Urban planning Evaluating Climate Change Action Plans| A Scorecard for Communities TUFTS UNIVERSITY Ann Rappaport LeavittSilasInstruments for municipalities to compare and assess their climate action plans are not widely available. To address this gap a scorecard was developed serve as a benchmarking ...
In 2022, Chicago redoubled its commitment to creating sustainable and resilience communities by undertaking a comprehensive update of its CAP. In doing so, the city collaborated closely with WSP USA to implement a unique approach to climate action planning that centers equity and environmental justice ...
For Six Senses, sustainability is only the first step in establishing a reciprocal relationship with local ecosystems, communities and cultures. Going beyond protection, acting as a regenerative business adds value to all local stakeholders (whether human, animal or plant) with the ultimate aim of ...
Our sustainable design approach helps our educational, corporate and commercial, and civic clients meet their climate action plan goals for reducing their carbon emissions, energy use, and water use.On Campus Most of our education clients have adopted Climate Action Plans targeting specific ...
A new wave of obesity drugs, a multitude of space missions and concern over climate-action policies — we run through what to look out for over the next 12 months. Benjamin Thompson &Miryam Naddaf Article|01 January 2025 Abrupt changes in biomass burning during the last glacial period ...
The Forum believes that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to improve the state of the world by building awareness and cooperation, shaping mindsets and agendas, and driving collective action. Join us and become a driver for ...
adaptation include Comprehensive and Master Plans, Climate Action Plans, Hazard Mitigation Plans, and Land Use Plans. Mainstreaming your community’s planning with existing plans and policies could help you leverage limited resources to deliver on climate adaptation benefits, as discussed further in...
1. Local parties engaging in targeted action within their communities.Local actors, including community leaders and inhabitants, play a vital role in understanding the implications of climate risks and developing effective adaptation interventions. The people on the ground often know ...
believes that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to improve the state of the world by building awareness and cooperation, shaping mindsets and agendas, and driving collective ...
received a $33.25 million grant from the state of California’sTransformative Climate Communities Program. Watts Rising is using the grant to pursue projects including building affordable housing; expanding low-carbon transportation options for residents, who have few public transportation options; planting...