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Resource
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Description
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Type & URL
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Audience
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| Climate Adaptation Planning Case Study: Fox River Basin, WI |
Report for business executives, government, natural resource manages, health officials, and other decision makers regarding how to respond to climate change. Topics include protection of jobs, investing resources wisely, and protecting or building a natural environment. |
Online Content - Report
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General |
| Climate Change Update Document to the Illinois Willdife Action Plan |
Since the Illinois Wildlife Action Plan was developed in 2005, considerably more information on the potential threat of global climate change to natural and human systems has become available, as have strategies to increase resilience, increase adaptive capacity, and mitigate the effects of climate change. As part of an update to the Illinois Wildlife Action Plan, The Nature Conservancy rated the climate change vulnerability of 162 Species in Greatest Need of Conservation based on exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. |
Online Content
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Conservation and Natural Resources |
| Ahead of the Storm…. Preparing Toronto for Climate Change Development of a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy |
This document presents an action-oriented framework that is designed to help members of the public and other stakeholders engage in the process of designing and implementing a climate change adaptation strategy for Toronto. |
Action Plan
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General |
| Climate Change Adaptation in the City of Toronto: Lessons for Great Lakes Communities |
The report examines the principle actors involved in development of Toronto’s adaptation strategy, how they organized themselves and how they reached out to City staff, external experts and the public. It summarizes the major features of the adaptation strategy itself, and activities that are currently underway to implement the strategy. |
Report
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General |
| City of Berkeley Climate Action Plan |
Includes Berkeley's Climate Action Plan and other renewable energy and sustainability guides |
Online Content
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General |
| Adapting to climate change: a case study companion to the checklist for development (UK) |
The Willingdon Levels case study shown in this section provides an excellent example of
a scheme where developers and local authorities have been working together to provide
measures which maintain the robustness of ? ood defence schemes whilst allowing the
development of prime land. |
Report
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General |
| Adapting to climate change impacts - A good practice guide for sustainable communities (UK) |
Climate change impacts, decision-making framework, and development suggestions. |
Report
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General |
| Miami-Dade County Climate Change Advisory Task Force |
Example of a revised Climate Action Plan |
Action Plan
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General |
| Marin County Countywide Plan |
As part of the countywide plan, Marin county included sustainability and climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts in land use, energy conservation, green building, transportation, and waste disposal. |
Action Plan
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General |
| Chicago Climate Action Plan |
An example of an approved climate action plan from Chicago |
Action Plan
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General |
| CSC Climate Story Northeastern Ohio: Increased Heavy Rainfall Decreases Water Quality |
An overview of historic and current precipitation patterns and the effect of heavy rainfall and flooding on coastal Ohio communities. |
Research Report
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General |
| Using LID tools in residential development |
The Willingdon Levels case study shown in this section provides an excellent example of a scheme where developers and local authorities have been working together to provide measures which maintain the robustness of ?ood defense schemes while allowing the development of prime land. |
Report
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Business, Government, Stormwater Managers |
| National NEMO Network Programs |
Links to pages describing land and water management programs in MN, WI, IN, OH, PA, and NY. Programs are adapted to needs of states…Ohio focuses on green infrastructure to reduce flooding. |
Online Content
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Conservation and Natural Resources |
| Chicago Wilderness Climate Action Plan for Nature |
To improve the health of regional natural areas and make them more resilient to changes in our climate, Chicago Wilderness has created the Climate Action Plan for Nature. The actions outlined here were identified with the understanding that protecting our natural areas is imperative to protecting our quality of life in the face of climate change. |
Action Plan
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Conservation and Natural Resources |
| City of Chicago Streetscapes and Sustainable Design |
The Department of Transportation’s Streetscape and Sustainable Design Program is an innovative program which strives to rehabilitate Chicago’s neighborhood commercial areas, riverwalks and bicycle facilities into active, attractive places for Chicagoans to live, work and play. A large range of techniques are applied, including everything from road diets and stormwater best management practices to unique community identifiers and educational seminars. Projects include green alleys, sustainable streets, rails to trails, riverwalks, bicycle stations, highway beautification programs, master plans and public plazas. |
Online Content
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Government, Policymakers |
| Cities Preparing for Climate Change: A Study of Six Urban Regions (The Clean Air Partnership) |
Case study that outlines the need for urban adaptation to climate change, the adaptation process, and lessons from early adapters (Canada) |
Report
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Government |
| Pew Climate Adaptation Planning – What U.S. States and Localities are Doing |
This paper focuses on adaptation planning efforts by both state and local governments. Many of these efforts are in their earliest stages. |
Report
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Government |
| NY State's Climate Smart Communities |
Example of statewide, community-based planning for climate change |
Online Content
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Government |
| Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 53:1, Tang et al. (January 2010), pp. 41–62: "Moving from agenda to action: Evaluating local climate change action plans" |
This study examines 40 recently adopted local climate change action plans in the US and analyzes how well they recognize the concepts of climate change and prepare for climate change mitigation and adaptation. |
Research Report
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Policymakers |
| Floodplain Restoration and Storm Water Management: Guidance and Case Study |
Chagrin River Watershed Partners case study regarding floodplain restoration to mitigate flooding and erosion and improve stream habitat |
Report
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Stormwater Managers |
| Comparison of Traditional Storm Water Management to Low Impact Development |
Chagrin River Watershed Partners case study comparing a 9 acre condominium development with traditional storm water management to one using low impact development storm water management practices. |
Report
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Stormwater Managers |
| A Cape Cod Community Prevents New Residences in Floodplains |
The StormSmart Coasts program is designed to help coastal communities address the challenges arising from storms, floods, sea level rise, and climate change, and provides a menu of tools for successful coastal floodplain management. |
Online Content
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Stormwater Managers |