Co-ops make up 12% of NYC's housing + 57% of affordable co-ops have been impacted by climate change but they receive little adaptation funding / support. A report by @EnvDefenseFund, @uhab_nyc + @CornellAAP explores impacts and better policies. Learn more👉https://t.co/EHQGoUxD6N
Blog: How Can We Support New York City's Housing Cooperatives in Adapting to Climate Change? Coauthored by Assoc. Prof. of CRP Linda Shi (@_lindashi} and @EnvDefenseFund Senior Analyst Anushi Garg (M.R.P. '20). https://t.co/KPDQTACH6d
Cornell’s Coalition for Mutual Liberation has launched a Gaza Solidarity Encampment.
9 demands: disclose & divest, call for permanent ceasefire, acknowledge the university’s role in genocide of Indigenous people, establish a Palestinian studies program, cops off campus, & more:
Did you know that Housing Policy Debate has a blog? Check out our latest post bringing together two terrific HPD articles on the relationship between housing and climate change: https://t.co/OtN9Ggo5Pv @CJGabbe@zacharylamb@_lindashi@spicerjason
.@Cornell_CRP Assistant Professor Linda Shi (@_lindashi) contributed to this wide-ranging report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses. Read on ⬇️
Thinking about a career helping communities thrive? Join us for the FIRST-EVER virtual open house of all 8 planning schools in NYC! Hear from alumni + program heads: Why planning? Which school? Nov. 9, 4-5:30pm EST. Please share widely in your networks!
https://t.co/RriCw8MeWA
Climate Change is a Fiscal Disaster for Local Governments
@Cornell_CRP Asst. Prof. @_lindashi coauthored this study of how sea-level rise affects municipal tax revenues and whether coastal planners and managers are accounting for these fiscal impacts.
https://t.co/S8NsXMF7J2
1/ Our new paper "Can Florida’s Coast Survive Its Reliance on Development? Fiscal Vulnerability and Funding Woes Under Sea Level Rise" is now out in the Journal of the American Planning Assocition, open access.
TLDR; below.
https://t.co/XDN1CzVs9m
5/ What to do?
- assess fiscal risk along w/ infrastructure + social risk. We need a national fiscal climate risk dataset!
- enable regional land and revenue sharing
- promote cooperative strategies like CLTs + LECs to help lower-income groups avoid displacement and adapt
Latest #podcast, @_lindashi of @Cornell returns! We cover a lot of adaptation: managed retreat, future climate havens, property rights in a changing climate and @NOAA's "NEST" program that helps communities prepare for climate migrants. Have a listen!
https://t.co/tdyKcF82TS
In "Transformation Through and In Urban Design", @zacharylamb + Luna Khirfan coin a new phrase "Climate Haussmannization" to describe urban design is responding to climate change. They argue that embedding justice can transform design and practice. https://t.co/9g9t11BwDd
Our special issue on Planning for Climate Transformations is out in@JPL_SAGE! How can planning research inform #climatetransformation? How can #urbanplanning transform itself to lead? 1 cool intro, 6 great articles, TLDR 👇 https://t.co/iCG4WhHfmu
Open: https://t.co/HnLBn062An
In "Towards Transformative Climate Relocation Initiatives", Renia Ehrenfreucht + Marla Nelson review global experiences w/ relocating communities from natural hazards and offer lessons for how climate relocation can be humane and just.
https://t.co/y1iLhYJe3v