More than 600 local governments in the US are developing climate action plans that lay out specific measures to reduce emissions from municipal operations, households and firms. To date, however, it is unclear whether these plans are being implemented or have any causal effects on emissions. ...
Chicago has long been a leader among cities that recognize the value and importance of climate action for their citizens, communities and built and natural environments. In 2008, the nation’s third largest city became the first major metro in the U.S. to develop a Climate Action Plan (CAP)...
The Limits to Planning: Causal Impacts of City Climate Action Plans If planning is to matter for urban development and policy, it is not sufficient for plans to be implemented. Plans and planning must also have a causal rol... A Millard-Ball - 《Journal of Planning Education & Research》 ...
The city has passed a resolution that calls for the goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2045, with Gamba hoping that other cities will follow suit by adopting similar action plans of their own. "If more cities do have climate action plans ... then the entities that control those things like...
Statistical analysis and case studies suggest that C2C climate networks with advanced functions—such as lobbying, research, climate plans, and monitoring—are likely to actively engage with member cities. However, C2C cooperation focusing mainly on networking or information sharing is less likely to ...
A planning framework and model based on an ideal geography where "human needs and desires" are accessible in a 15 minute walk, bike ride, or transit trip. The 15-minute city planning framework aggregates many of the city's past and current goals such as climate action, equitable land use...
Smart city technology, housing, climate action, road safety and more will take center stage at events already announced for next year. ByYsabelle Kempe,Dan Zukowski•Oct. 1, 2024 Affordable multifamily housing owners would get decarbonization help in NYC proposal ...
Our results demonstrate that the joint organizational institutionalization of mitigation and adaptation (i.e. joint departments) can be considered both as a necessary and significant prerequisite for joint implementation, unlike joint climate action plans. The developed methodology and identified conditions ...
The city replaced 10 gas-guzzling buses with electric powered buses and plans to have only CO2 inactive buses on the road by 2028.The buses have a system that records the driver’s efficiency and rider’s comfort levels. Drivers can win prizes based on how safe and comfortable the ride ...