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Milwaukee, Wisconsin Framework for Green Infrastructure Plan, Ordinance
September 12, 2018
The City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin has approved the Framework for a Green Infrastructure Plan with goals of supporting climate change adaptation and resilience. According to the Framework and Ordinance which updates Milwaukee's stormwater management regulations, large developments will be required to capture the first 1/2 inch of rainfall using green infrastructure. The plan also increases funding for green infrastructure projects in Milwaukee’s streets, schoolyards, and parking lots. The City expects to publish the final Green Infrastructure Plan based on this Framework by February 2019.
Related Organizations: City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District (MMSD)
Resource Category: Planning
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Climate Resiliency Design Reference Guide for New Developments
August 2018
The Boston Environment Department developed this Reference Guide to help developers comply with the Resilient Design Checklist required by updates to Article 80 of Boston's Zoning Code and the Green Building Standards required by amendments to Article 37 of the City's Zoning Code. The Reference Guide helps developers evaluate the project site and design conditions, identify mitigation and adaptation strategies to incorporate into the project design, and access resources to help comply with the City's resilience and green buillding design requirements.
Related Organizations: City of Boston, Massachusetts
Resource Category: Law and Governance
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Smart Policies for a Changing Climate: the Report and Recommendations of the ASLA Blue Ribbon Panel on Climate Change and Resilience
July 9, 2018
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) interdisciplinary Blue Ribbon Panel on Climate Change and Resilience has identified key planning and design strategies, and public policies to establish healthy, climate-smart, and resilient communities. The strategies are founded on core principles of design for natural systems, community development, vulnerable communities, transportation and agriculture. Many of these policy recommendations focus on the integration of climate resilience and adaptation into land use planning and development.
Related Organizations: The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Resource Category: Solutions
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Climate Change Resilience Strategies for Buildings in New York State
June 2018
From the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and University of Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning’s Resilient Buildings Laboratory this report identifies 25 resilience strategies for managing climate impacts to building infrastructure throughout the state. The purpose of the report is to provide relevant state agencies, local policymakers, engineers, planners, as well as communities with more information and case studies on how to make built areas and infrastructure more resilient to climate-related impacts.
Related Organizations: New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), University of Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning
Resource Category: Solutions
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New York City Climate Resiliency Design Guidelines
April 2018
In April 2018, New York City released new Climate Resiliency Design Guidelines that apply to all City capital projects, aside from coastal protection projects. The guidelines direct planners, engineers, architects, and others involved in project delivery on how to use regionally-specific future climate projections in the design of City facilities.
Related Organizations: New York City Mayor's Office of Recovery and Resiliency
Resource Category: Law and Governance
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EPA: Storm Smart Cities - Integrating Green Infrastructure into Local Hazard Mitigation Plans
March 26, 2018
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offers guidance on how green infrastructure could be incorporated into local hazard mitigation plans in this report. The guide is built around a case study of green infrastructure integration efforts in the City of Huntington, West Virginia and the West Virginia Region 2 Planning and Development Area. The green infrastructure described addresses stormwater and will improve water quality and address flooding challenges - bringing greater resilience to climate impacts in Huntington.
Related Organizations: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Resource Category: Solutions
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Sustainable Cleveland 2019
2018
Sustainable Cleveland 2019 is a 10-year initiative “to design and develop a thriving and resilient Cleveland that leverages its wealth of assets to build economic, social and environmental well-being for all.” Sustainable Cleveland was founded by Mayor Frank G. Jackson, is administrated by the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, and is funded by foundation, corporate and individual support.
Related Organizations: City of Cleveland, Ohio, City of Cleveland, Office of Sustainability
Resource Category: Planning
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Delivering Urban Resilience: Costs and benefits of city-wide adoption of smart surfaces
2018
This report quantifies the benefits and costs of smart surface technologies and finds that the risks from extreme heat and weather can be offset by these technologies. It draws on Washington D. C. , Philadelphia, and El Paso as case studies and considers five smart surface technologies: cool roofs, green roofs, solar PV, reflective pavements, and urban trees. The authors find that adopting these technologies can generate millions (or even billions) of dollars in net financial benefits at the city level and can generate half a trillion dollars in net financial benefits nationwide.
Authors or Affiliated Users: Greg Kats, Keith Glassbrook
Resource Category: Solutions
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Lenders’ Guide for Considering Climate Risk in Infrastructure Investments
January 17, 2018
Four Twenty Seven, in collaboration with Acclimatise and Climate Finance Advisers, published this guide to discuss the acute and chronic impacts of climate change on infrastructure, and the associated risks and liability for infrastructure investors. Once climate impacts and infrastructure resiliency are taken into account, loan and credit officers can structure lending that maximizes performance and minimizes risks. The guide includes ten “snapshots” or summaries of climate hazards and risks for the infrastructure sub-industries of: Airports; Marine Ports; Gas and Oil Transport and Storage; Power Transmission and Distribution; Wind-Based Power Distribution; Telecommunications; Data Centers; Commercial Real Estate; Healthcare; and Sport and Entertainment.
Related Organizations: Four Twenty Seven
Resource Category: Planning
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New York State Climate Smart Communities Grant Program
2018
The New York State Climate Smart Communities Grant Program, administered by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, was established in 2016 and provides a matching grant to towns, villages, counties, and boroughs of New York City to implement projects related to climate change adaptation or mitigation or, more specifically, to work towards Climate Smart Communities Certification by undertaking eligible planning actions. Although all municipalities in the state are eligible to apply for these grants, Climate Smart Communities receive extra points in the application process (dependent on their certification level) in order to financially incentivize participation in the program.
Related Organizations: New York City Department of Environmental Protection
Resource Category: Funding
