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Planning for Climate Mitigation and Adaptation
PAS Report 601by: Matthew Bucchin, AICP, Aaron Tuley, AICP July 01, 2022The climate crisis requires communities to mitigate future climate change through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and adapt the built and natural environments to the changes taking place, and planners are uniquely qualified to take a leadership role in building a climate-resilient future.Nonmembers$25.00APA members & PAS subscribers$0.00 -
Planning for Urban Heat Resilience
PAS Report 600by: Ladd Keith, Sara Meerow April 06, 2022Planners seeking to increase their communities’ urban heat resilience can equitably prepare for and adapt to both chronic and acute heat risk through heat mitigation and management strategies.Nonmembers$0.00APA members & PAS subscribers$0.00 -
2023 Trend Report for Planners
by: Petra Hurtado, PhD, Sagar Shah, PhD, AICP, Joseph DeAngelis, AICP, Alexsandra Gomez January 24, 2023The 2023 Trend Report for Planners features more than 100 existing, emerging, and potential future trends that APA identified as relevant to planning. The trends are structured within three timeframes (Act Now, Prepare, Learn and Watch), which indicate the urgency of planners’ action. -
Planning for Infrastructure Resilience
PAS Report 596by: Joseph DeAngelis, AICP, Haley Briel, Michael Lauer, AICPInfrastructure systems and facilities across the country are increasingly threatened by the rising seas and storm events of climate change. This PAS Report helps planners ensure that the public investments of today yield infrastructure that can withstand the floods of the future.List price$0.00APA member & PAS subscriber$0.00 -
2022 Trend Report for Planners
by: Petra Hurtado, PhD, Sagar Shah, PhD, AICP, Joseph DeAngelis, AICP, Alexsandra Gomez January 18, 2022The 2022 Trend Report for Planners features nearly 100 existing, emerging, and potential future trends that APA identified as relevant to planning. The trends are structured within three timeframes (Act Now, Prepare, Learn and Watch), which indicate the urgency of planners’ action. -
Bounce Forward: Urban Resilience in the Era of Climate Change
May 2015This report sought to understand the concept of urban resilience based on existing literature and consultations with urban change agents such as community organizations, planners, and researchers. -
Developing an Integrated Heat Health Information System for Long-Term Resilience to Climate and Weather Extremes in the El Paso - Juárez - Las Cruces Region
January 2017by: Gregg Garfin, Sarah LeRoy, Hunter JonesThis report provides a summary of a workshop that brought together individuals from different sectors to discuss the intersection between climate and weather and public health issues related to extreme heat. -
Cool Policies for Cool Cities: Best Practices for Mitigating Urban Heat Islands in North American Cities
Report U1405, June 2014by: Virginia Hewitt, Eric Mackres, Kurt ShickmanThis report discusses urban heat islands and presents several strategies that North American cities are using to mitigate the impacts of this issue. -
Dallas Urban Heat Island Management Study
August 2017by: Brian Stone, Armistead Russell, Marcus TrailThis report presents strategies to help manage the effects of urban heat in Dallas, TX. -
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. -
Heat Response Plans: Summary of Evidence and Strategies for Collaboration and Implementation
January 2020by: Jessica Abbinett, Paul Schramm, Stasia WiderynskiThis report discusses extreme heat and explores the effectiveness of heat response plans to address the risks associated with this hazard. -
Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Heat and Hot Environments
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2016-106, February 2016by: Brenda Jacklitsch, Kristin Musolin, Aitor CocaThis report contains strategies to help prevent occupational exposure to heat stress. -
Killer Heat in the United States: Climate Choices and the Future of Dangerously Hot Days
July 2019by: Kristina Dahl, Erika Spanger-Siegfried, Rachel LickerThis report discusses the widespread increase of extreme heat in the United States and the different implications of this hazard to diverse groups or communities, including urban and rural residents, low-income residents, and people exposed to other risks. -
Municipal Heat Response Planning in British Columbia, Canada
August 2017by: Amy Lubik, Geoff McKee, Tina ChenThis report highlights solutions that health authorities and municipalities in British Columbia are implementing to address the risks associated with extreme heat. -
Living with Heat: A Boston Design Charrette
October 2019by: Michael HobanThis report presents information to help land-use professionals and other decision-makers implement solutions that help mitigate the effects of urban heat islands on the built environment. -
Louisville Urban Heat Management Study
April 2016This report presents several neighborhood-based recommendations to reduce the effects of urban heat in the Louisville Metropolitan region. -
Rx for Hot Cities: Climate Resilience through Urban Greening and Cooling in Los Angeles
2020by: Edith de Guzman, David Sailor, Laurence KalksteinThis report discusses heat mitigation strategies at the neighborhood, municipal, and regional levels. -
Planning Urban Heat Island Mitigation in Boston
2015by: ERin Coutts, Kate Ito, Cecilia NardiThis report addresses urban heat islands (UHI) effects and the impacts of this hazard on public health. -
Primer for Cool Cities: Reducing Excessive Urban Heat
Knowledge Series 031/20, October 2020This report presents several urban cooling strategies to help mitigate the effects of extreme heat on cities. -
The Benefits of Green Infrastructure for Heat Mitigation and Emissions Reductions in Cities
June 2016This report belongs to the Green Stormwater Infrastructure and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
Solar-Reflective “Cool” Walls: Benefits, Technologies, and Implementation
CEC-500-2019-040, April 2019by: Ronnen Levinson, George Ban-Weiss, Paul BerdahlThis report explores the potential of solar-reflective surfaces in reducing energy costs, promoting urban cooling, and improving air quality. -
Scorched: Extreme Heat and Real Estate
2019by: Katharine Burgess, Elizabeth FosterThis report explores how extreme heat is growing as a planning consideration and how different sectors are using new technologies and policies to mitigate the impacts of extreme heat. -
The Heat is On
2020This report highlights how parks can help reduce the effects of increased temperatures in urban areas. -
Focused Adaptation: A Strategic Approach to Climate Adaptation in Cities
July 2021by: Brodie Boland, Neuni Farhad, Elizabeth CharchenkoThis report belongs to the Climate Change and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
Fourth National Climate Assessment: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States
2018by: David Easterling, Brooke Stewart, David ReidmillerThis report belongs to the Climate Change and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
Cool Walkability Planning
June 2023by: Todd LitmanThis report belongs to the Active Transportation, and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
The Use of Cooling Centers to Prevent Heat-Related Illness: Summary of Evidence and Strategies for Implementation
2016by: Stasia Widerynski, Paul Schramm, Kathryn ConlonThis report explores the effectiveness of cooling centers as a strategy to address the effects of extreme heat events. -
Hazard Mitigation: Integrating Best Practices into Planning
PAS Report 560by: James Schwab, FAICPEvery year, communities face natural hazards. This PAS Report seeks to close the gap that often exists between hazard mitigation planning and other local planning and land use regulation.List Price$0.00APA members & PAS subscribers$0.00 -
Planning the Urban Forest: Ecology, Economy, and Community Development
PAS Report 555by: James Schwab, FAICPUrban forests conserve natural ecosystems and sustain clean air and water. This PAS Report explains how communities can develop urban forestry programs to capture the benefits of trees.List Price$25.00APA member & PAS subscriber$0.00
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