Land Use and the Built Environment Adaptation Strategies
This tab includes strategies for how to avoid or reduce climate change impacts through policies that relate to land use and the built environment, including best practices and legal and policy analysis.
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October 2011
The City of Annapolis, Maryland established projected sea level rise estimates for the area, and developed planning and regulatory responses to sea level rise impacts on the City. This report reviews the sea level rise projections, summarizes potential municipal responses to the increased flooding risks, and provides recommendations on revisions that should be considered to the City’s code.
Resource Category: Planning
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August 2011
This report presents the legal options available to the the City of Boston, Massachusetts to address climate change adaptation. In support of the City's efforts to plan for the impacts of climate change, Harvard Law School’s Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic and its students analyzed the City’s legal authority and identified opportunities for addressing its climate vulnerabilities. In particular, this white paper focuses on examining solutions for the impacts of sea level rise and more frequent and more intense storms in Fort Point Channel and South Boston.
Authors or Affiliated Users: Wendy B. Jacobs, Leah R. Cohen, Jennifer McGrory
Resource Category: Law and Governance
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August 2011
In this report the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has compiled local and regional research findings about the water-related impacts of climate change in 12 U. S. cities. NRDC examined more than 75 scientific studies, as well as data and reports generated by government agencies and nonprofit organizations. The report makes clear that some of the most profound effects of climate change are water-related, such as sea-level rise, increased rain and storms, flooding, and drought, and that these kinds of events are likely to increase in the coming years as a result of climate change.
Authors or Affiliated Users: Mark Dorfman, Michelle Mehta, Ben Chou, Steve Fleischli, Kirsten Sinclair Rosselot
Resource Category: Solutions
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August 2011
This report, prepared by ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, is an outgrowth of the Regional Climate Adaptation Planning Alliance formed by major cities in the western US to develop a common regional approach to adaptation planning.
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July 2011
Produced by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, this report includes a risk assessment and a detailed vulnerability assessment addressing sea level rise impacts to both natural and man-made systems on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. The report also contains a number of sea level rise resiliency strategies categorized into three primary response pathways of armoring, retreating, and adapting.
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June 2011
Developed through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Climate Ready Estuaries program, this primer identifies approaches for inland migration of beaches and wetlands as sea level rises due to climate change. The report describes how these measures can be used by state and local governments in cases where traditional protective measures such as the construction of dikes, seawalls, and other structures may prove economically or environmentally unsustainable.
Author or Affiliated User: James G. Titus
Resource Category: Solutions
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May 27, 2011
The Midwest Adaptation Peer Exchange Report summarizes the outcomes of two Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) sponsored peer-exchange events that focused on minimizing the impacts of climate change on transportation assets in the Midwest. Participants included Indiana MPOs and Midwestern state DOTs. The purpose of the peer exchanges was to identify and share tools that are available to local, regional, and state transportation managers to encourage them to prepare for and minimize climate impacts on transportation infrastructure.
Resource Category: Education and Outreach
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May 2011
From the United States General Services Administration, this report presents the costs, benefits, challenges, and opportunities of green roofs with a focus on the National Capital Region (Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area). The study finds that over a 50 year period the stormwater, energy, carbon dioxide equivalent, and community benefits of green roofs outweigh the costs associated with installation and maintenance.
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April 11, 2011
This Climate Change Policy Guide from the American Planning Association recommends a policy framework to assist communities in dealing with climate change and its implications. The guide provides planners, engaged citizens, and elected officials with strategies to slow the pace of climate change and adapt to its impacts.
Author or Affiliated User: Pradeep Nair
Resource Category: Solutions
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April 2011
Through the Long Island Sound Study, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability USA and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) partnered with Groton, Connecticut to conduct an analysis of how and if federal, state, and local stakeholders could collaborate to enhance resilience towards climate change at the local level. The Long Island Sound Study (LISS) is a National Estuary Program and is eligible for EPA grants under the climate change initiative Climate Ready Estuaries.
Authors or Affiliated Users: Missy Stults , Jennifer Pagach
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