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A Case Study in Collaborative Scenario Planning in Flagstaff, Arizona
June 2026, English
This case study examines a recent collaborative scenario planning process wherein the City of Flagstaff and Coconino County, Arizona, used gamified map-based simulations to build broad public consensus for the Flagstaff Regional Land Use Plan 2045, which is designed to address urgent regional development needs.
Case Study
City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning
June 2026, English
This case study examines a recent collaborative scenario planning process wherein the City of Flagstaff and Coconino County, Arizona, used gamified map-based simulations to build broad public consensus for the Flagstaff Regional Land Use Plan 2045, which is designed to address urgent regional development needs.
Case Study
City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning
Reclaiming the Rain: Philadelphia’s Green Initiative for Stormwater Management and City Revitalization
February 2026
Multimedia Case Study
Infrastructure, Water
February 2026
Multimedia Case Study
Infrastructure, Water
Staying Connected
Linking Habitats Across Boundaries to Sustain Wildlife and People
Phil Huffman, Mikael Cejtin, Deb Davidson, Jens Hawkins-Hilke, and Alexa Schubak
January 2026, English
This case study tells the story of the Staying Connected Initiative (SCI), an innovative partnership designed to foster ecological connectivity across sociopolitical, cultural, institutional, and sectoral boundaries in the northeastern part of North America/Turtle Island.
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Land Conservation
January 2026, English
This case study tells the story of the Staying Connected Initiative (SCI), an innovative partnership designed to foster ecological connectivity across sociopolitical, cultural, institutional, and sectoral boundaries in the northeastern part of North America/Turtle Island.
Case Study
Land Conservation
Right to the City: How Coliseu Won Housing Among São Paulo’s Elite
August 2025
Multimedia Case Study
City and Regional Planning, Housing, Informal Settlements
August 2025
Multimedia Case Study
City and Regional Planning, Housing, Informal Settlements
Transit Futures
Exploratory Scenario Planning in Greater Kansas City
Kirsten Lundberg
March 2025, English
This case reviews efforts of Mid-America Regional Council to incorporate exploratory scenario planning into its transportation plan. The council wanted to look at forces like climate change, demographic change, and technological advancements, and modify its vision accordingly.
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Infrastructure
March 2025, English
This case reviews efforts of Mid-America Regional Council to incorporate exploratory scenario planning into its transportation plan. The council wanted to look at forces like climate change, demographic change, and technological advancements, and modify its vision accordingly.
Case Study
Infrastructure
Envisioning Future Transit
Exploratory Scenario Planning in San Francisco
Kirsten Lundberg
December 2024, English
This case study reviews the efforts of transportation planning agencies in San Francisco County, California, to use exploratory scenario planning (XSP) in a new multiagency partnership known as ConnectSF. ConnectSF used XSP to guide a hybrid long-range planning process that began with XSP workshops and was followed by a consensus-building visioning process.
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Climate Change, Infrastructure, Local Government, Poverty and Inequality
December 2024, English
This case study reviews the efforts of transportation planning agencies in San Francisco County, California, to use exploratory scenario planning (XSP) in a new multiagency partnership known as ConnectSF. ConnectSF used XSP to guide a hybrid long-range planning process that began with XSP workshops and was followed by a consensus-building visioning process.
Case Study
Climate Change, Infrastructure, Local Government, Poverty and Inequality
Team-Based Learning in a Research Methods For Planners Course
July 2024, English
Multimedia Case Study
July 2024, English
Multimedia Case Study
Comparing Hazard Mitigation Plans and Climate Change Adaptation Plans as Strategies to Foster Community Resilience
Melina Matos, Philip Gilbertson, Sierra Woodruff, Sara Meerow, and Malini Roy
January 2024, English
This case encourages readers to identify opportunities to better integrate Hazard Mitigation Plans (HMPs) and Climate Change Adaptation Plans (CCAPs). Focusing on Boston, a leader in climate change adaptation that has two stand-alone plans, it compares the roles of these plan types and their implications for vulnerability to flooding.
Inquiry Case Study
City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Environment
January 2024, English
This case encourages readers to identify opportunities to better integrate Hazard Mitigation Plans (HMPs) and Climate Change Adaptation Plans (CCAPs). Focusing on Boston, a leader in climate change adaptation that has two stand-alone plans, it compares the roles of these plan types and their implications for vulnerability to flooding.
Inquiry Case Study
City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Environment
To Plan, First Imagine
Exploratory Scenario Planning in Greater Philadelphia
Kirsten Lundberg
January 2024, English
This case study reviews the efforts of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) to use exploratory scenario planning to generate future scenarios for Connections 2050, a long-range plan for Greater Philadelphia focusing on transportation, smart growth, and environmental stewardship.
Case Study
City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Infrastructure
January 2024, English
This case study reviews the efforts of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) to use exploratory scenario planning to generate future scenarios for Connections 2050, a long-range plan for Greater Philadelphia focusing on transportation, smart growth, and environmental stewardship.
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City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Infrastructure
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