Building a Climate-Resilient City: The built environment

The document outlines strategies for increasing the resilience of the built environment against climate stresses, such as variable snow loads and urban heat island effects. It highlights the utility of design tools like the PIEVC protocol and the Climate Change Hazards Information Portal, as well as the role of green space and architectural protocols like LEED in mitigating climate risks.

• Buildings face increasing exposure to climate stresses and frequent co-occurrences of shocks, including episodic rain-on-snow and variable snow loads. To manage these risks, developers and asset managers can use design tools such as the Climate Change Hazards Information Portal and the PIEVC protocol.
• The built environment contributes to urban heat island (UHI) effects that exacerbate heat waves, particularly for elderly and infirm populations. Mitigation strategies include the use of cooling stations and spatial planning that incorporates strategic green space.
• Resilience to climate change impacts is encouraged by district-planning paradigms like EcoDistricts and architectural protocols such as LEED, which influence community dynamics and resource use patterns.

APA

Venema,, J. T. D. (2017). Building a Climate-Resilient City: The built environment. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/building-climate-resilient-city-built-environment

Chicago

Venema,, Jennifer Temmer,Henry David. Building a Climate-Resilient City: The built environment. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2017. https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/building-climate-resilient-city-built-environment.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{venema2017building, author = {Venema,, Jennifer Temmer,Henry David}, title = {{Building a Climate-Resilient City: The built environment}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2017}, month = apr, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/building-climate-resilient-city-built-environment}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }