| Title | Using strategic partnerships to advance urban heat island adaptation in the greater Toronto area |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
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| Author | Behan, K J; Mate, D; Maloley, M; Penney, J |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 6865, 2011, 35 pages; 1 CD-ROM, https://doi.org/10.4095/288755  Open Access |
| Year | 2011 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital; CD-ROM |
| Related | This publication contains Appendix A, final report: ESS -
Enhancing resilience in a changing climate program, building resilience to climate change in Canadian communities project, urban heat island advisory group |
| Related | This publication is related to Thermal remote sensing of
urban heat island effects: greater Toronto area |
| File format | readme
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| File format | pdf; rtf; xml; tif; xls; rrd; jpg |
| Province | Ontario |
| NTS | 30M/12; 30M/13; 30M/14 |
| Area | Toronto; Brampton; Ajax; Markham; Oakville; Mississauga; Richmond Hill |
| Lat/Long WENS | -79.7500 -79.0000 43.8333 43.5000 |
| Subjects | geophysics; environmental geology; Nature and Environment; remote sensing; temperature; ground temperatures; thermal analyses; thermal imagery; satellite imagery; environmental studies; environmental
impacts; health hazards; Landsat |
| Illustrations | location maps; satellite images; tables |
| Program | Climate Change Geoscience |
| Released | 2011 06 22 |
| Abstract | Since 2006, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and the Clean Air Partnership (CAP) have been engaged in a capacity building collaboration focused on adapting to extreme heat in the Greater Toronto Area
(GTA). Initial discussions focused on facilitating scientific data collection to identify and characterize urban heat vulnerabilities in the GTA, but evolved considerably in scope and breadth of focus over a five year period. The collaborative
process led to the development of new climate change adaptation planning tools, facilitated the engagement of GTA municipalities in the use of geomatic information in planning to reduce the impacts of urban heat and motivated GTA municipalities to
develop projects and programs to protect their communities from urban heat island effects and the expected impacts of climate change.
The development of a strategic advisory group was critical in fostering the collaborative process and encouraged
the creation of lasting partnerships and capacity building in the region. The group helped establish project goals and objectives, and provided a communications hub that spurred constructive dialogue, encouraging the creation of a range of new ideas
and resultant projects. The advisory group demonstrated elasticity, a willingness to work together, an ability to reach agreement and to communicate effectively; essential traits in successful collaborations. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 288755 |
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