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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Climate Planning"”.
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An Integrated Approach for Developing Adaptation Strategies in Climate Planning: A Case Study of Vulnerability in Dukes County, Massachusetts
<p>Climate Action Plans (CAP’s) are recent innovations in policy that have been catalyzed by a need to adjust the relationship between human activity and the Earth’s climate system. CAP’s often are composed of methods to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in addition to adaptation strategies. …
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Changing Climate, Static Society? A survey of equity, justice and vulnerability in U.S. Municipal Climate Plans
This project presents survey of municipal climate plans in the United States to determine the existing relationship between climate adaptation planning and understandings of social justice, environmental justice, and vulnerability. The results indicate that while justice and vulnerability …
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The Diffusion of Climate Protection Planning among U.S. Municipalities
Many U.S. municipalities are engaged in climate protection planning, or efforts to reduce their communities' greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through land use, transportation, and energy planning. However, they face a number of procedural and institutional obstacles that limit the adoption and …
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Climate extremes in the Southeast United States : variability, spatial classification, and related planning
… in July. Based on analysis of state and local planning and policy from six case study sites across the Southeast, this research suggests that many existing efforts may contribute to climate mitigation and adaptation. Similarities appear in sector-based planning, largely in response to federal …
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Advancing landscape sustainability science using scalable spatio-temporal landscape analytics with big data and machine learning
… spatially explicit evidence for design and park planning. Study 2 examines the COVID-19 period and shows that shocks to mobility and risk perception reshaped park preferences and sentiment, with implications for equitable access and resilience. Study 3 estimates carbon-sequestration assets at a …
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Driving forces and barriers for adaption strategies against the urban heat stress hazard in Berlin, Germany
Climate change is here and mitigation efforts will not be enough to stop it. We need to adapt to its unavoidable impacts. At the same time, increasing anthropogenic influence on urban climates is leading to worsening urban heat stress. Increased amounts of impervious area, dark surfaces, and the …