Jun 3, 2020
How do cities and regions adapt to climate change? Registered Professional Planner (RPP) Christine Callihoo from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada answers where climate change and adaptation are headed in the realm of city planning. She explains how asset planning can help communities with tools and frameworks for adaptation. She also answers how our attitude about taxes should change in the face of decaying infrastructure and climate change and discusses role models from Europe, Australia and elsewhere. In addition, she addresses how professionals in the fields of Emergency Management (EM) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) can collaborate more effectively.
Join us at Multi-Hazards as we explore how we all can work together to build better communities.
Also, be sure to check out the Study Guide for the program! Click on the top left where it says "Pdf" above the date! https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/city-planning-climate-risk-interview-with-christine-callihoo
Christine Callihoo's Bio
Christine Callihoo (MSc, RPP, MCIP) is a Senior Land Use and Community Planner. As a Registered Professional Planner (RPP) with 25 years of experience, she has worked in a diverse range of areas including land use and community planning, community‐based climate change mitigation and adaptation planning, asset management planning, and community safety planning. Focusing on engagement and policy development, she brings a climate lens to all project endeavours to increase community resiliency and adaptive capacity.
Her recent certifications earned include a ISO 31000 Provisional Risk Manager Certificate and a Professional Certificate in Asset Mgmt Planning (IPWEA). Her areas of specialization are integrated asset management planning, climate change adaptation and community resiliency planning and community safety planning.