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A Cold Shower is Not Heat Resilience
by: Grant Holub-MoormanUncovering JAPA: Learn how reframing urban heat as an infrastructure issue and engaging communities in planning can build resilience against rising temperatures. -
Urban Heat Management and the Legacy of Redlining
by: Laier-Rayshon SmithUncovering JAPA: Neighborhoods that were once targets of redlining now have higher land surface temperatures than other neighborhoods in the same city. Planners need to correct past policy errors to make cities more equitable, including in urban heat management. -
Urban Greening & Cool Roofs Help Cities Address Extreme Heat
NRDC, July 29, 2021by: Vijay Limaye, Kim KnowltonThis blog post gives an overview of urban heat adaptation strategies to help reduce or moderate temperatures in communities. -
The Hazards of Park Disparities During Heat Waves
Trust for Public Land, August 6, 2020This blog post discusses the importance of urban parks during extreme heat events and the inequitable distribution of these spaces across groups. -
In A Heat Wave, Parks are Literally the Coolest
Trust for Public Land, June 24, 2021This blog post gives an overview of urban heat mitigation strategies. -
Why and How Do Cities Plan for Extreme Heat?
Planetizen, November 1, 2021by: C. Gabbe, Greg PierceThis blog post gives an overview of the importance of local urban heat planning. -
Addressing the Multifaceted Threats of Extreme Heat
by: Megan McGlincheyUncovering JAPA: A survey of U.S. planners reveals how they are preparing for and responding to the dangers of extreme heat, with responses showing slight regional variations. -
Combating Climate Change Through Vacant Lot Restoration
by: Sagar Shah, PhD, AICPA success story of how vacant lots in Philadelphia were transformed into climate-resilient pollinator gardens to combat climate change. -
Shifting Social Consequences of Climate Change
by: Laier-Rayshon SmithUncovering JAPA: Understanding the shifting social consequences of a changing climate. -
Do Planners Know Plan Integration Can Improve Local Resilience?
by: Alexsandra GomezAPA developed a survey and conducted a series of interviews in an attempt to uncover how planners think about plan integration, and what relationship local plan integration efforts may have with building community resilience.
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