Using content analysis to evaluate local master plans and zoning codes

Norton, Richard K.

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2007.10.006

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“…In identifying the indicators, we referred to previous works which had examined plan quality (Baer 1997;Norton 2008) and reduced the number of indicators to effectively succeed in measuring them in a high number of plans often very different from one another. The indicator of potential impact refers the existence in every plan of at least one of the mitigation measures susceptible for significantly reducing emissions of CO 2 or for reducing the hydro-climatic risk according the mitigations plans of Belo Horizonte, Fortaleza, Miami and Phoenix (Table 10.2).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Several parameters, such as internal consistency between objectives, priorities and measures (Baer 1997;Norton 2008;Baker et al 2012), or between climate characterization and measures, can be considered to assess the quality of plans. In our case, we are interested in assessing whether the currently formulated plans are able to guide the implementation of measures that reduce the impact of CC, and whether the measures they propose are really appropriate to reduce GHG emissions and impacts of CC.…”

Section: Quality Of Climate Planningmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Relevance and Quality of Climate Planning for Large and Medium-Sized Cities of the Tropics

Tiepolo

2017

Renewing Local Planning to Face Climate Change in the Tropics

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In the last seven years, the number of plans with climate measures for tropical cities has increased 2.3 times compared to the previous seven years as a result of the initiatives of central and local governments, multi-bilateral development aid and development banks. The plans matter in achieving the 11th United Nations' Sustainable development goal. Therefore, the objective of this chapter is to ascertain the relevance and quality of climate planning in large and medium-sized cities in the Tropics. The chapter proposes and applies the QCPI-Quality of Climate Plans Index, consisting of 10 indicators (characterization of climate, number, quantification, relevance, potential impact, cost, funding sources, timetable and responsibility of measures, implementation monitoring and reporting). It is revealed that 338 tropical cities currently have a local development, emergency, master, mitigation, adaptation, risk reduction plan or a resilience or smart city strategy. These tools were unquestionably more common in large cities, especially in OCDE and BRICS countries, while they were rare in Developing Countries. Local development plans (Municipal development, general, comprehensive) were the most common in medium-sized cities, along with those with the lowest quality, while stand-alone strategies and plans (resilience, mitigation, sustainable, adaptation), applied mostly in big cities, present much higher quality.

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Section: Quality Of Climate Planningmentioning

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Relevance and Quality of Climate Planning for Large and Medium-Sized Cities of the Tropics

Tiepolo

2017

Renewing Local Planning to Face Climate Change in the Tropics

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“…The present boundaries of the region consist of districts subdivided into tehsils 2 and villages. Following is a list of the current major units of MMR (MMRDA 1996a(MMRDA , 2017 The region has a long coastline of 840 km, which makes it highly prone to the events of floods and sea level rise. Kumar et al (2008) deduced the development of construction zones in the floodplains and coastal areas as the reason.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The overall average consumption of fossil fuels worldwide is decreasing; however, that for India is continuously increasing (The World bank Data 2017). Quarrying is a major means to obtain the raw material needed for construction (MMRDA 1996b(MMRDA , 2017. Furthermore, the solid waste management system is not regularly updated to cater to these increased demands (Kumar et al 2009) and the insufficient drainage system adds to the problems of residents of these areas (Patil and Shekdar 2001).…”

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Development of planning index for evaluating climate change protocols: analysis of Mumbai Metropolitan Region’s Regional Plan 1996–2011

Sahu

Saizen

2018

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Conserving resources, harmonizing living standards, and employing energy efficient methods are potential solutions to climate change, which can be positively accomplished through development and planning. However, today, as the first world countries advance towards "positive development", some third world countries are developing in an "unwanted pattern". The metropolitan cities of developing countries attract most of the country's population, consequently becoming the worst sufferers of the situation. They grow faster than their capacity allows, and then due to the lack of strategy, poor governance, and weak policies; face overwhelming pressure on land and natural resources. Documenting this situation using the case of a metropolitan city in India, the present paper aims to identify the problems faced by a metropolitan city in a developing country. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region's Regional Plan 1996-2011 was analyzed to determine the response to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Furthermore, a new diagnostic tool, namely the "Climate Change Planning Index", which can deliver valuable information at a glance, was developed. The paper concludes with a summary of the climate change crisis and the necessity of development in a developing metropolitan city.

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“…This is a systematic, objective and quantitative method that extracts information from any content, such as newspapers, novels, policies and other media (Krippendorff, 2004;Neuendorf, 2002). It is commonly used by researchers (Berke, Spurlock, Hess, & Band, 2013;Eagles, Coburn, & Swartman, 2014;Fu & Tang, 2013;Lyles, Berke, & Smith, 2014;Norton, 2008;Ord oñez and Duinker, 2013) to characterise content and evaluate urban plans. The present study categorised evaluation indicators based on the DPSIR framework for a lowcarbon city, see Table 3.…”

Section: Evaluation Of Plans (Step 4)mentioning

confidence: 99%