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Policies Enhancing Resilience

In cities across the United States, investments in community resilience are climbing through both public sector programs and private sector involvement. This collection highlights innovative city policies that respond to climate risk and create new mechanisms for private sector participation in adaptation and mitigation.

Policy Type
Charleston, South Carolina

Church Creek Flood Storage and Resiliency Project

Church Creek Flood Storage and Resiliency Project

Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Floodplain Buyout Program

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Floodplain Buyout Program

Green infrastructure & landscape features, Strategic density
New Jersey

New Jersey Blue Acres Buyout Program

New Jersey Blue Acres Buyout Program

Green infrastructure & landscape features, Strategic density
Cincinnati, Ohio

Urban Canopy Policy

Urban Canopy Policy

Green infrastructure & landscape features, Native plants & trees
New York, New York

Cool Neighborhoods

Cool Neighborhoods

Cool surfaces, Green infrastructure & landscape features, Green roofs, Native plants & trees
Toronto, Canada

Toronto Green Roof Bylaw & Eco-Roof Incentive Program

Toronto Green Roof Bylaw & Eco-Roof Incentive Program

Green infrastructure & landscape features, Green roofs
Seattle, Washington

Seattle Green Factor

Seattle Green Factor

Green infrastructure & landscape features
Washington, D.C.

Stormwater Retention Credit Trading Program

Stormwater Retention Credit Trading Program

Green infrastructure & landscape features
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Green City, Clean Waters

Green City, Clean Waters

Green infrastructure & landscape features
Alabama

FORTIFIED Home Building Standards

FORTIFIED Home Building Standards

Impact-resistant and hardened materials
San Francisco, California

Building Occupancy Resumption Program

Building Occupancy Resumption Program