Cities, settlements and key infrastructure

D Dodman, B Hayward, M Pelling, V Castán Broto… - 2022 - cambridge.org
In all cities and urban areas, the risk faced by people and assets from hazards associated
with climate change has increased (high confidence1). Urban areas are now home to 4.2 …

Transforming US urban green infrastructure planning to address equity

ZJ Grabowski, T McPhearson, STA Pickett - Landscape and Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Cities across the Unites States have embraced green infrastructure (GI) in official
planning efforts. The plans conceptualize GI as providing multiple functions and benefits for …

Understanding how justice is considered in climate adaptation approaches: a qualitative review of climate adaptation plans

JJ Brousseau, MJ Stern, M Pownall… - Local Environment, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Despite a growing focus on climate justice, prior research has revealed scant details about
how marginalised groups have been engaged in local climate adaptation processes. This …

US cities increasingly integrate justice into climate planning and create policy tools for climate justice

CV Diezmartínez, AG Short Gianotti - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
Climate change is one of the most important ethical issues of our time. Urban scholars and
policymakers now recognise the need to address justice concerns associated with cities' …

Unpacking Smart Campus Assessment: Develo** a Framework via Narrative Literature Review

K Polin, T Yigitcanlar, T Washington, M Limb - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The emergence of the smart campus approach for university campuses addresses the digital
transformation needs of higher education institutions, driven by the increasing capability and …

Can ChatGPT evaluate plans?

X Fu, R Wang, C Li - Journal of the American Planning Association, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Problem, research strategy, and findings Large language models, such as ChatGPT, have
recently risen to prominence in producing human-like conversation and assisting with …

Missing the housing for the trees: Equity in urban climate planning

H Angelo, K MacFarlane, J Sirigotis… - Journal of Planning …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper examines equity's incorporation into Climate Action Plans (CAPs), an
increasingly important part of the urban sustainability planning landscape. We conduct a …

Transcending existing paradigms: the quest for justice in urban climate change planning

L Westman, V Castán Broto - Local Environment, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Justice dimensions are integral to research on climate change planning in cities. In this
comment piece, we engage with a recently published paper by Hess and McKane …

Unequal considerations of justice in municipal adaptation planning: an assessment of US climate plans over time and by context

JJ Brousseau, MJ Stern, LJ Hansen - Local Environment, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Climate adaptation planning is increasingly approached locally through a social justice lens
to ensure the needs of the most vulnerable are addressed. This study aims to identify trends …

Language, context, and action: exploring equity and justice content in Vancouver environmental plans

E O'Donnell, A Doyon - Local Environment, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Environmental plans have been criticised for failing to appropriately address equity and
justice concerns, exacerbating inequity, and overlooking systemic injustices. Some scholars …