Part of "The Architect’s Role in Preventing Climate Change" series.
Architects and Architecture have a measurable impact on the total scope of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Architects design cities, districts, and buildings and the impact of our present urban design approach is the source of about 70% of GHG emissions. This seminar will review popular mitigation and adaptation strategies discovered in a national survey of 200 U.S. towns and cities.
Climate action planning for low carbon cities includes GHG mitigation, climate adaptation, and resilience strategies. These strategies are changing the urban form of cities and regions. The presenter will share emerging urban design outcomes from climate planning and effectiveness of popular strategies of GHG reductions at a block, district, and city scale.
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