EPA - "Using Smart Growth Strategies to Create More Resilient Communities in the Washington, D.C., Region"

Title: Using Smart Growth Strategies to Create More Resilient Communities in the Washington, D.C., Region Source: EPA Data/Action: Smart Growth Publications Date: 11/14/2013 Text Preview: ........................................................ 1 1 Plan for Climate Change ......................................................................... ...Climate change is having, and is expected to continue to have, an impact on communities’ economies, environment, and quality of life. Many local governments recognize the need to plan for long-term solutions to prepare for and adapt to the local impacts of climate change. But how do communities prepare for projected impacts across multiple sectors? How can they balance the long-term priority of preparing for climate change... ...climate change that actually occurs. Many of these approaches include smart growth strategies that some local governments in the region already use but that could be tweaked to help communities better adapt to climate change. Before determining which of these approaches might be most useful, local governments need to know how climate change is projected to affect their communities and how vulnerable their systems and populations are. Typically this step will include a vulnerability assessment to determine which areas and assets are most at risk from climate change...