Equity, inclusion, and justice as criteria for decision-making on climate adaptation in cities

EK Chu, CEB Cannon - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Highlights•Some large US cities are including equity and justice criteria in adaptation
planning.•Criteria are commonly considered along four stages of local decision-making.•The …

The impact of COVID-19 on horticulture: Critical issues and opportunities derived from an unexpected occurrence

R Bulgari, A Petrini, G Cocetta, C Nicoletto, A Ertani… - Horticulturae, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing many victims worldwide and has generated a serious
economic crisis. Substantial changes have occurred in the food and ornamental production …

Planning for extreme heat: A national survey of US planners

S Meerow, L Keith - Journal of the American Planning Association, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
Problem, research strategy, and findings Extreme heat is the deadliest climate hazard in the
United States. Climate change and the urban heat island effect are increasing the number of …

Quality of urban climate adaptation plans over time

D Reckien, A Buzasi, M Olazabal, NA Spyridaki… - npj Urban …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Defining and measuring progress in adaptation are important questions for climate
adaptation science, policy, and practice. Here, we assess the progress of urban adaptation …

Planning for extreme heat: a review

L Keith, S Meerow, T Wagner - Journal of Extreme Events, 2019‏ - World Scientific
Extreme heat is a growing concern for cities, with both climate change and the urban heat
island (UHI) effect increasingly impacting public health, economies, urban infrastructure, and …

Translating and embedding equity-thinking into climate adaptation: An analysis of US cities

C Cannon, E Chu, A Natekal, G Waaland - Regional Environmental …, 2023‏ - Springer
Cities increasingly recognize the importance of furthering social equity in their climate
adaptation planning. Such efforts are often in response to grassroots mobilizations, yet it is …

The influence of governance structure on local resilience: Enabling and constraining factors for climate change adaptation in practice

SJ Birchall, N Bonnett, S Kehler - Urban Climate, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Across the globe, the need to adapt is urgent. Coastal communities are particularly
vulnerable to climate stressors such as rising sea levels and erosion, while more extreme …

Plan evaluation for heat resilience: Complementary methods to comprehensively assess heat planning in Tempe and Tucson, Arizona

S Meerow, L Keith, M Roy, S Trego - Environmental Research …, 2024‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Escalating impacts from climate change and urban heat are increasing the urgency for
communities to equitably plan for heat resilience. Cities in the desert Southwest are among …

Equity in urban climate change adaptation planning: A review of research

K Swanson - Urban Planning, 2021‏ - cogitatiopress.com
A growing number of cities are preparing for climate change by develo** adaptation
plans, but little is known about how these plans and their implementation affect the …

More than the sum of their parts: Approaches to understand a network of plans

S Woodruff, S Meerow, B Hannibal… - Journal of Planning …, 2024‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Communities create a variety of plans that collectively shape future development patterns.
Methodological approaches to analyze multiple plans and their relationships have been …