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Baltimore, MD, Climate Action Plan
Adopted November 2012This function plan contains strategies to help the jurisdiction address the effects of urban heat islands. -
Cambridge, MA, Resilient Cambridge
Adopted 2021This functional plan contains strategies to help the community address the harms associated with increasing temperatures in urban areas. -
Clark County, NV, All-In Clark County
Adopted February 2021This functional plan addresses urban heat island effects in its Resilient County Operations section. -
Flagstaff, AZ, Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
Adopted November 2018This functional plan discusses the impacts of climate change on the community and includes strategies to address the city’s vulnerability to these risks. -
Los Angeles County, CA, OurCounty
Adopted August 2019This functional plan contains recommendations to help communities across the county address the risks associated with extreme heat events and urban heat. -
Denver, CO, Climate Adaptation Plan
Adopted 2014This functional plan gives an overview of the increase in temperatures and urban heat island effects on the community and includes strategies to help address the impacts associated with heat. -
Phoenix, AZ, Tree and Shade Master Plan
Adopted January 2010This functional plan provides a roadmap to help increase the shade canopy coverage in the community and, among other benefits, address the urban heat island effect. -
San Diego, CA, Climate Resilient SD
Adopted December 2021This functional plan includes several policies to help the community address the impacts associated with extreme heat. -
San Antonio, TX, Sustainability Plan
Adopted August 2016This functional plan contains several strategies to address the impacts of urban heat. -
San Francisco, CA, Hazards and Climate Resilience Plan
Adopted June 2020This functional plan belongs to the Hazard Mitigation and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
SMAQMD, CA, Capital Region Transportation Sector Urban Heat Island Reduction Plan
2019This functional plan defines the urban heat island effect, gives an overview of its impact on transportation, health, and the environment, and presents transportation-sector mitigation strategies and best practices to address the issue. -
Montgomery County, MD, Climate Action Plan
Adopted June 2021This functional plan belongs to the Climate Change and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
Los Angeles, CA, Green New Deal Sustainable City Plan
Updated 2019This functional plan belongs to the Climate Change and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
Cincinnati, OH, 2018 Green Cincinnati Plan
Adopted May 2018This functional plan belongs to the Autonomous Vehicles, Green Building, and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
New York, NY, Cool Neighborhoods NYC
This functional plan contains heat mitigation, adaptation, and monitoring strategies to help reduce or moderate temperatures in neighborhoods. -
Washington, DC, Climate Ready DC
This functional plan belongs to the Climate Change and Urban Heat Resilience collections.
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