The Climate Planner : Overcoming Pushback Against Local Mitigation and Adaptation Plans (Paperback)

Introduction Part One. Why are we doing this? Local planning and the call Chapter 1. "Climate change is a lie. It can’t be proven. The climate change myth is a political maneuver." a. Notes from the Field: Engaging Southeast Florida in climate planning b. Notes from the Field: Resilient, multi?modal improvements for Florida State Road A1A in Fort Lauderdale Chapter 2. "We don’t have the will. We don’t have the money." a. Notes from the Field: Preaching common sense, humility, and politeness on climate issues in San Francisco b. Notes from the Field: Funding protective levees in Jean Lafitte, Louisiana Chapter 3. "Climate change is not that bad. It’s only a few degrees. It’s just an attention?getter. Scientists are using the issue to get their research funded." a. Notes from the Field: Gathering data in the Tarutao Islands of Thailand Chapter 4. "All change brings both good and bad. Besides, the climate change cure would probably be worse than the disease." a. Notes from the Field: Reducing risk with the Virginia Key Boulevard Levee. Maybe. b. Notes from the Field: Risk analysis in Miami Beach. Wait, where did my house go? Chapter 5. "We have bigger problems than climate change and other priorities." a. Notes from the Field: Adding water conservation and reuse to Plan El Paso’s Sustainability Element b. Notes from the Field: Failing (almost) to discuss climate with a vulnerable population in the Mission Valley of El Paso, Texas c. Notes from the Field: Conversations with skeptics Chapter 6. "Retreat is not an option. Besides, everywhere in the world is prone to some kind of disaster." a. Notes from the Field: Planning for in?migration due to climate change in Hammond, Louisiana b. Notes from the Field: Stormwater and flooding management in Miami Beach c. Notes from the Field: Local food and energy production at Sandywoods Farm, an agri-art community in Rhode Island Chapter 7. "It’s a lost fight. It’s too late." a. Notes from the Field: Returning to the Florida Keys to plan for a changing climate catastrophic future Chapter 8. "Someone will fix this. Some new technological invention will save us." a. Notes from the Field: Fighting heat island effects in Laredo, Texas b. Notes from the Field: Discussing drought in Lubbock, Texas Chapter 9. "The future can’t be predicted. Climate models are unreliable." a. Notes from the Field: Disaster planning for my own home during Hurricane Dorian. b. Notes from the Field: Cost-based decision-making; South Miami’s septic tank problem and the switch to solar Chapter 10. "I’ll be dead when this happens." a. Notes from the Field: Planning compact urban form and Knight Kiplinger’s legacy at Newfield in Martin County, Florida Part Two: Creating Climate Plans Chapter 11. Identifying the problem Chapter 12. Co?authoring the plan with the public Chapter 13. Dealing with setbacks Part Three: Two American Cities in 2050 and 2100 Chapter 14. Miami and Southeast Florida Chapter 15. El Paso, Texas Conclusion: The Way Forward