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Local Climate Action Planning

Author : Michael R. Boswell
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1610912012
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Local Climate Action Planning written by Michael R. Boswell and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2012-07-16 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change is a global problem, but the problem begins locally. Cities consume 75% of the world's energy and emit 80% of the world's greenhouse gases. Changing the way we build and operate our cities can have major effects on greenhouse gas emissions. Fortunately, communities across the U.S. are responding to the climate change problem by making plans that assess their contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and specify actions they will take to reduce these emissions. This is the first book designed to help planners, municipal staff and officials, citizens and others working at local levels to develop Climate Action Plans. CAPs are strategic plans that establish policies and programs for mitigating a community's greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions. They typically focus on transportation, energy use, and solid waste, and often differentiate between community-wide actions and municipal agency actions. CAPs are usually based on GHG emissions inventories, which indentify the sources of emissions from the community and quantify the amounts. Additionally, many CAPs include a section addressing adaptation-how the community will respond to the impacts of climate change on the community, such as increased flooding, extended drought, or sea level rise. With examples drawn from actual plans, Local Climate Action Planning guides preparers of CAPs through the entire plan development process, identifying the key considerations and choices that must be made in order to assure that a plan is both workable and effective.

Climate Action Planning

Author : Michael R. Boswell
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1610919637
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Climate Action Planning written by Michael R. Boswell and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change continues to impact our health and safety, the economy, and natural systems. With climate-related protections and programs under attack at the federal level, it is critical for cities to address climate impacts locally. Every day there are new examples of cities approaching the challenge of climate change in creative and innovative ways—from rethinking transportation, to greening city buildings, to protecting against sea-level rise. Climate Action Planning is designed to help planners, municipal staff and officials, citizens and others working at local levels to develop and implement plans to mitigate a community's greenhouse gas emissions and increase the resilience of communities against climate change impacts. This fully revised and expanded edition goes well beyond climate action plans to examine the mix of policy and planning instruments available to every community. Boswell, Greve, and Seale also look at process and communication: How does a community bring diverse voices to the table? What do recent examples and research tell us about successful communication strategies? Climate Action Planning brings in new examples of implemented projects to highlight what has worked and the challenges that remain. A completely new chapter on vulnerability assessment will help each community to identify their greatest risks and opportunities. Sections on land use and transportation have been expanded to reflect their growing contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. The guidance in the book is put in context of international, national, and state mandates and goals. Climate Action Planning is the most comprehensive book on the state of the art, science, and practice of local climate action planning. It should be a first stop for any local government interested in addressing climate change.

General Plan Amendment and Climate Action Plan

Author : PMC Management Consultants, Inc
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (773 download)

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Download or read book General Plan Amendment and Climate Action Plan written by PMC Management Consultants, Inc and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Climate Action Plan (CAP) is a document that will identify ways in which Santa Rosa can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and provide guidance for adapting to the anticipated effects of climate change. A CAP outlines transportation, land use, energy, water, agriculture, and waste GHG reduction measures to achieve the reduction target and proposes a timeline for implementation. CAPs are becoming increasingly popular as a way to spread awareness of climate change, reduce an area's impact on the environment, save money on energy bills, and support the goals and policies of AB 32 - The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. The CAP will analyze GHG emissions within the Santa Rosa community within the Urban Growth Boundary. This analysis will quantify the city's GHG emissions released from energy use, vehicle miles traveled , waste production, agriculture, and water usage. From these baseline emissions levels, the City will create an estimate of year 2020 and year 2035 emissions levels based on anticipated population and employment growth, which will help identify which sectors require the most attention. Many of the goals and measures in the CAP will likely be familiar to you and several may be new. The CAP will draw from other documents including the Climate Protection Campaign's Community Climate Action Plan (www.coolplan.org) and the City's General Plan, both of which had extensive community involvement. The CAP will also include new cutting edge policies and measures that will help Santa Rosa to lead the way in addressing GHGs. The goal of the CAP is to put all Climate Change initiatives under one umbrella document, tailor it to the Santa Rosa community, and analyze the greenhouse gas emission outcome.

General Plan & Climate Action Plan

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book General Plan & Climate Action Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This Program Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been prepared by the City of Carlsbad in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) ... It is intended to disclose to City of Carlsbad decision makers, responsible agencies, organizations, and the general public, the potential impacts of implementing the draft General Plan and draft Climate Action Plan ... The primary purpose of the Final EIR is to revise and refine the environmental analysis in the Draft EIR, published April 3, 2014, in response to comments received during the public review period ... The Draft EIR and Recirculated DEIR contain some impacts that are significant and unavoidable despite extensive mitigating policies and mitigation measures, specifically impacts to air quality and transportation."--Introduction, Volume I of IV.

