TY - JOUR
T1 - HeatReady Neighborhoods
T2 - A Planning Rubric for Extreme Heat
AU - Guardaro, Melissa
AU - Gastelum, Augie
AU - Winkle, Ryan
AU - Munoz Encinas, Mary
AU - Vanos, Jennifer
AU - Bassett, Sarah
AU - Hondula, David
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 American Planning Association, Chicago, IL.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Problem, research strategy, and findings: Rising temperatures and prolonged heat waves present significant challenges for all communities and are further exacerbated by socioeconomic and spatial vulnerabilities. Extreme heat impacts are amplified in areas with historic underinvestment in infrastructure, discriminatory redlining practices, and limited access to cooling amenities. To ethically mitigate and adapt to these impacts, holistically addressing urban heat impacts and coping strategies at the neighborhood level is crucial. Here we present the development of a HeatReady Neighborhoods planning rubric, co-created with community members and academic partners. The rubric evaluated overall HeatReady performance levels based on community-specific values and served as a modular template for assessing heat readiness using the Phoenix (AZ) metropolitan region as a case study. Takeaway for Practice: By prioritizing hyperlocal, neighborhood-scale needs, the planning rubric can enable communities to optimize their social, physical, and natural assets for improved resilience to extreme heat and other slow-moving natural hazards. This adaptable model can guide planners, city officials, and community leaders in co-creating strategies with neighborhoods to effectively identify, mitigate, and build adaptation to the adverse effects of extreme heat, filling a gap in mainstream, agency-led heat action planning.
AB - Problem, research strategy, and findings: Rising temperatures and prolonged heat waves present significant challenges for all communities and are further exacerbated by socioeconomic and spatial vulnerabilities. Extreme heat impacts are amplified in areas with historic underinvestment in infrastructure, discriminatory redlining practices, and limited access to cooling amenities. To ethically mitigate and adapt to these impacts, holistically addressing urban heat impacts and coping strategies at the neighborhood level is crucial. Here we present the development of a HeatReady Neighborhoods planning rubric, co-created with community members and academic partners. The rubric evaluated overall HeatReady performance levels based on community-specific values and served as a modular template for assessing heat readiness using the Phoenix (AZ) metropolitan region as a case study. Takeaway for Practice: By prioritizing hyperlocal, neighborhood-scale needs, the planning rubric can enable communities to optimize their social, physical, and natural assets for improved resilience to extreme heat and other slow-moving natural hazards. This adaptable model can guide planners, city officials, and community leaders in co-creating strategies with neighborhoods to effectively identify, mitigate, and build adaptation to the adverse effects of extreme heat, filling a gap in mainstream, agency-led heat action planning.
KW - community
KW - equity
KW - Extreme heat
KW - resilience
KW - urban planning
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U2 - 10.1080/01944363.2024.2396923
DO - 10.1080/01944363.2024.2396923
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85206109915
SN - 0194-4363
JO - Journal of the American Planning Association
JF - Journal of the American Planning Association
ER -