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HOMELAND SECURITY B u l l o c k • LIVING WITH H a d d o LIVING WITH w CHANGE • CLIMATE H CLIMATE CHANGE ad d o w • How Communites Are Surviving and C How Communites Are Surviving and o p Thriving in a Changing Climate p o la Thriving in a Changing Climate The climate has changed and communities across America are living with the conse- quences: rapid sea level rise, multi-state wildfires, heat waves, and enduring drought. L Living with Climate Change: How Communities Are Surviving and Thriving in I a Changing Climate details the steps cities are taking now to protect lives and busi- V nesses, to reduce their vulnerability, and to adapt and make themselves more resilient. I N The authors of this book have been directly involved in the successful design and im- G plementation of community-based adaptation and resilience programs. In this book, W they apply decades of combined experience in hazard risk reduction, climate change adaptation, and environmental protection to provide timely and practical advice on I T how to plan for and live with a climate that is changing faster and more erratically than predicted. H The book also examines obstacles to local, state, and national action on climate C change, includes case studies to illustrate smart, effective policies and practices that L I have already been put in place, and defines how these actions benefit the economy, M the environment, and public health. Living with Climate Change provides much- A needed guidance for finding and enacting solutions to immediate and future risks of T climate change. E C H A N Jane A. Bullock • George D. Haddow G E Kim S. Haddow • Damon P. 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Contents Acknowledgments ..........................................................................................................................xiii Authors .............................................................................................................................................xv Contributors ...................................................................................................................................xvii Introduction ..................................................................................................................................xxiii Chapter 1 Learning to Survive and Thrive in a Changed Climate ...............................................1 Kim S. Haddow Introduction ..................................................................................................................1 A Stepped-Up Timetable Has Increased the Need for Urgent Action .........................1 “Time Is Not on Our Side” ...........................................................................................2 Limiting and Living with Climate Change ..................................................................2 Cities Lead the Way .....................................................................................................5 Adaptation Planning Is Picking Up, but Implementation Lags ..................................10 Challenges Cities Face ...............................................................................................13 How Cities Have Succeeded in Moving from Resilience Planning to Action ...........15 Common Elements and Practices Shared by Resilient Communities ........................16 Leadership .............................................................................................................16 A Crisis Sparked Change ......................................................................................17 Climate Preparedness and Resilience Building Were Folded into Existing Plans and Planning Processes ...............................................................................18 Cities Are Preparing for Climate Change, but Not Calling It That ......................19 Cities Took Actions That Have Co-Benefits ..........................................................22 A Broad Array of Local Stakeholders, Including the Public and the Business Community, Have Been Involved in Planning ..........................23 Found a Way to Pay for Programs and Activities That Build Resilience ..............25 Adaptation in Action .............................................................................................28 Requiring That Climate Change Impacts Be Factored into Plans, Programs, and Budgets ...........................................................................................................28 Enacting Provisions to Protect Infrastructure and Ecosystems ............................28 Regulating the Location, Design, and Construction of Buildings, Roads, and Bridges ............................................................................................................29 Improving Emergency Preparation, Response, and Recovery ..............................30 Implementation of Resource Conservation Strategies ..........................................31 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................31 References ..................................................................................................................31 Chapter 2 Community Risk Implications ...................................................................................35 Damon P. Coppola Introduction ................................................................................................................35 Effect of Climate Change on Community Risk .........................................................36 Influence of Climate Change on Community Hazards ..............................................46 Sea-Level Rise ............................................................................................................47 Changes in Sea Surface Temperature and pH (Acidity) .............................................51 Increased, Decreased, and Unpredictable Precipitation Levels .................................52 Increasing Average Annual Temperatures .................................................................56 vii Contents viii Stronger (Yet Less Frequent) Storms .........................................................................62 Health-Related Issues .................................................................................................64 Power Failure ..............................................................................................................66 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................67 References ..................................................................................................................68 Chapter 3 The Stages of Adaptive Planning ...............................................................................71 Introduction ................................................................................................................71 Planning and Climate Change: Creating Resilience in US Communities .................71 James Schwab Introduction ...........................................................................................................71 Mitigation versus Adaptation ................................................................................72 The Rise of Resilience ...........................................................................................73 Moving toward Integrated Hazards Planning .......................................................74 Climate Adaptation in the Mitigation Plan ...........................................................77 Regional Approaches .............................................................................................79 Local Approaches ..................................................................................................79 Conclusion .............................................................................................................81 Climate Adaptation for Emergency Managers ...........................................................81 Eric Holdeman Playing Catch-Up...................................................................................................81 Hazards Increasing ................................................................................................82 Moisture, Too Much or Too Little .........................................................................82 Terminology Defined .............................................................................................82 The Politics of Climate Change .............................................................................83 The Emergency Manager’s Role ............................................................................83 Consequence Management ....................................................................................84 Warning .................................................................................................................84 Adaptation .............................................................................................................85 Moving Forward ....................................................................................................85 Expect the Unexpected ..........................................................................................86 References ..................................................................................................................86 Chapter 4 The Role of Local, State, and Federal Governments in Climate Change Adaptation ....89 Introduction ................................................................................................................89 Recent Actions That Federal, State, and Local Governments Are Engaged in Relative to the Issues Arising from the Impacts of Climate Change .....................89 Jane A. Bullock Introduction ...........................................................................................................89 Federal Government Efforts in Climate Change...................................................91 State, Local, and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience ........................................................................................................94 Current Federal Agencies Actions on Climate Change ........................................94 Adaptation Programs at Federal Agencies ............................................................97 Federal Hazard Mitigation Programs ....................................................................97 State and Local Actions on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation ...........107 State and Local Adaptation Plans .......................................................................109
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