Alan Weisman brings us the story of a town finding a semblance of dignity and pride in their surroundings.