Trees for Resilience Toolkit
Trees for Resilience is a compendium of local and national research, case studies, and resources specially curated to help regional decision-makers, planners, and managers integrate urban forests and tree canopy into the fabric of the community for greater livability and resilience. Explore the site to gather resources, models and ideas of how your community can enhance and grow the impact of urban forests, sustain projects and programs, and improve the health and resilience for all.
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Mitigation Matters: Policy Solutions to Reduce Local Flood Risk
This report from The Pew Charitable Trusts provides brief summaries of 13 case studies from across the U.S. where states or cities are effectively implementing flood mitigation strategies. The case studies are organized by strategies using existing funds, those generating…
Multifamily Flood Insurance Affordability Study
In order to help preserve the affordability and stability of New York City’s waterfront neighborhoods, this report seeks to develop meaningful policy recommendations for flood insurance for multifamily and mixed-used buildings. The authors note the importance of this analysis given…
New Orleans Climate-Smart Cities Decision-Support/Mapping Tool
In collaboration with the Trust for Public Land, the Office of Resilience and Sustainability in New Orleans, Louisiana has completed a publicly accessible Climate-Smart Cities climate risk mapping and planning tool. This decision support tool is designed to guide green…
NOAA Guide to Assessing Green Infrastructure Costs and Benefits for Flood Reduction
NOAA provides communities with a six-step process to assess the costs and benefits of green infrastructure (GI) to reduce flooding in this report. Communities can use this guide to inform flood risk planning, and to assess the cost effectiveness of…
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