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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. -
Great Plains Institute Climate Ordinance Database
Updated 2021This clearinghouse provides access to example ordinances from several communities relating to climate change. -
Climate Change and Social Vulnerability in the United States: A Focus on Six Impacts
EPA 430-R-21-003, September 2021This report sought to examine the degree to which socially vulnerable populations are also exposed to the highest impacts of climate change. -
Climate Adaptation: The State of Practice in U.S. Communities
November 2016by: Jason Vogel, Karen Carney, Joel SmithThis report highlights nationwide actions that communities have taken to build resilience to the climate variability, extreme weather events, and other impacts of climate change. -
Cities100: 100 City Projects Making the Case for Climate Action
October 2019by: Michelle Gordon, Matt Bidault, Pernille MouritsenThis report provides worldwide examples of how cities are addressing the impacts of climate change. -
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. -
Equitable & Effective Climate Change Mitigation: Policy Analysis in the City and County of Denver, Colorado
April 2021by: Rani Murali, Emily KentThis report makes a case for centering communities in climate action goals to help integrate equity considerations in climate change issues. -
Getting Smart About Climate Change
March 2010by: Anna Read, AICP, Christine ShenotThis report presents several strategies that apply smart growth principles to address climate change issues. -
Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks
EPA 430-R-21-005, April 2021This report provides an inventory of the country's sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. -
Lessons in Regional Resilience: Case Studies on Regional Climate Collaboratives
January 2017by: Annie Bennett, Jessica GrannisThis report documents the lessons learned from climate collaboratives across the country that are taking actions to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change. -
Lessons from Sandy: Federal Policies to Build Climate-Resilient Coastal Regions
2014by: Robert Pirani, Laura TolkoffThis report discusses how federal agencies can support climate adaptation efforts. -
Adaptation Clearinghouse
Updated February 2022This clearinghouse provides a range of resources developed to support decision-makers working to help communities adapt to climate change. -
Motivating Local Climate Adaptation and Strengthening Resilience: Making Local Data Trusted, Useful, and Used
2021by: Steven Stichter, Peyton Gibson, Hope HareThis report provides guidance for ongoing efforts to make local data more useful to communities building resilience to climate change impacts. -
Local Law Provisions for Climate Change Adaptation
May 2016by: Justin Gundlach, P. WarrenThis report presents law provisions adopted by local governments that highlight different approaches to climate change adaptation in coastal areas and riverine floodplains. -
Pathways to Resilience: Transforming Cities in a Changing Climate
January 2015by: Lois DeBacker, Shamar Bibbins, Marian UrquillaThis report explores strategies and policies for climate resiliency in urban areas, focusing on social equity. -
Planning for Climate Change in the West
Policy Focus Report/Code PF024, 2010by: Rebecca Carter, Susan CulpThis report explores how local planners can implement land-use practices and policies to advance climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts in communities. -
Smart Growth Fixes for Climate Adaptation and Resilience: Changing Land Use and Building Codes and Policies to Prepare for Climate Change
EPA 231-R-17-001, January 2017by: Megan Susman, Sarah ThompsonThis report provides information to help communities identify climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies and overcome some of the challenges in implementing these strategies. -
This is Not a Drill: How Communities are Using the Climate Emergency to Make Big New Moves to Decarbonize Locally
February 2021This report examines fifteen small and large cities taking climate-emergency action. -
Smart Transportation Emission Reduction Strategies: Identifying Truly Optimal Ways to Conserve Energy and Reduce Emissions
December 2021by: Todd LitmanThis report examines best practices in transportation emission reduction strategies. -
Smart Policies for a Changing Climate
June 2018This report offers several solutions and recommendations to help communities address the impacts of climate change. -
U.S. Climate Change Policy
R46947, October 2021This report gives an overview of the history of the U.S. Federal Climate Policy and climate mitigation actions in various states. -
Addressing Climate Change With Comprehensive Planning and Ordinances
July 2008by: Carissa Slotterback, FAICP, Ann Forsyth, Kevin KrizekThis briefing paper belongs to the Built Environment and Health and Climate Change collections. -
Urban Planning Tools for Climate Change Mitigation
Policy Focus Report/Code PF021, 2009by: Patrick Condon, Duncan Cavens, Nicole MillerThis report discusses the relationship between urban planning and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the context of climate change. -
Cities and Climate Change: National Governments Enabling Local Action
September 2014This briefing paper explores how frameworks at the national level have the potential to support climate action in urban areas. -
Win-Win Transportation Emission Reduction Strategies
September 2021by: Todd LitmanThis report presents strategies that help reduce emissions from transportation while providing economic, social, and environmental co-benefits. -
Social Equity & Climate Change
November 2015This briefing paper belongs to the Climate Change and Social Equity collections. -
Municipal Zoning Options for Adaptation to Sea Level Rise in Connecticut
June 2013by: Brian AmbretteThis briefing paper belongs to the Climate Change and Hazard Mitigation collections. -
Equity in Building Resilience in Adaptation Planning
2015This briefing paper provides guidance to help communities integrate an equity lens in efforts to build resilience through adaptation plans. -
Planning for Climate Change Adaptation
November 2015This briefing addresses the role of planners in preparing communities for the impacts of climate change. -
An Assessment of the Link Between Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories and Climate Action Plans
Journal of the American Planning Association, 76(4): 451-462, 2010by: Michael Boswell, AICP, Adrienne Greve, Tammy SealeThis article examines greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventories to identify which elements can help planners and other decision-makers refine inventory protocols and climate action planning methods. -
6 Innovative Ways to Fund Climate Action and Equity in U.S. Cities
Insights, May 2021by: Alexander Dane, Alisa PetersenThis article discusses creative funding strategies to help cities address climate change and equity. -
Anticipatory Governance: A Tool for Climate Change Adaptation
Journal of the American Planning Association, 76(4): 496-511, 2010by: Ray Quay, FAICPThis article proposes anticipatory governance as a framework to plan for climate change. -
Planning for Climate Change: Implications of High Temperatures and Extreme Heat for Los Angeles County (CA)
Journal of the American Planning Association, 87(1): 34-44, 2020by: Sungyop Kim, Fengpeng Sun, Clara IrazábalThis article discusses the use of high-resolution climate information to help inform climate change adaptation decision-making. -
Community-Centered Climate Planning: Using Local Knowledge and Communication Frames to Catalyze Climate Planning in Texas
Journal of the American Planning Association, 88(1): 97-112, 2021by: Katherine LieberknechtThis article studies the community perception of climate issues in Texas at a time when local leadership was unwilling to undertake climate planning. -
Barriers to Municipal Climate Adaptation: Examples from Coastal Massachusetts’ Smaller Cities and Towns
Journal of the American Planning Association, 80(2): 110-122, 2014by: Elisabeth Hamin, Nicole Gurran, Ana EmlingerThis article examines planning efforts in coastal areas to address climate change adaptation.