Reference
West, Maddie, and Ladd Keith. “Creating Cool and Resilient Communities: Integrating Plans for Urban Heat Mitigation”. Global Heat Health Information Network, 30 May 2023. Read Editorial
Abstract
Behind the scenes, cities and communities around the world are managed according to an often disjointed web of policies and plans.
Most of these plans guide land-use planning decisions that can help mitigate or exacerbate urban heat and its impacts on people, but more often than not they do not work together to reduce risk and maximize benefits.
A new guide developed with support from the U.S. NOAA Climate Program Office’s Extreme Heat Risk Initiative presents policy makers with how-to guidance on integrating their plans for the purpose of mitigating urban heat hazard in the built environment.
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