Drawdown

Author : Paul Hawken
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1524704652
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book Drawdown written by Paul Hawken and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • New York Times bestseller • The 100 most substantive solutions to reverse global warming, based on meticulous research by leading scientists and policymakers around the world “At this point in time, the Drawdown book is exactly what is needed; a credible, conservative solution-by-solution narrative that we can do it. Reading it is an effective inoculation against the widespread perception of doom that humanity cannot and will not solve the climate crisis. Reported by-effects include increased determination and a sense of grounded hope.” —Per Espen Stoknes, Author, What We Think About When We Try Not To Think About Global Warming “There’s been no real way for ordinary people to get an understanding of what they can do and what impact it can have. There remains no single, comprehensive, reliable compendium of carbon-reduction solutions across sectors. At least until now. . . . The public is hungry for this kind of practical wisdom.” —David Roberts, Vox “This is the ideal environmental sciences textbook—only it is too interesting and inspiring to be called a textbook.” —Peter Kareiva, Director of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA In the face of widespread fear and apathy, an international coalition of researchers, professionals, and scientists have come together to offer a set of realistic and bold solutions to climate change. One hundred techniques and practices are described here—some are well known; some you may have never heard of. They range from clean energy to educating girls in lower-income countries to land use practices that pull carbon out of the air. The solutions exist, are economically viable, and communities throughout the world are currently enacting them with skill and determination. If deployed collectively on a global scale over the next thirty years, they represent a credible path forward, not just to slow the earth’s warming but to reach drawdown, that point in time when greenhouse gases in the atmosphere peak and begin to decline. These measures promise cascading benefits to human health, security, prosperity, and well-being—giving us every reason to see this planetary crisis as an opportunity to create a just and livable world.

The Comprehensive Plan

Author : David Rouse
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000514234
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Comprehensive Plan written by David Rouse and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-12-30 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The practice of comprehensive planning is changing dramatically in the 21st century to address the pressing need for more sustainable, resilient, and equitable communities. Drawing on the latest research and best practice examples, The Comprehensive Plan: Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Communities for the 21st Century provides an in-depth resource for planning practitioners, elected officials, citizens, and others seeking to develop effective, impactful, comprehensive plans, grounded in authentic community engagement, as a pathway to sustainability. Based on standards developed by the American Planning Association to provide a national benchmark for sustainable comprehensive planning, this book provides detailed guidance on the substance, process, and implementation of comprehensive plans that address the critical challenges facing communities in the 21st century.

Climate Mitigation Quick Start Guide Milestone Three

Author : ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability Staff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781475101478
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)

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Book Synopsis Climate Mitigation Quick Start Guide Milestone Three by : ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability Staff

Download or read book Climate Mitigation Quick Start Guide Milestone Three written by ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability Staff and published by . This book was released on 2012-04-10 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Quick Start Guide helps local government sustainability and planning professionals create a Climate Action Plan that enables local progress toward a clear and measurable reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.A Climate Action Plan is a description of actions, policies, programs, and projects to reduce GHG emissions. The plan conveys both the overarching vision and a detailed roadmap to guide local efforts. The Climate Action Plan can stand alone or be incorporated into another plan or document your local government is preparing such as a sustainability plan, comprehensive plan, or energy plan.This Quick Start Guide will help you create a plan that serves as a framework that documents, coordinates, and measures your local government's efforts moving forward. It will also help you create a plan that is actionable via a timeline, financing, and assignment of responsibility to departments or staff.This Quick Start Guide is the third in a series to assist local governments to understand and act to reduce their impact on climate change. Creating a Climate Action Plan is the third step in a framework developed by ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability USA (ICLEI) called the "Five Milestones for Climate Mitigation".

