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Climate change continues to impact our health and safety, the
economy, and natural systems. With climate-related protections and
programs under attack at the federal level, it is critical for
cities to address climate impacts locally. Every day there are new
examples of cities approaching the challenge of climate change in
creative and innovative ways--from rethinking transportation, to
greening city buildings, to protecting against sea-level rise.
Climate Action Planning is designed to help planners, municipal
staff and officials, citizens and others working at local levels to
develop and implement plans to mitigate a community's greenhouse
gas emissions and increase the resilience of communities against
climate change impacts. This fully revised and expanded edition
goes well beyond climate action plans to examine the mix of policy
and planning instruments available to every community. Boswell,
Greve, and Seale also look at process and communication: How does a
community bring diverse voices to the table? What do recent
examples and research tell us about successful communication
strategies? Climate Action Planning brings in new examples of
implemented projects to highlight what has worked and the
challenges that remain. A completely new chapter on vulnerability
assessment will help each community to identify their greatest
risks and opportunities. Sections on land use and transportation
have been expanded to reflect their growing contribution to
greenhouse gas emissions. The guidance in the book is put in
context of international, national, and state mandates and goals.
Climate Action Planning is the most comprehensive book on the state
of the art, science, and practice of local climate action planning.
It should be a first stop for any local government interested in
addressing climate change.
Climate change is a global problem, but the problem begins locally.
Cities consume 75% of the world's energy and emit 80% of the
world's greenhouse gases. Changing the way we build and operate our
cities can have major effects on greenhouse gas emissions.
Fortunately, communities across the U.S. are responding to the
climate change problem by making plans that assess their
contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and specify actions they
will take to reduce these emissions.
This is the first book designed to help planners, municipal staff
and officials, citizens and others working at local levels to
develop Climate Action Plans. CAPs are strategic plans that
establish policies and programs for mitigating a community's
greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions. They typically focus on
transportation, energy use, and solid waste, and often
differentiate between community-wide actions and municipal agency
actions. CAPs are usually based on GHG emissions inventories, which
indentify the sources of emissions from the community and quantify
the amounts. Additionally, many CAPs include a section addressing
adaptation-how the community will respond to the impacts of climate
change on the community, such as increased flooding, extended
drought, or sea level rise.
With examples drawn from actual plans, "Local Climate Action
Planning" guides preparers of CAPs through the entire plan
development process, identifying the key considerations and choices
that must be made in order to assure that a plan is both workable
and effective.
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