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Equity in Green Infrastructure
Documentos de trabajoEnero 2024Nathaniel R. Mattison and Kyle McKenneyMany municipalities introduced their first stand-alone green infrastructure (“GI”) plans in the late 2000s and early 2010s, specifically as a means of achieving compliance with water...
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Toward the Next Mode of Practice for Climate Urbanism
Understanding and Preventing Greening-Induced DisplacementDocumentos de trabajoOctubre 2023James J.T. Connolly, Isabelle Anguelovski, and Emilia OscilowiczThe contemporary practice of green climate urbanism faces an acute challenge. Even as the capacity grows in cities to implement increased green climate mitigation and adaptation measures, so does the...
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The Case for Climate-Informed Zoning
A Study of Fiscal Impact in Norfolk, VADocumentos de trabajoJunio 2023Katherine Burgess, Michael Rodriguez, Jordan Howard, Jared Klukas, and Megan WrightAs the impacts of climate change continue to intensify, zoning presents a key tool to direct development to protect communities from climate events. Norfolk, Virginia, a city at severe risk from sea...
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Exploratory Scenario Planning for Climate In-Migration
A Guide for Cities in the Great Lakes RegionDocumentos de trabajoAgosto 2022Nicholas B. Rajkovich, Terry Schwarz, Gwyneth A. Harris, and Adara ZulloExploratory Scenario Planning for Climate In-Migration: A Guide for Cities in the Great Lakes Region describes exploratory scenario planning techniques that communities can use to develop...
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Integrated Policy and Planning for Connectivity Conservation
Lessons from Kenya, Romania, and Vermont, U.S.A.Documentos de trabajoJunio 2022Zachary WurtzebachEcological connectivity—the unimpeded movement of species and the flow of natural processes that sustain life on earth—is fundamental for biodiversity conservation in the 21st century. In...
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Regulating Urban Sustainability
Land Regulations, Urban Spatial Structure, Transportation Infrastructure, and Greenhouse Gas EmissionsDocumentos de trabajoFebrero 2022Paavo Monkkonen , Erick Guerra, Jorge Montejano Escamilla, and Camilo Caudillo CosCities feature prominently in debates over how to deal with the existential threat of climate change, alternating between the role of potential savior (e.g. Copenhagen or Amsterdam) and prime culprit...
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Valuing Density
An Evaluation of the Extent to which American, Australian, and Canadian Cities Account for the Climate Benefits of Density through Environmental ReviewDocumentos de trabajoEnero 2022Katrina Wyman, Danielle Spiegel-Feld, Adalene Minelli, and Sara SavaraniThis study looks at the extent to which major cities in the United States, Australia, and Canada assess the climate impacts of densification through the environmental review process. Research...
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Climate Change Adaptation and Property Values
A Survey of the LiteratureDocumentos de trabajoAgosto 2021Katherine A. KielThis paper surveys the current literature of the impact of climate change adaptation on residential property values. Several categories of adaptation are considered including ecosystem management,...
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Current Issues and Perspectives in Urban Water Demand Management
A Report on the 5th Urban Water Demand Roundtable April 8–9, 2019, Tempe, ArizonaDocumentos de trabajoAbril 2020Ray Quay, Zachary Sugg, and Faith SternliebThe Urban Water Demand Roundtable (UWDR) is a convening of practitioners, consultants, and academics engaged in water demand research. The UWDR was initially organized in 2012 by a group of water...
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The Impact of Climate Change on Land
PonenciasMayo 2011Robert MendelsohnIn this paper, Robert Mendelsohn discusses land use changes in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and recreational activities. Although the precise magnitude of climate change is not known,...