Planning and Climate Change

"Today, planners have the opportunity and obligation to address the challenge of global climate change. The planning profession and the process of planning are uniquely suited to help communities rise to this historic challenge. This Climate Change Policy Guide recommends a policy framework to assist communities in dealing with climate change and its implications. Success will require new policies and a bold new approach to planning, including the recognition that there will be enormous challenges to our political and economic institutions to address the myriad impacts of climate change."

American Planning Association, Policy Guide on Planning & Climate Change, 04/28/2008, as ammended 04/11/2011
http://www.planning.org/policy/guides/pdf/climatechange.pdf