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Community-Informed Heat Relief: Policy Options for Addressing Urban Extreme Heat in High-Risk Communities
July 2021by: Katherine McCormick, Tiffany Ganthier, Kate ZylaThis report provides information to help Washington, DC, and other local government agencies develop and implement plans to protect their communities from the risks of increased temperatures. -
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. -
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. -
Building Community Heat Action Plans Story by Story: A Three Neighborhood Case Study
Cities, 107: 1-12, 2020by: Melissa Guardaro, Maggie Messerschmidt, David HondulaThis article presents a methodology for a community-driven heat adaptation planning process. -
Strategies to Reduce the Harmful Effects of Extreme Heat Events: A Four-City Study
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11(2): 1960-1988, 2014by: Jalonne White-Newsome, Sabrina McCormick, Natalie SampsonThis article identifies several strategies that local governments are implementing to address the impacts of extreme heat events. -
City of Toronto's Eco-Roof Incentive Program and Green Roof Bylaw
December 2018This case study highlights a regulation and program adopted by the city of Toronto that help mitigate the effects of urban heat. -
Urban Cooling Strategies for Los Angeles Neighborhoods Serviced by the Orange Line
This case study highlights a project to simultaneously mitigate extreme heat and improve transit access in Los Angeles, California. -
Cool Surfaces: Roofs and Roads
This case study presents urban heat mitigation strategies implemented in Los Angeles, California.
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