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Centering Equity to Address Extreme Heat: Preparing Communities for Hotter Days
February 2022by: Rebecca Marx, Jorge Morales-BurnettThis briefing paper discusses the importance of using an equity lens for addressing extreme heat issues. -
Neighborhood Level Cooling: Experiences from C40’s Cool Cities Network
April 2021by: Regina VetterThis briefing paper shares information to help local governments, planners, and other decision-makers understand and monitor urban heat island effects and involve the community in implementing cooling strategies. -
Communicating Heat Risk: Experiences from C40’s Cool Cities Network
July 2020by: Regina Vetter, Christopher HornThe briefing paper provides information to help communities better communicate the risks associated with extreme heat. -
Cooling Schools: Experiences from C40’s Cool Cities Network
September 2020by: Regina VetterThis briefing paper shares recommendations based on cities implementing strategies to help moderate temperatures in their schools. -
Cool Surfaces: Experiences from C40’s Cool Cities Network
December 2021by: Regina VetterThis briefing paper highlights how cities are using various solutions to address the effects of urban heat. -
Resilience Strategies for Extreme Heat
November 2017by: Kristiane HuberThis briefing paper several contains strategies to help communities address the effects of extreme heat. -
Resilience Hubs: Shifting Power to Communities and Increasing Community Capacity
March 2018by: Kristin BajaThis briefing paper provides information to help communities establish and support community resilience hubs. -
Urban Heat and Equity: Experiences from C40’s Cool Cities Network
September 2021by: Regina Vetter, Yisum Heneghan, Krisztina CampbellThis briefing paper explores how communities are advancing solutions and implanting changes to address the inequitable distribution of the risks associated with urban heat. -
Smart Surfaces, Smart Cities: Reducing Heat and Promoting Equity in Urban Areas
September 2021by: Hillary AidunThis briefing paper discusses the legal barriers that local governments encounter when establishing policies for expanding smart surfaces to reduce urban heat. -
Extreme Heat: Preparing for an Uncertain Future
This briefing paper provides information to help communities address the effects of extreme heat. -
How Cities Use Parks for Climate Change Management
City Parks Forum Briefing Papers 11by: Joseph MacDonald, AICPUrban parks cool and clean the air, improve and modify local wind circulations, and better regulate precipitation patterns.
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