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A Practical Guide to Cool Roofs and Cool Pavements
January 2012This guide contains information to increase understanding of cool roofs and pavements and support the implementation of these strategies to mitigate the effects of urban heat. -
Excessive Heat Events Guidebook
March 2016This guide contains information to help planners, elected officials, and other decision-makers address extreme heat events in their communities. -
Beating the Heat: A Sustainable Cooling Handbook for Cities
November 2021by: Iain Campbell, Sneha Sachar, Julia MeilselThis guide provides information to help planners and other decision-makers mitigate the effects of urban heat in their communities. -
Guide to Urban Cooling Strategies
July 2017by: Paul Osmond, Ehsan SharifiThis guide provides information on several strategies to mitigate the effects of urban heat islands. -
Heat Island Compendium
October 2008This guide contains information to help moderate or reduce temperatures in U.S. communities. -
New York, NY, Climate Resiliency Design Guidelines
September 2020This guide belongs to the Hazard Mitigation and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
Tucson, AZ, Downtown Urban Design Reference Manual
August 2008This guide includes strategies to help reduce or moderate the effects of urban heat islands in Tucson, Arizona. -
Heatwave Guide for Cities
2019This guide contains information to help communities mitigate and prepare for extreme heat events. -
Albuquerque-Bernalillo County, NM, ABC Comprehensive Plan
Adopted March 2017The city’s comprehensive plan contains several strategies to address the effects of urban heat islands. -
Milwaukie, OR, Comprehensive Plan
Adopted August 2020The city’s comprehensive plan addresses the effects of urban heat in its Environmental Stewardship & Community Resiliency element. -
Cambridge, MA, Resilient Cambridge Handbook
2021This guide contains information and several strategies to address the effects of urban heat islands in Cambridge, MA. -
Scottsdale, AZ, General Plan 2035
Adopted June 2021This comprehensive plan belongs to the Solar Energy and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
SGRC, GA, Joint Comprehensive Plan
Adopted November 2021This regional comprehensive plan uses heat island mitigation as one of the implementation measures for its strategies. -
Tempe, AZ, General Plan 2040
Updated October 2020This comprehensive plan belongs to the Solar Energy and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
Baltimore, MD, Climate Action Plan
Adopted November 2012This function plan contains strategies to help the jurisdiction address the effects of urban heat islands. -
Cambridge, MA, Resilient Cambridge
Adopted 2021This functional plan contains strategies to help the community address the harms associated with increasing temperatures in urban areas. -
Clark County, NV, All-In Clark County
Adopted February 2021This functional plan addresses urban heat island effects in its Resilient County Operations section. -
Flagstaff, AZ, Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
Adopted November 2018This functional plan discusses the impacts of climate change on the community and includes strategies to address the city’s vulnerability to these risks. -
Los Angeles County, CA, OurCounty
Adopted August 2019This functional plan contains recommendations to help communities across the county address the risks associated with extreme heat events and urban heat. -
Denver, CO, Climate Adaptation Plan
Adopted 2014This functional plan gives an overview of the increase in temperatures and urban heat island effects on the community and includes strategies to help address the impacts associated with heat. -
Phoenix, AZ, Tree and Shade Master Plan
Adopted January 2010This functional plan provides a roadmap to help increase the shade canopy coverage in the community and, among other benefits, address the urban heat island effect. -
San Diego, CA, Climate Resilient SD
Adopted December 2021This functional plan includes several policies to help the community address the impacts associated with extreme heat. -
San Antonio, TX, Sustainability Plan
Adopted August 2016This functional plan contains several strategies to address the impacts of urban heat. -
San Francisco, CA, Hazards and Climate Resilience Plan
Adopted June 2020This functional plan belongs to the Hazard Mitigation and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
Philadelphia, PA, Beat the Heat Hunting Park Community Heat Relief Plan
2019This subarea plan contains several recommendations identified through a community-driven planning process to help address urban heat in one of Philadelphia’s most heat vulnerable neighborhoods, Hunting Park. -
SMAQMD, CA, Capital Region Transportation Sector Urban Heat Island Reduction Plan
2019This functional plan defines the urban heat island effect, gives an overview of its impact on transportation, health, and the environment, and presents transportation-sector mitigation strategies and best practices to address the issue. -
Archer Lodge, NC, Code of Ordinances
Updated April 2021The town’s zoning code establishes design standards to address urban heat islands (UHI). -
Alameda, CA, Code of Ordinances
Updated February 2022The city’s development code addresses the urban heat. -
Blythewood, SC, Code of Ordinances
Updated October 2021The town’s zoning code addresses urban heat. -
Davie, FL, Code of Ordinances
Updated December 2021by: Town of Davie, FLThis regulation belongs to the Scenic View Protection and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
Delray Beach, FL, Land Development Code
Updated January 2022The city’s zoning code establishes standards to reduce urban heat islands in the Central Business District (§4.4.13.(F)(9)). -
Hanahan, SC, Zoning and Land Development Code
Updated August 2021The city’s land development code contains provisions to address urban heat. -
Galveston, TX, Code of Ordinances
Updated November 2021The city’s land development code addresses urban heat. -
Janesville, WI, Code of Ordinances
Updated January 2022The city’s zoning code addresses urban heat. -
Martin County, FL, Land Development Code
Updated July 2021The county’s land development code addresses the effects of extreme temperatures. -
Phoenix, AZ, Zoning Ordinance
Updated June 2021The city’s zoning code contains provisions to address urban heat island effects. -
New Haven, CT, Zoning Code
Updated April 2021The city’s zoning code contains provisions to help address urban heat. -
Port Orange, FL, Land Development Code
Updated December 2021The city’s land development code addresses urban heat. -
Reno, NV, Code of Ordinances
Updated February 2022This regulation belongs to the Grayfields Reuse and Redevelopment, Marijuana-Related Uses, Solar Energy, Transit-Oriented Development, and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
Roseburg, OR, Code of Ordinances
Updated October 2021This regulation belongs to the Solar Energy and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
Sandy, UT, Municipal Code
Updated November 2021The city’s land development code addresses the effects of urban heat. -
Extreme Heat
June 2021This web page provides access to information and resources to help planners, health providers, and other decision-makers address extreme heat. -
Heat Resilient Cities: Measuring Benefits of Urban Heat Adaptation
March 2021This web page provides access to a tool that helps planners and other decision-makers quantify the health, economic, and environmental benefits of heat adaptation strategies. -
Characteristics of Successful Downtowns: Shared Attributes of Outstanding Small & Mid-sized Downtowns
September 2005by: Gary FergusonThis report evaluates eleven small and mid-sized downtowns and provides key findings that contribute to their vibrancy and success. -
State of California Adaptation Clearinghouse
Updated 2021This clearinghouse provides access to adaptation resources and resiliency efforts in the state of California. -
Accelerating Climate Action: Refocusing Policies Through a Well-being Lens
December 2020by: Aimée Jaber, Simon Buckle, Daniel NachtigallThis report addresses the potential benefits of adopting a well-being lens for climate change mitigation strategies and policies. -
Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis
IPCC AR6 WGI, August 2021by: Baylor Fox-Kemper, Tom Johansen, Charles KovenThis report provides information on the current state of the climate, possible climate futures, and strategies to help limit the impacts of climate change. -
Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange
Updated December 2021This clearinghouse provides access to a range of climate change adaptation resources, including case studies, reports, tools, and guides. -
Transportation Climate Change Clearinghouse
Updated July 2021This clearinghouse provides access to resources regarding transportation and climate change impacts.