Author Melissa Cameron

Melissa Cameron

Staff Writer Melissa Cameron is a Environmental Health and Safety Specialist from the Greater New York area.

Geography book. Photo by listentothemountains on Flickr.

10 Ways Geography has everything to do with Your Everyday Life

April 21, 2014

Geography is the study of place, and seeks to understand the ways in which humans influence their environment, and in turn explore the influence the environment has on humans. Quite simply, it is the study of t...

The Recycler’s Dilemma

Melissa Cameron

January 23, 2014

Sustainability

We are at the forefront of environmental planning. Cities and towns alike have more information and technology available than ever before to green the spaces in which residents live. We have seen fantastic brea...

Planning for disaster in the wake of Hurricane Sandy

Melissa Cameron

December 17, 2013

Sustainability

Natural disasters have the tendency to churn up new words in the media, changing the vocabulary of the people affected by them. These words seem to fluctuate over time; coming and going with the ebb and flow of...

The Jersey City powerhouse. Photo by Kate Rounds of hudsonreporter.com

The Powerhouse Rules

Melissa Cameron

December 5, 2013

Community and Neighborhoods, The Burbs

The Jersey City Powerhouse patiently sits on Washington Street, just outside a sea of newly built Trump funded high-rise buildings. The partially crumbling brick structure, graffiti laden walls, and broken cath...