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Journal articles on the topic "Urban and Regional Planning":
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Zhdanchikov, P. A., and I. N. Il'ina. "The digitalization of regional urban planning." Regional Economics: Theory and Practice 17, no. 11 (November 15, 2019): 2148–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.24891/re.17.11.2148.
Akkerman, Abraham, and J. Barry Cullingworth. "Urban and Regional Planning in Canada." Canadian Journal of Sociology / Cahiers canadiens de sociologie 14, no. 2 (1989): 232. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3341295.
Holmberg, S. C. "Geoinformatics for urban and regional planning." Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design 21, no. 1 (1994): 5–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/b210005.
Perks, William T. "Urban and regional planning in Canada." Land Use Policy 5, no. 3 (July 1988): 352–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0264-8377(88)90044-0.
Kondo, Michelle C. "Book Review: Urban and Regional Planning." Journal of Planning Education and Research 32, no. 3 (August 14, 2012): 381–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739456x12452101.
Kunzmann, Klaus R. "Planning For Growth: Urban and Regional Planning in China." disP - The Planning Review 52, no. 2 (April 2, 2016): 77–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02513625.2016.1195602.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Urban and Regional Planning":
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Stenberg, Kathryn. "Urban macrostructure and wildlife distributions: Regional planning implications." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184583.
Urban environments can satisfy the habitat requirements of a variety of wildlife species. It has been shown that urban residents enjoy wildlife near their homes. The goal of this study was to determine if urban wildlife distributions could be predicted by metropolitan planning variables, so that opportunities for urban residents to enjoy wildlife near their homes could be enhanced. Three hundred one random points, stratified into seven zones, based on intensity of urbanization and vegetation type, were chosen in the Tucson metropolitan study area. Birds were censused with the variable circular plot method. Sign of selected mammal species were searched for at a subset of these points. Native bird species diversity declined steadily as housing density increased. The study area still supports a high diversity of native species because of the high levels of natural open space still found intermixed with residential development. The amount of land covered in residential development and the amount of paloverde-saguaro vegetation types with associated riparian areas were the best predictors of native bird species diversity. The data also suggest that plant cover created by man-maintained vegetation is not as attractive to native bird species as naturally occurring vegetation. Ground nesters and insectivores tended to drop out at higher housing densities while seed-eaters were retained. Three patterns of avian response to variables describing the intensity of urbanization and the amount of natural vegetation emerged: urban, suburban, and exurban. Native Sonoran desert birds appear to be highly sensitive to urbanization, as minor increases in residential housing densities lead to declines in diversity. Mammal species appear to be most sensitive to the size of open space areas and fragmentation and isolation of natural lands. Metropolitan planning processes may be limited in their ability to retain high species diversities. The impacts of urbanization on wildlife diversities may be mitigated through sensitive open space planning.
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Birkby, Rory. "Planning for Table Valley." Master's thesis, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33412.
This study takes as its starting point the hypothesis that the Table Valley area of Cape Town is in need of fresh policies and planning. It avoids preconceptions by looking critically at the work, methods and principles of present-day planning in South Africa, and sets out to establish far broader standards for the good life by returning to fundamentals: man's need for being part of a human community and his need of a rich and varied life. It then sets out to measure the environment of Table Valley against these values to ascertain both subjectively and objectively whether it is a satisfactory place to live in, and if not, what its shortcomings are. In the course of this assessment, it considers both the built and natural environment, and looks at selected components in detail when appropriate, providing a small research component. In identifying the shortcomings and problems It is not content to consider only the negative issues, but also the many positive opportunities apparent. Finally, it outlines suitable overall policy for Table Valley, making It clear what role this area should play in the future, and also the roles of subareas in an around it. It then puts forward an energetic programme for action to achieve the desired ends and overcome the problems, outlining briefly the tasks and responsibilities of some of the professional planners and designers who would next become involved.