Justice in Climate Action Planning

Author : Brian Petersen
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030739392
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Justice in Climate Action Planning written by Brian Petersen and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume examines how climate action plans engage justice at the scale of the city. Recent events in the United States make the context particularly ripe for a discussion of justice in urban climate politics. On the one hand, the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement, George Floyd’s death, and the prominence of racial discrimination in the public realm have mainstreamed the notion of justice. On the other hand, the dire consequences of increased frequency and severity of climate events on vulnerable segments of urban populations are undeniable. While some cities have been proactive about integrating justice in their climate action planning, in most places an explicit and systematic link between both spheres has been lacking. This book explores this interface as it seeks to understand how cities can respond to climate change in a just way and for just outcomes. While resilience strategies based on “development” may engage historic inequities, they may at the same time result in marginalizing certain populations through various processes, from mismatched solutions to outright exclusion and climate gentrification. By identifying how certain populations are included in or excluded from climate action planning practices, the chapters in this volume draw on case studies to outline the differential outcomes of climate action in American cities, also proposing a template for comparative work beyond the US. The authors tackle the debate about how justice is or is not integrated in climate action plans and assess practical implications, while also making theoretical and methodological contributions. As it fills a gap in the literature at the intersection of justice and climate action, the book produces new insights for a wide-ranging audience: students, practitioners, policy-makers, planners, the non-profit sector, and scholars in geography, urban planning, urban studies, environmental studies, ecology, political science, or anthropology. Along five axes of investigation―theory, resilience, equity, community, and comparison as method―the contributors offer various pathways into the intersection between urban climate action and different understandings of justice. Collectively, they invite a reflection that can lead to practical initiatives in climate mitigation, while also advancing the theorization of social justice to account for the urban as a node where (in)justice plays out and can be addressed with significant results.

The 100 Day Action Plan to Save the Planet

Author : William S. Becker
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1429953578
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book The 100 Day Action Plan to Save the Planet written by William S. Becker and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2008-11-11 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the 44th President of the United States is elected, he will face urgent crises on three major fronts: the American economy, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the growing threat to the world environment caused by climate change. This short, powerful book shows the way forward: a clear action plan for the new President's first 100 days, that if implemented will set America on course for dynamic job creation and economic growth, reduce our conflicted dependence on foreign oil, and produce energy that is green, affordable, and renewable. Backed by sound science and based on the best ideas of America's experts, The 100 Day Action Plan to Save the Planet outlines practical steps that include: *Launch a "clean energy surge" and create a powerful new workforce of green manufacturing, supply, technology, management, and support jobs. *End carbon subsidies that make fossil fuels much cheaper than their actual cost. *Create a market by requiring all federal buildings, facilities, and transportation to be fueled by renewable green energy. *Reward innovation and early adoption of renewable energy in the private sector. * Work constructively with other nations for global solutions to the climate crisis. It's not too late; climate change can be dramatically reversed. Green energy is the key to America's economic strength and independence—but the nation needs the president to act boldly and decisively, just as Franklin Delano Roosevelt did in his first 100 days in office, during a time of similar urgency.

Sustainable and Resilient Communities

Author : Stephen J. Coyle
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470918748
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Sustainable and Resilient Communities written by Stephen J. Coyle and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-05-12 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of today's communities face an unprecedented struggle to adapt and maintain their environmental, economic, and social well-being in an era beleaguered by fiscal constraints, uncertainty about energy prices and supplies, rapid demographic shifts, and accelerated climate impacts. This step-by-step guidebook for urban planners and urban designers explains how to create and implement an actionable plan for making neighborhoods, communities, and regions more environmentally healthy, resource-conserving, and economically resilient. Sustainable and Resilient Communitiesdelineates measures for repairing, retrofitting, and transforming our built environments and supporting systems.

How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

Author : Bill Gates
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0385546149
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book How to Avoid a Climate Disaster written by Bill Gates and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical—and accessible—plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe. Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science, and finance, he has focused on what must be done in order to stop the planet's slide to certain environmental disaster. In this book, he not only explains why we need to work toward net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases, but also details what we need to do to achieve this profoundly important goal. He gives us a clear-eyed description of the challenges we face. Drawing on his understanding of innovation and what it takes to get new ideas into the market, he describes the areas in which technology is already helping to reduce emissions, where and how the current technology can be made to function more effectively, where breakthrough technologies are needed, and who is working on these essential innovations. Finally, he lays out a concrete, practical plan for achieving the goal of zero emissions—suggesting not only policies that governments should adopt, but what we as individuals can do to keep our government, our employers, and ourselves accountable in this crucial enterprise. As Bill Gates makes clear, achieving zero emissions will not be simple or easy to do, but if we follow the plan he sets out here, it is a goal firmly within our reach.

