Local Climate Action Planning

295 Pages·2012·2.642 MB·English

by  Michael R. Boswell, Adrienne I. Greve, Tammy L. Seale (auth.)

Local Climate Action Planning
Michael R. Boswell, Adrienne I. Greve, and Tammy L. Seale

Local Climate
Action Planning
Michael R. Boswell, Adrienne I. Greve, and Tammy L. Seale
Images by Dina Perkins
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Boswell, Michael R.
Local climate action planning / Michael R. Boswell, Adrienne I. Greve,
and Tammy L. Seale.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-1-59726-961-2 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 1-59726-961-1 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN-13: 978-1-59726-962-9 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 1-59726-962-X (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Climate change mitigation—
Planning. 2. Climate change mitigation—Government policy. 3. Greenhouse gas
mitigation—Planning. 4. Greenhouse gas mitigation—Government policy.
5. Communication in the environmental sciences. 6. Communication in social action.
I. Greve, Adrienne I. II. Seale, Tammy L. III. Title.
QC903.B67 2011
363.738'746—dc23
2011036255
Printed on recycled, acid-free paper
Manufactured in the United States of America
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Keywords:California climate change legislation, carbon footprint, climate change
adaptation, climate change mitigation, community planning, comprehensive plan,
emission reduction, energy efficiency, global warming, greenhouse gas emissions,
natural hazard mitigation, public participation, resilient communities, smart growth,
transportation planning, visioning

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Contents
Preface xi
Chapter 1 Climate Action Planning 1
Chapter 2 Getting Started 33
Chapter 3 Public Participation 65
Chapter 4 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory 87
Chapter 5 Emissions Reduction Strategies 115
Chapter 6 Climate Change Adaptation Strategies 153
Chapter 7 Implementation 183
Chapter 8 Communities Leading the Way 199
Chapter 9 Time to Take Action 227
Appendix A: Climate Science 233
Appendix B: The Public Participation Program 249
Notes 257
Index 273