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Klaasen, I. T. "Knowledge-based design developing urban & regional design into a science /." Delft : Delft University Press, 2004. http://www.ebrary.com/.
Mashabi, Omar Awad. "Regional planning : the experience of Saudi Arabia." Thesis, University of Dundee, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.389490.
In a little more than a decade regional planning has emerged as a vital component of the development planning process in Saudi Arabia. From its limi ted beginnings in physical planning its scope has rapidly widened and the latest plans attempt comprehensive regional planning within the context of a multi-level development planning effort. This experience has been rich and varied, and various innovatory approaches and techniques have been introduced. This study was conducted with a view to evaluating Saudi experience and placing it in an international perspective. With these aims in mind, a comprehensive planning model has been developed and a number of key questions posed, the answers to which reflect the acceptability and practicality of the planning system. The model is based upon a review of international experience of countries with different political, social and cultural settings, and at different stages of development. The model consists of four main components: planning activities, plan making bodies, decision making bodies and implementing bodies with a feedback from the public and private sectors. The model was tested against the planning experience of three countries with widely differing political, social and economic settings: Canada with its laissez-faire economy, the United Kingdom with its mixed economy, and Poland with its command economy. It was concluded that the model is sufficiently robust to act as a framework wi thin which to describe and analyse the Saudi experience. The context for regional planning in Saudi Arabia was analysed. The study included the political and administrative systems, the economy,the settlement structure, the sectoral planning process, the spatial planning process, and the past experience in regional planning. Then, the current regional planning experience which includes the National Settlement Strategy and the Regional Comprehensive Planning Project were discussed and analysed, taking the five comprehensive regional development plans (Hail, Qassim, Baha, Tabuk and Makkah) as case studies. This "current" experience was evaluated against the comprehensive planning model and the key questions for an acceptable planning system. It has been found that the Saudi planning system is fairly well developed at the national and local scales. However, at the regional scale, although there is political commitment there is little in the way of administrative arrangements for plan making and implementation. A set of proposals for improving the planning system has been presented for future action.
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Kaothien, Utis. "Regional and urbanisation policy in Thailand." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.235872.
This research is focused on the issue of urban development within the context of regional planning in Thailand. The study's main question is how national policy should attempt to shape the emerging urbanisation pattern in Thailand. In the past the country's development plans have emphasised industrialisation which has led to an acceleration in the growth of Bangkok, creating a dual economy and widening regional disparities. The Government's past efforts to decentralise economic activity have been relatively ineffective. This thesis considers a new approach, using the public service sector as the leading economic base for the development of a selected regional centre, Chonburi, in the Eastern Seaboard Sub-region. The study's analysis indicates that it is economically and administratively feasible to implement a Government work dispersal scheme. The analysis also indicates the necessity of controlling the large regional leakages which would otherwise reduce the regional multiplier effects. Overall, the study confirms that a growth pole approach can be initiated by public employment relocation and suggests that there is a viable alternative to nearly all of Thailand's growth being concentrated in Bangkok. However, the study also confirms that if private investment in the growth pole is to be achieved, this approach must be supplemented by long term public investment commitments and subtle co-ordination of private and public programming and planning measures.
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Schutte, Corli. "The influence of control mechanisms on urban form : some urban design implications." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53127.
Thesis (MS en S)--Stellenbosch University, 2002. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The urban designer works within an environment characterized by constraints.
Control mechanisms are part of these constraints. They were created out of
necessity because the control of the urban environment became strained as
cities grew in size. In the beginning control mechanisms regulated the urban
environment to create better public safety. This objective evolved to include
aesthetics and sustainability of the environment. Controls, however, tended to
become standardized and were often blindly applied irrespective of changed
circumstances and contexts.
Control mechanisms include inter alia height, density, bulk, and aesthetic
controls, which can be applied to regulate form, space and behavioural or
activity patterns. These control mechanisms generally embrace a system of
codes embodied in legislation enforceable in law. Urban designers should
realize and take full advantage of the potential of the law as an urban design
control element.
