Planning & Growth

"Choices about building rules, insurance programs, flood maps and more put residents at higher risk, according to climate and disaster experts."

"Populations in areas of the United States at high risk for climate disasters are growing, according to an analysis done by real estate listing service Redfin."

"Drawing people into cities could cut emissions and combat housing crises. But even progressives are hard to convince".

Paradise, California has "a new, ambitious town effort to identify the most high risk properties in the burn area and, if there are willing sellers, buy them and turn them into fire resistant green spaces."

"Tens of millions of people have been moving into flood zones around the world. The influx is as much as 10 times more than previously thought, and if the trend continues on its current trajectory millions more could suffer the impacts of flooding, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature."

"Santa Monica, California joins a handful of U.S. cities seeking to atone for the negative effects of 'urban renewal' programs in the 1950s and 1960s."

"China’s breathtaking economic growth created cities ill-equipped to face extreme weather. Last week’s dramatic floods showed that much will have to change."