Adaptation Measures

SECTOR

ADAPTATION MEASURES

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Urban

Consider climate change in planning and design of new projects

development

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Review building and engineering standards and best practices to incorporate information on

and

climate change

infrastructure

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reassess intensity, duration, and frequency rainfall curves; probable maximum

precipitation; probable maximum flood; freeze-thaw regimes

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assess engineering design for grading, draining, ditches, storm water detention ponds

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assess ventilation, cooling requirements

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Limit development in flood-prone areas

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Improve energy efficiency of buildings; design with climate considerations to minimize summer

cooling requirements

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Reduce the urban heat island effect through building design, green space (shade trees and parks),

vertical and roof-top gardens

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Modify existing infrastructure and design new infrastructure to accommodate extreme events:

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increase the size of storm drains, culverts, and bridge openings to accommodate intense

precipitation runoff

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increase water infiltration capacity of the urban landscape

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Consider sustainable asset management (full-cost accounting and full-cost recovery) for water

supply infrastructure (includes planning for the maintenance and eventual replacement of the water

supply infrastructure)

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Integration of watershed source protection planning into broader urban planning realm

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