This study examines the nature of control mechanisms as applied to town
planning in general and urban design in particular and their efficacy in
achieving and maintaining a range of human and social objectives. To this
end, attention is paid to examining historical precedent, examples reflecting
different cultures and approaches and resultant urban forms. On the basis of
the aforementioned this study aims to identify a range of urban design
principles and to propose suggestions as to how control mechanisms as part
of a system of law can best be applied.
A case study of central business district sites in Durbanville, Western Cape is
researched. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die stadsontwerper funksioneer binne 'n omgewing wat gekenmerk word deur
beperkings. Beheermeganismes maak deel uit van hierdie beperkings. Dit het
ontwikkel uit noodsaak, want die beheer van die stedelike omgewing het
onder druk gekom soos stede in grootte toegeneem het. Aanvanklik het die
beheer-maatreëls die stedelike omgewing gereguleer om sodoende openbare
veiligheid te verseker. Hierdie doel het egter ontwikkel om estetiese ontwerp
en volhouding van die omgewing in te sluit. Maatreëls het egter geneig om
gestandardiseer te raak en is dikwels blindelings toegepas ongeag die
omstandighede en konteks.
Beheermeganismes sluit inter alia hoogte, volume en estetiese kontrole in wat
aangewend kan word om vorm, ruimte en gedrags- of aktiwiteitspatrone te
reguleer. Hierdie beheermeganismes omsluit gewoonlik 'n stelsel van kodes
wat vervat is in wetgewing, afdwingbaar deur die wet. Stadsontwerpers
behoort die potensiaal van sodanige wetgewing te besef en tot hul voordeel te
benut as 'n beheer element in stedelike ontwerp.
Hierdie studie ondersoek die aard van beheermeganismes soos aangewend
in stadsbeplanning oor die algemeen en stedelike ontwerp in die besonder en
hul doeltreffendheid in die bereiking en handhawing van 'n reeks menslike en
sosiale doelstellings. Aandag word in die studie gegee aan die ondersoek van
historiese voorbeelde, voorbeelde wat verskillende kulture weerspieël en
verskillende benaderingswyses en gevolglike stadsvorme. Gebaseer op die
voorafgaande, wil hierdie studie 'n reeks van stedelike ontwerp beginsels
identifiseer en voorstelle aan die hand doen hoe beheermeganismes as deel
van die wetgewingstelsel, op die mees doeltreffende wyse aangewend kan
word.
Persele in die sakekern van Durbanville, Wes- Kaap word as gevallestudie
nagevors.
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Ichsan, M. Fauzi (Mohamed Fauzi). "Financing urban and regional infrastructure in Indonesia : options for restructuring the Regional Development Account (RDA)." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/67435.
Guan, ChengHe. "Spatial Distribution of Urban Territories at a Regional Scale: Modeling the Changjiang Delta’s Urban Network." Thesis, Harvard University, 2016. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:30121939.
The formation of ‘Urban Networks’ has become a wide-spread phenomenon around the world. In the study of metropolitan regions, there are competing or diverging views about management and control of environmental and land-use factors. Especially in China, these matters, regulatory aspects, infrastructure applications, and resource allocations, are important due to population concentrations and the overlapping of urban areas with other land resources. On the other hand, the increasing sophistication of models operating on iterative computational power and widely-available spatial information and techniques make it possible to investigate the spatial distribution of urban territories at a regional scale.
This thesis applies a Scenario Cellular Automata (SCA) model to the case study of the Changjiang Delta Region, which produces useful and predictive scenario-based projections within the region, using quantitative methods and baseline conditions that address issues of regional urban development. The contribution of the research includes the improvement of computer simulation of urban growth, the application of urban form and other indices to evaluate complex urban conditions, and a heightened understanding of the performance of an urban network in the Changjiang Delta Region composed of big, medium, and small-sized cities and towns.
