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Seven Principles of Strong Climate Change Planning

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  • Sara Meerow
  • Sierra C. Woodruff

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As greenhouse gas emissions and climate change impacts increase worldwide, there is an urgent need for communities, and thus urban planners, to simultaneously mitigate and adapt to climate change. We synthesize recent research to examine whether the field of planning is adequately addressing climate change. We conclude that although there has been progress in recent years, it is insufficient given the scope of the climate change challenge and the myriad ways climate impacts negatively affect communities. We argue for seven principles of strong climate change planning: 1) clear goals; 2) strong fact base; 3) diverse strategies; 4) public participation; 5) coordination across actors, sectors, and plans; 6) processes for implementation and monitoring; and 7) techniques to address uncertainty. For each of these principles we discuss the current state of research and practice.

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  • Sara Meerow & Sierra C. Woodruff, 2020. "Seven Principles of Strong Climate Change Planning," Journal of the American Planning Association, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 86(1), pages 39-46, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:rjpaxx:v:86:y:2020:i:1:p:39-46
    DOI: 10.1080/01944363.2019.1652108
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    3. Boeing, Geoff, 2020. "Off the Grid... and Back Again? The Recent Evolution of American Street Network Planning and Design," SocArXiv t9um6, Center for Open Science.
    4. Antoine Paquet & Geneviève Cloutier & Myriam Blais, 2021. "Renewable Energy as a Catalyst for Equity? Integrating Inuit Interests With Nunavik Energy Planning," Urban Planning, Cogitatio Press, vol. 6(4), pages 338-350.

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