City of San Mateo Climate Action Plan

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (945 download)

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Download or read book City of San Mateo Climate Action Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Climate Action Plan (CAP) serves as the City's strategy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, implementing both General Plan and State guidance. The City of San Mateo prepared this CAP for the incorporated City of San Mateo. This CAP demonstrates the City of San Mateo's leadership and commitment to reduce GHG emissions. As a tool of the General Plan, this CAP achieves General Plan GHG reduction goals while demonstrating the City's consistency with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15183.5(b) and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) CEQA Air Quality Guidelines. Strategies in the CAP exceed a 15% reduction in GHG emissions below 2005 emissions levels by 2020. This CAP serves as the City's comprehensive strategy to reduce GHG emissions and streamline theenvironmental review of GHG emissions of future development projects in the City of San Mateo. The City has analyzed this CAP with an addendum to the General Plan Environmental Impact Report.

Cities and Climate Change

Author : Harriet Bulkeley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135130124
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (351 download)

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Download or read book Cities and Climate Change written by Harriet Bulkeley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change is one of the most significant global challenges facing the world today. It is also a critical issue for the world’s cities. Now home to over half the world’s population, urban areas are significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions and are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Responding to climate change is a profound challenge. A variety of actors are involved in urban climate governance, with municipal governments, international organisations, and funding bodies pointing to cities as key arenas for response. This book provides the first critical introduction to these challenges, giving an overview of the science and policy of climate change at the global level and the emergence of climate change as an urban policy issue. It considers the challenges of governing climate change in the city in the context of the changing nature of urban politics, economics, society and infrastructures. It looks at how responses for mitigation and adaptation have emerged within the city, and the implications of climate change for social and environmental justice. Drawing on examples from cities in the north and south, and richly illustrated with detailed case-studies, this book will enable students to understand the potential and limits of addressing climate change at the urban level and to explore the consequences for our future cities. It will be essential reading for undergraduate students across the disciplines of geography, politics, sociology, urban studies, planning and science and technology studies.

Speed & Scale

Author : John Doerr
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593420489
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book Speed & Scale written by John Doerr and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “If you care about climate change, John Doerr’s new book, Speed & Scale, offers concrete steps that we can all take to make a difference.” - Barack Obama With clear-eyed realism and an engineer’s precision, Doerr lays out the practical actions, global ambitions, and economic investments we need to avert climate catastrophe. Guided by real-world solutions, Speed & Scale features unprecedented, firsthand accounts from climate leaders such as Laurene Powell Jobs, Christiana Figueres, Al Gore, Mary Barra, John Kerry, and dozens of other intrepid policymakers, innovators, and scientists. In Speed & Scale, Doerr presents a compelling 10-step plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050–the global goal we need to reach to ensure a livable Earth for generations to come. From electrifying our energy grid to fixing our global food supply chain to capturing carbon from the air, Speed & Scale contains practical solutions for policymakers and entrepreneurs alike. As the world confronts an urgent climate crisis, Doerr reminds us that it is also the greatest economic opportunity of our lifetimes. Whether you’re a climate scientist or someone striving to make a difference in your local community, this book will help you to activate the sustainable solutions the world urgently needs. Praise for Speed & Scale: “Everybody should get Speed & Scale by John Doerr.” - Meryl Streep “A practical guide for participation in decarbonizing the global economy, a task as challenging as it is urgent.” - Christiana Figueres

City of Novato General Plan 2035 Policy White Paper

Author : Novato (Calif.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book City of Novato General Plan 2035 Policy White Paper written by Novato (Calif.) and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Oakdale 2030 General Plan, Climate Action Plan, Crane Crossing Specific Plan, and Sierra Pointe Specific Plan

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (983 download)

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Download or read book Oakdale 2030 General Plan, Climate Action Plan, Crane Crossing Specific Plan, and Sierra Pointe Specific Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Planning for Climate Change

Author : Elisabeth M. Hamin Infield
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351201093
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book Planning for Climate Change written by Elisabeth M. Hamin Infield and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an overview of the large and interdisciplinary literature on the substance and process of urban climate change planning and design, using the most important articles from the last 15 years to engage readers in understanding problems and finding solutions to this increasingly critical issue. The Reader’s particular focus is how the impacts of climate change can be addressed in urban and suburban environments—what actions can be taken, as well as the need for and the process of climate planning. Both reducing greenhouse gas emissions as well as adapting to future climate are explored. Many of the emerging best practices in this field involve improving the green infrastructure of the city and region—providing better on-site stormwater management, more urban greening to address excess heat, zoning for regional patterns of open space and public transportation corridors, and similar actions. These actions may also improve current public health and livability in cities, bringing benefits now and into the future. This Reader is innovative in bringing climate adaptation and green infrastructure together, encouraging a more hopeful perspective on the great challenge of climate change by exploring both the problems of climate change and local solutions.