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Klaasen, Ina T. "Knowledge-based design : developing urban & regional design into a science /." Delft : Delft University Press, 2004. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0607/2005377632.html.
Linneker, Brian. "Road transport infrastructure and regional economic development : the regional economic development effects of the M25 London orbital motorway." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.389662.
Hall, Peter, and Mark Tewdwr-Jones. Urban and Regional Planning. Sixth edition. | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.: Routledge, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351261883.
La Rosa, Daniele, and Riccardo Privitera, eds. Innovation in Urban and Regional Planning. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68824-0.
Book chapters on the topic "Urban and Regional Planning":
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Guo, James C. Y., Wenliang Wang, and Junqi Li. "Stormwater regional planning." In Urban Drainage and Storage Practices, 397–408. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003284239-20.
LeGates, Richard T. "Urban Design and Placemaking." In City and Regional Planning, 45–63. New York: Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003195818-3.
Hall, Peter, and Mark Tewdwr-Jones. "The origins: urban growth." In Urban and Regional Planning, 13–27. Sixth edition. | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.: Routledge, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351261883-2.
Hall, Peter, and Mark Tewdwr-Jones. "Planning, planners and plans." In Urban and Regional Planning, 1–11. Sixth edition. | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.: Routledge, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351261883-1.
Hall, Peter, and Mark Tewdwr-Jones. "The planning process reshaped." In Urban and Regional Planning, 309–30. Sixth edition. | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.: Routledge, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351261883-9.
Chirisa, Innocent, Patience Mazanhi, and Abraham R. Matamanda. "Computational Urban Planning." In The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures, 1–10. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51812-7_73-1.
Chirisa, Innocent, Patience Mazanhi, and Abraham R. Matamanda. "Computational Urban Planning." In The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures, 359–68. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87745-3_73.
LeGates, Richard T. "Planning for an Urban Planet." In City and Regional Planning, 229–48. New York: Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003195818-11.
Hall, Peter, and Mark Tewdwr-Jones. "National/regional planning since 1945." In Urban and Regional Planning, 85–140. Sixth edition. | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.: Routledge, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351261883-5.
Hall, Peter, and Mark Tewdwr-Jones. "A future for urban and regional planning." In Urban and Regional Planning, 331–40. Sixth edition. | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.: Routledge, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351261883-10.
Conference papers on the topic "Urban and Regional Planning":
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Shokry, M. "A regional model for urban sustainability: emerging innovation clusters within knowledge societies – MENA region case." In SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING 2015. Southampton, UK: WIT Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/sdp150091.
Fahrul, Agus, Sumaryono, Subagyo Lambang, and Ruchaemi Afif. "Individual decision model for urban regional land planning." In 2014 1st International Conference on Information Technology, Computer and Electrical Engineering (ICITACEE). IEEE, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icitacee.2014.7065753.
Weige, Zhang, and Chen Zhuolun. "Coordinated Development Strategy of Low-carbon Energy Planning and Spatial Planning under the background of “Multiple Planning Integration”." In 2022 International Conference on Urban Planning and Regional Economy（UPRE 2022）. Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.220502.044.
Kasanko, Marjo, Valentina Sagris, Carlo Lavalle, Jose I. Barredo, Laura Petrov, Klaus Steinnocher, Wolfgang Loibl, and Christian Hoffmann. "GEOLAND spatial planning observatory: How remote sensing data can serve the needs of urban and regional planning." In 2007 Urban Remote Sensing Joint Event. IEEE, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/urs.2007.371805.
Banai, Reza. "ANP: A Survery of Urban and Regional Planning Applications." In The International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy Process. Creative Decisions Foundation, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.13033/isahp.y2005.017.
"Integrated modelling to aid strategic urban and regional planning." In 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2015). Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.36334/modsim.2015.m4.wickramasuriya.
Sun, Yang. "Talk on the Regional Design Points in Urban Planning." In 2017 6th International Conference on Energy and Environmental Protection (ICEEP 2017). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/iceep-17.2017.238.
