Cities represent considerable opportunities for forwarding global biodiversity and
sustainability goals. We developed key attributes for conserving biodiversity and for …

This article reviews the major approaches of program evaluation and evaluation in planning.
The challenges to evaluating plans and planning are discussed, including the reliance on ex …

Abstract Cities across the Unites States have embraced green infrastructure (GI) in official
planning efforts. The plans conceptualize GI as providing multiple functions and benefits for …

To date land-change science has devoted little attention to spatial policy and planning in
urban landscapes despite the widely accepted premise that planning affects urban land …

In cities, land-use decisions made during planning processes determine the availability of
ecosystem services fundamental to the wellbeing of urban population. Hence, the inclusion …

Adaptation planning offers a promising approach for identifying and devising solutions to
address local climate change impacts. Yet there is little empirical understanding of the …

Problem, research strategy, and findings Extreme heat is the deadliest climate hazard in the
United States. Climate change and the urban heat island effect are increasing the number of …

Disaster studies address the social and behavioral aspects of sudden onset collective stress
situations typically referred to as mass emergencies or disasters. These situations can be …

Increasingly, local governments are creating resilience plans. What do these plans contain
and how do they compare to other efforts to plan for climate change? We use plan …

Ecosystem services are a powerful tool for land-use and environmental planning, which can
help decision makers better understand the tradeoffs between different development …