Communityplanning workshops, vulnerability assessments, and targeted long-term adaptation strategies are needed to maintain climate resilient communities. This paper highlights four case studies of climate vulnerability assessments focused on wastewater infrastructure in New York NY, Boston MA, Miami-DadeFL,...
Because the effects of climate change are felt unequally, the most effective policies seek to address longstanding social, economic, and health inequities, as well as inequality between developed and developing countries, and within cities and states—to make communities moreresilientto climate change. ...
Some of the first teachings about improving the planet seem simple: reduce, reuse, recycle. People have since made lifestyle choices and adjustments, such as biking to work and segregating garbage, to bring this rule to life and help save the environment. Now, climate change is affecting busin...
The energy sector is central to the global economy but also one of the most significant contributors to environmental problems and climate change controversies. Balancing energy production with environmental protection and social responsibility often requires a holistic approach. Here are some of the energ...
infrastructure must be assessed with a socially equitable perspective, as we know thatclimate change does not affect people equally. Prioritizing municipal water bonds in communities with the greatest demand for assistance ensures that historical patterns of low investment in marginalized communities do ...
Some communities might not have access to fundamental services needed to help be resilient against these risks ChatGPT Exactly! Access to resources like healthcare, proper infrastructure, and emergency services can significantly impact a community's ability to cope with environmental risks. Now, conside...
The pressure on remaining open spaces of urban green infrastructure (UGI) is high due to increasing urbanization and the multiple requirements of a diverse
These five great examples show that 2020 was probably the start of the digital twin decade. 1. Protecting cities from flash floods When climate change triggers “once a century” extreme weather every season, what should cities do? Legacy municipalwater infrastructureisn’t equipped to handle a ...
https://doi.org/10. 1007/978-3-319-56091-5_3 Pauleit S (2021) Urban green infrastructure for climate resilient cities - building actions from evidence. A keynote speech at the 11th International Conference on Innovation in Urban and Regional Planning (INPUT 2020),...
earmarks substantial allocations for green tech. These include the largest investment in clean energy transmission and electric vehicle infrastructure in history, electrifying thousands of school and transit buses across the country, and creating a new authority to build a resilient, clean, electric grid...