Climate Action Planning A Guide to Creating Low-Carbon, Resilient Co
Climate Action Planning is designed to help professionals 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
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Creating Low-Carbon, Resilient Communities MICHAEL R. BOSWELL ADRIENNE I. GREVE TA M M Y L . S E A L E
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Climate Action Planning
Climate Action Planning A Guide to Creating Low-Carbon, Resilient Communities Michael R. Boswell, Adrienne I. Greve, and Tammy L. Seale With contributions by Eli Krispi Images by Dina Perkins
Washington | Covelo | London
© 2019, Michael R. Boswell, Adrienne I. Greve, and Tammy L. Seale All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher: Island Press, Suite 650, 2000 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036 Island Press is a trademark of the Center for Resource Economics. Library of Congress Control Number: 2019933787 All Island Press books are printed on environmentally responsible materials. Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Keywords: Chief resilience officer, climate action team, climate adaptation, climate science, climate vulnerability assessment, emissions inventory, energy efficiency, global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, local government, Paris Climate Accord, public participation, reduction strategy, resilience strategy
Contents Preface ix Chapter 1: Climate Action Planning
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Chapter 2: Creating a Framework for Community Action
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Chapter 3: Community Engagement and Collaboration
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Chapter 4: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Accounting
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Chapter 5: Strategies for Creating Low-Carbon Communities
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Chapter 6: Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment
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Chapter 7: Strategies for Creating Resilient Communities
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Chapter 8: Pathways to Successful Implementation
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Chapter 9: Communities Leading the Way
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Chapter 10: Time to Act
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Appendix A: Climate Science
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Appendix B: The Public Participation Program
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Additional Resources
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Notes 339 Index
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Preface In response to increasing evidence that climate change is occurring and has the potential to negatively impact human civilization, communities are engaging in climate action planning. Climate action planning is an opportunity for communities to shape their future in the face of global change, protect against climate hazards, achieve energy security, sustainably develop their economies, and ensure a high quality of life. Communities can seize this opportunity by building on existing planning and partnerships, being creative and innovative, and committing to working together for a better tomorrow for themselves and the next generations. If the world is to end the climate crisis, we will need international and national commitments and actions, but we will also need to create low- carbon, resilient communities. This book describes th
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