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 …
planning.•Criteria are commonly considered along four stages of local decision-making.•The …
[HTML][HTML] The climate justice pillars vis-à-vis urban form adaptation to climate change: A review
Indications point to exacerbated socio-economic inequalities and/or the emergence of new
ones from climate-adaptive interventions in urban form, such as green and blue …
ones from climate-adaptive interventions in urban form, such as green and blue …
Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
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 …
with climate change has increased (high confidence1). Urban areas are now home to 4.2 …
Exploring the nexus between social vulnerability, built environment, and the prevalence of COVID-19: A case study of Chicago
COVID-19 has significantly and unevenly impacted the United States, disproportionately
affecting socially vulnerable communities. While epidemiologists and public health officials …
affecting socially vulnerable communities. While epidemiologists and public health officials …
Urban resilience: Analyzing the policies of US cities
Resilience has become an important concept in urban governance, yet, the policies that
cities actually adopt and implement to build resilience remain largely unknown. The lack of …
cities actually adopt and implement to build resilience remain largely unknown. The lack of …
[HTML][HTML] Epistemic justice in flood-adaptive green infrastructure planning: The recognition of local experiential knowledge in Thorncliffe Park, Toronto
Evidence shows that green infrastructure planning relies on technocratic and economic
valuation approaches to protect lands of high monetary value against flooding without …
valuation approaches to protect lands of high monetary value against flooding without …
Perspectives on spatial representation of urban heat vulnerability
J Karanja, L Kiage - Science of The Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Extreme heat, the deadliest summer weather-related hazard in the USA, is projected to
increase in intensity, duration, frequency, and magnitude, especially in urban areas that …
increase in intensity, duration, frequency, and magnitude, especially in urban areas that …
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 developing adaptation
plans, but little is known about how these plans and their implementation affect the …
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
Communities create a variety of plans that collectively shape future development patterns.
Methodological approaches to analyze multiple plans and their relationships have been …
Methodological approaches to analyze multiple plans and their relationships have been …
Rescaling social dynamics in climate change: The implications of cumulative exposure, climate justice, and community resilience
In this study, we explore cumulative exposure, climate justice, and flood risk with specific
reference to community resilience, vulnerability, and social justice characteristics at the …
reference to community resilience, vulnerability, and social justice characteristics at the …