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Senior Policy Analyst at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Smart Growth Fixes for Climate Adaptation and Resilience: Changing Land Use and Building Codes and Policies to Prepare for Climate Change
January 2017
This report focuses on ways that local governments can prepare for climate change impacts through land use and building policies. The report focuses on smart growth strategies that offer multiple benefits beyond climate preparedness including cost-savings, energy efficiency, increasing transportation options, and building economic opportunities. The strategies presented in the report are categorized as modest adjustments, major modifications, and wholesale changes, in order to help local governments determine which options are most appropriate for their own community.
Related Organizations: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Author or Affiliated User: Megan Susman
Resource Category: Solutions
Using Smart Growth Strategies to Create More Resilient Communities in the Washington D.C. Region
November 2013
This publication from EPA's Smart Growth Program examines climate resiliency planning and policy options for local governments in the metropolitan Washington area. The guide describes smart growth approaches that can reduce climate change-related risks to the land use, transportation, water, and buildings sectors. The report was developed as part of a technical assistance project that EPA conducted with the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
Related Organizations: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG, COG)
Author or Affiliated User: Megan Susman
Resource Category: Planning
