Speed Share: Climate Emergency and Health Equity

Presentations include:

Planning Information Exchange: Top Five Hazard-Mitigation Lessons - Johamary Pena
Planners don't have to face hazard-mitigation challenges alone. Explore hazard-mitigation topics discussed in the Planning Information Exchange, a program with resources and recommendations for cross-sector action.

Feeling the Heat in Sin City - Paul Gully
Southern Nevada has one of the nation’s hottest and fastest-warming climates, and studies have found a clear link between increasing temperatures and heat-related deaths. Find out how stakeholders are addressing heat impacts across the region.

Competition for Land: Are We Asking Too Much? - Patrick Welch
Society is demanding more from land as it pursues both climate solutions and sanctuary. Explore aspects of this contested landscape and suggests planners’ role in finding equitable solutions.

Righting the Wrongs of Food Apartheid- Emma Vinella-Brusher
Using “food apartheid” rather than “food deserts” emphasizes the manmade, racially discriminatory planning policies that have led to inequitable access to food. This presentation explains why this distinction matters, and how this framing can improve local food-security efforts.

A 5k in Anytown, USA - Austin Cooper
Follow the presenter’s journey training for, planning, and running a 5k in your town! What are his experiences and how do they speak to the larger issue of walkability?

Breaking Bad (Planning) - James Barnes
The formulas that guided suburban growth in the previous century no longer work. Look at what failed and how suburbs are preparing for – and succeeding in – a new demographic, cultural, and economic landscape.

NPC Peer Reviewers assigned this presentation a learning level of Foundational. For more on learning-level descriptions, visit our General Information Page.