Huihui, Nan, Lu Qing, and Zhao Qian. "Comparative analysis of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration, Yangtze river delta urban agglomeration, Guangdong, Hong Hong and Macau Bay area based on gravity model." In 55th ISOCARP World Planning Congress, Beyond Metropolis, Jakarta-Bogor, Indonesia. ISOCARP, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.47472/nxmq2189.
Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration, Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration and the Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau Greater Bay Area are China's three major urban agglomerations, including China's political, economic, financial and technological centers, which are important engines of the Chinese economy. The purpose of this study is to compare these three urban agglomerations from the economy, government management and spatial interactions. The major methodology of the study is gravity model. Since there are no clear official regulations for the scope of the three major urban agglomerations, we should define the scope and core areas at first, making them at a comparable level. First of all, the economy of the three major urban agglomerations in the wide area range are similar, while the core area of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration is the weakest in per capita GDP. In the perspective of government management, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration is policy-oriented and pays more attention to regional balanced development. The Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration mainly focus on economic development. Under the policy of reform and opening up, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau Bay Area is seeking more regional cooperation with Hong Kong and Macau. In terms of spatial interactions, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration presents a dual-core structure between Beijing and Tianjin. The other urban nodes in Hebei Province are not obvious, and the regional connections are weak, leading to unbalanced development. The Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration presents the characteristics of a networked structure, and the cities in the entire region are closely connected and have a tendency to be integrated both in economy and transportation. The Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau Greater Bay Area has formed a strong core composed of cities such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Macau and Dongguan, which are closely linked with each other, but weakly connected with external region.
Reports on the topic "Urban and Regional Planning":
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Huynh, Diana N., and Johannes Lidmo. Nordic overview of national support initiatives in urban planning. Nordregio, December 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.6027/pb2022:7.2001-3876.
The Nordic countries share many cross-sectoral targets at the national level to meet ambitious environmental, social, sustainable, and innovative development goals and targets. However, in the context of spatial planning, central governments in the Nordic countries often have limited ability to influence local and regional level priorities. As the Nordic region seeks a greener, more competitive, and socially sustainable future, understanding the diversity of ongoing national interventions and mechanisms in local and regional land use and spatial planning is needed. The focus on Nordic national support initiatives is therefore to understand both the regulative and national support aspects (top-down) and the actual needs (bottom-up) to achieve national cross-sectoral targets as these relate to green and inclusive urban development. This policy brief presents a mapping of the relevant initiatives across the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden).
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Fan, Mingyuan. Green Urban Planning: Lessons from Mongolia on Climate Proofing Cities in Cold Regions. Asian Development Bank, December 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/wps220613-2.
This paper identifies lessons for urban planning in cold climates from an Asian Development Bank pilot project in Mongolia. In cold climates, urban design needs to take into account local topography, standards of living, and microclimatic conditions of the built environment. This paper highlights ways of integrating climate-sensitive design into urban centers to promote resilience, infrastructure efficiency, and livability.
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Randall, Linda, Louise Ormstrup Vestergård, Lisa Rohrer, Diana Huynh, Johannes Lidmo, Mats Stjernberg, Ryan Weber, Hjördis Rut Sigurjonsdottir, Hjördis Guðmundsdóttir, and Linda Kivi. Remote work: Effects on Nordic people, places and planning 2021-2024. Nordregio, May 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.6027/r2022:3.1403-2503.
This report is the first outcome of the project Remote work: Effects on Nordic people, places and planning 2021-2024. Its primary aim is to provide a broad understanding of the current situation (May, 2022) regarding remote work in the Nordic countries, particularly with relation to potential urban and regional development effects. It provides insight into emerging trends in the countries based on Nordic research, statistical data, and stakeholder interviews. Further, it considers the national level policy frameworks that “set the stage” for the development of remote work practices in the Nordic countries.
