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Planning for climate change in the West /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carter, Rebecca H.
Corporate Authors: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Sonoran Institute
Other Authors: Culp, Susan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA : [Tucson, Ariz.] : Lincoln Institute of Land Policy; Sonoran Institute, [2010]
Series:Policy focus series (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy)
Subjects:
Environmental management > West (U.S.) > Planning.
Climate change mitigation > West (U.S.) > Planning.
Greenhouse gas mitigation > West (U.S.) > Planning.
Environmental policy > West (U.S.) > Planning.
Climatic changes > West (U.S.) > Planning.
Climatic changes > Social aspects > West (U.S.)
Human beings > Effect of climate on > West (U.S.)
Table of Contents:
  • Executive summary
  • The climate context of the Intermountain West
  • Coping with climate change
  • The role of planning in response to climate change
  • Barriers to implementing local climate change policies
  • Recommendations for local planners and communities
  • Green building and building energy efficiency policies
  • Land use and transportation policies
  • Land use-related energy policies
  • Land-use related water policies
  • Agriculture and open space policies
  • Forestry and wildlife policies
  • References
  • Resources
  • Acknowledgments.