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Buy-In for Buyouts
The Case for Managed Retreat from Flood ZonesInformes sobre Políticas FundiáriasSetembro 2016Robert Freudenberg, Ellis Calvin, Laura Tolkoff, and Dare BrawleyThis report offers policy recommendations to increase participation in buyout programs and to make them more effective tools for building resilience in coastal communities. Based on a study of...
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After Great Disasters
How Six Countries Managed Community RecoveryInformes sobre Políticas FundiáriasJulho 2016Laurie A. Johnson and Robert B. Olshansky“After Great Disasters offers one of the most well-researched accounts of large-scale, post-disaster recovery programs in several countries. The case studies highlight the common strands of...
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Lessons from Sandy
Federal Policies to Build Climate-Resilient Coastal RegionsInformes sobre Políticas FundiáriasAbril 2014Robert Pirani and Laura TolkoffThis report, spurred by aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, identifies a set of policies, regulations, and administrative practices that federal agencies can adopt to help coastal metropolitan regions...
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Large Landscape Conservation
A Strategic Framework for Policy and ActionInformes sobre Políticas FundiáriasMaio 2010Matthew McKinney, Lynn Scarlett, and Daniel KemmisThe most important land and water conservation issues facing North America—including land use patterns, sustainable water management, biodiversity protection, and adaptation to climate change...
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Planning for Climate Change in the West
Informes sobre Políticas FundiáriasJaneiro 2010Rebecca Carter and Susan CulpPlanning for Climate Change in the West offers regional planners techniques for addressing climate change concerns while they focus on issues affecting regional growth. A warmer and dryer climate in...
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Urban Planning Tools for Climate Change Mitigation
Informes sobre Políticas FundiáriasAgosto 2009Patrick M. Condon, Duncan Cavens, and Nicole MillerLand use patterns and urban form can strongly impact an urban community’s contribution to global climate change through the production of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Key contributors to a...