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Cities Acting for Climate Protection

Assess the cost of:
Responsive actions:
adaptive measures -- trees, levees, beach berms, wetland restoration
vs.&
Preventive measures -- reduce emissions and conserve resources
 No action in the face of global warming.

Analyze the efficacy of:
land-use planning (flood zone, landscape and coastal zone management)
air quality protection
water quality improvement (drainage, storm water recharge)

building code enhancement
recreational landscaping & photovoltaic application to
schools
other public buildings
public structures & use of public assets
waste water treatment and stormwater discharge into estuarine areas.

transportation innovations
urban fleet replacement

€reduces the cost of municipal government
€provides cleaner services to people
€reduces the rate of growth of pollutants, esp, greenhouse gas emissions

Florida has many promising -- yet isolated -- examples of meaningful responses to climate change challenges.

Volusia County -- ECHO, Environmental, Cultural Heritage and outdoor recreation lands preservation element.
Sarasota County -- land development incentive and dis-incentive mix
Manatee County -- Clean Energy Plan for Florida
Miami-Dade County -- ten years of Greenhouse gas reduction efforts, baseline.
Hillsborough County -- award winning Greenhouse gas emission reduction plan.

Jacksonville -- Energy component of the "Better Jacksonville Plan"
urban forestry, and FEMA fund for low land swaps

Alachua County -- UofF as a carbon neutral facility
Leon County -- Health Insurance coverage for uninsured.
Pinellas County -- PC Environmental Foundation (private non-profit partner)