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Alexander, Serena E., Ahoura Zandiatashbar, and Branka Tatarevic. Fragmented or Aligned Climate Action: Assessing Linkages Between Regional and Local Planning Efforts to Meet Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets. Mineta Transportation Institute, November 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.31979/mti.2022.2146.
Amid the rising climate change concerns, California enacted Senate Bill 375 (SB 375) to tackle transportation greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. SB 375 requires Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) to develop a Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS), a regional transportation and land use vision plan, to reduce GHG emissions. Meanwhile, a local government can develop a Climate Action Plan (CAP), a non-binding, voluntary plan to reduce GHG emissions that may align with the regional SCS. Recent progress reports indicate California is not making sufficient progress to meet SB 375 emissions reduction targets, which raises important questions: (1) Are the transportation and land use strategies and targets in SCS plans reflected in the local plans to build sustainable communities? (2) Does the alignment of regional and local transportation and land use strategies mitigate GHG emissions through vehicle trip reduction? (3) How different are the effects of independent local action and alignment of local and regional actions on vehicle trip reduction? Through an in-depth content analysis of plans and policies developed by five MPOs and 20 municipalities and a quantitative analysis of the impact of local and regional strategy alignment on vehicle trip reduction over time, this study shows that the patterns of local and regional climate policy are diverse across the state, but poor alignment is not necessarily a sign of limited climate action at the local level. Cities with a long climate-planning history and the capacity to act innovatively can lead regional efforts or adopt their own independent approach. Nonetheless, there are clear patterns of common strategies in local and regional plans, such as active transportation strategies and planning for densification and land use diversity. Well-aligned regional and local level climate-friendly infrastructure appear to have the most significant impact on vehicle-trip reduction, on average a 7% decrease in vehicle trips. Yet, many local-level strategies alone, such as for goods movement, urban forest strategies, parking requirements, and education and outreach programs, are effective in vehicle-trip reduction. A major takeaway from this research is that although local and regional climate policy alignment can be essential for reducing vehicle trips, local action is equally important.
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Brandt, Leslie, Lydia Scott, Abigail Lewis, Lindsay Darling, and Robert Fahey. Lessons Learned from the Urban Forestry Climate Change Response Framework Project. United States Forest Service, February 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2016.6964833.ch.
Many urban foresters have recognized the need to incorporate climate change considerations into urban forest management, but often lack the specialized training or knowledge to explicitly address this in their planning and practices. This document describes a framework we developed and piloted in the Chicago region to assess the vulnerability of urban forests and incorporate that information into on-the-ground actions. We describe the three steps used to implement this project and the lessons learned from this process.
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Teräs, Jukka, Anna Berlina, and Mari Wøien Meijer. The Nordic Thematic Group for Innovative and Resilient Regions 2017–2020 - final report. Nordregio, January 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.6027/r2021:3.1403-2503.
The Nordic thematic group for innovative and resilient regions 2017–2020 (TG2) was established by the Nordic Council of Ministers and is a part of the Nordic Co-operation Programme for Regional Development and Planning 2017–2020. Three Nordicthematic groups were established for the four-year period: Innovative and resilient regions, Sustainable rural development, and Sustainable cities and urban development. The thematic groups have been organised under the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Committee of Civil Servants for Regional Affairs, and Nordregio has acted as the secretariat for the thematic groups. This report summarises the work and results of the Nordic thematic group for innovative and resilient regions (TG2) in 2017–2020. The thematic group has not only produced high-quality research on innovative and resilient regions in the Nordic countries but also contributed to public policy with the latest knowledge on the creation and development of innovative and resilient regions across the nordic countries, with focus on smart specialisation, digitalisation, regional resilience, and skills policies. TG2 has also contributed to research on innovative and resilient regions in the Nordic cross-border context.
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Brandt, Leslie A., Cait Rottler, Wendy S. Gordon, Stacey L. Clark, Lisa O'Donnell, April Rose, Annamarie Rutledge, and Emily King. Vulnerability of Austin’s urban forest and natural areas: A report from the Urban Forestry Climate Change Response Framework. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Northern Forests Climate Hub, October 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2020.7204069.ch.
The trees, developed green spaces, and natural areas within the City of Austin’s 400,882 acres will face direct and indirect impacts from a changing climate over the 21st century. This assessment evaluates the vulnerability of urban trees and natural and developed landscapes within the City Austin to a range of future climates. We synthesized and summarized information on the contemporary landscape, provided information on past climate trends, and illustrated a range of projected future climates. We used this information to inform models of habitat suitability for trees native to the area. Projected shifts in plant hardiness and heat zones were used to understand how less common native species, nonnative species, and cultivars may tolerate future conditions. We also assessed the adaptability of planted and naturally occurring trees to stressors that may not be accounted for in habitat suitability models such as drought, flooding, wind damage, and air pollution. The summary of the contemporary landscape identifies major stressors currently threatening trees and forests in Austin. Major current threats to the region’s urban forest include invasive species, pests and disease, and development. Austin has been warming at a rate of about 0.4°F per decade since measurements began in 1938 and temperature is expected to increase by 5 to 10°F by the end of this century compared to the most recent 30-year average. Both increases in heavy rain events and severe droughts are projected for the future, and the overall balance of precipitation and temperature may shift Austin’s climate to be more similar to the arid Southwest. Species distribution modeling of native trees suggests that suitable habitat may decrease for 14 primarily northern species, and increase for four more southern species. An analysis of tree species vulnerability that combines model projections, shifts in hardiness and heat zones, and adaptive capacity showed that only 3% of the trees estimated to be present in Austin based on the most recent Urban FIA estimate were considered to have low vulnerability in developed areas. Using a panel of local experts, we also assessed the vulnerability of developed and natural areas. All areas were rated as having moderate to moderate-high vulnerability, but the underlying factors driving that vulnerability differed by natural community and between East and West Austin. These projected changes in climate and their associated impacts and vulnerabilities will have important implications for urban forest management, including the planting and maintenance of street and park trees, management of natural areas, and long-term planning.
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Williams, Kristine, Tia Claridge, and Alexandria Carroll. Multimodal Transportation Planning Curriculum for Urban Planning Programs. Portland State University Library, May 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.15760/trec.128.
Libertun de Duren, Nora Ruth, Benigno López Benítez, Juan Pablo Bonilla, Ferdinando Regalia, Usama Bilal, Ana María Ibáñez, Norbert Schady, et al. Inclusive Cities: Healthy Cities for All. Inter-American Development Bank, September 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004459.
This publication reports on some of the health challenges facing cities. It aims to serve as a guide for public managers and decision makers optimize the great potential of cities to improve the well-being of those who reside in the cities of Latin America and the Caribbean. It is organized in two parts. The first part, Health Inequalities in Latin American Cities, focuses on identifying the ways in which social inequality has led to negative health outcomes, in order to make visible the relevance of the challenge of inequality and the urgency to grapple with it. The second part, Urban Policies for Healthy Cities, focuses on how cities can contribute to improving the health standards in their population. The publication addresses critical issues for urban health, such as the interdependence between physical-social factors and health, the relationship between urban characteristics and the incidence of COVID-19, the connections between social inequality and exposure to pollution environment, the relationship between urban planning and gender violence, the power of urban interventions -such as public transport and social housing- to improve health indicators, and the relevance of having good data to improve the accessibility of health systems. All the contributions in this book are based on data and rigorous research, and present real cases of the cities of the region.
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Pahwa Gajjar, Sumetee, Rohit Jigyasu, Garima Jain, Preeti Soni, Padmanabhan G, Meenaz Munshi, and Abinash Lankari. A Framework of Urban Resilience Planning. Indian Institute for Human Settlements, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.24943/9789387315372.
