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This book provides an overview of the large and interdisciplinary
literature on the substance and process of urban climate change
planning and design, using the most important articles from the
last 15 years to engage readers in understanding problems and
finding solutions to this increasingly critical issue. The Reader's
particular focus is how the impacts of climate change can be
addressed in urban and suburban environments-what actions can be
taken, as well as the need for and the process of climate planning.
Both reducing greenhouse gas emissions as well as adapting to
future climate are explored. Many of the emerging best practices in
this field involve improving the green infrastructure of the city
and region-providing better on-site stormwater management, more
urban greening to address excess heat, zoning for regional patterns
of open space and public transportation corridors, and similar
actions. These actions may also improve current public health and
livability in cities, bringing benefits now and into the future.
This Reader is innovative in bringing climate adaptation and green
infrastructure together, encouraging a more hopeful perspective on
the great challenge of climate change by exploring both the
problems of climate change and local solutions.
This book provides an overview of the large and interdisciplinary
literature on the substance and process of urban climate change
planning and design, using the most important articles from the
last 15 years to engage readers in understanding problems and
finding solutions to this increasingly critical issue. The Reader's
particular focus is how the impacts of climate change can be
addressed in urban and suburban environments-what actions can be
taken, as well as the need for and the process of climate planning.
Both reducing greenhouse gas emissions as well as adapting to
future climate are explored. Many of the emerging best practices in
this field involve improving the green infrastructure of the city
and region-providing better on-site stormwater management, more
urban greening to address excess heat, zoning for regional patterns
of open space and public transportation corridors, and similar
actions. These actions may also improve current public health and
livability in cities, bringing benefits now and into the future.
This Reader is innovative in bringing climate adaptation and green
infrastructure together, encouraging a more hopeful perspective on
the great challenge of climate change by exploring both the
problems of climate change and local solutions.
This book starts from the premise that each community chooses its
future every day, through the incremental decisions made by
planning and zoning boards and other citizen volunteers, as well as
professional staff. The challenge is to ensure that these decisions
support the preservation of what is special about the community,
while still fostering necessary and appropriate growth. In this
volume, twenty-nine experts from a variety of fields describe in
very practical terms the ""community preservation"" approach to
these issues. As opposed to the top-down regulatory mechanisms that
are sometimes used to manage growth, the contributors favor a more
flexible, locally based approach that has proven successful in
Massachusetts and elsewhere. They show how residents can be
empowered to become involved in local decision-making, building
coalitions and expressing their views on a wide range of issues,
such as zoning, water and land protection, transportation, historic
preservation, economic diversity, affordable housing, and reuse of
brown-fields. When done properly, development can enhance the sense
of place and provide needed homes and jobs. Done improperly, it can
generate sprawl and a multitude of problems. ""Preserving and
Enhancing Communities"" will be particularly useful to members of
planning and other regulatory boards, as well as students of
community planning. The book covers not just typical ways of doing
things, but also the full spectrum of innovative and emerging
practices. Each chapter includes illustrations and case studies,
some from Massachusetts and many from other states. The volume
concludes with a set of indicators that communities can use to
track their progress in community preservation and enhancement.
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