New article alert from FCI member Michael Drescher!

New article alert from FCI member Michael Drescher!

How can cities balance urban growth with climate adaptation? Dr. Michael Drescher, from the School of Planning at the University of Waterloo, explores this challenge in his latest journal article: "Nature’s role in residential development: Identifying leverage points for climate change planning in Ontario, Canada."

🔍 Key insights:
- Natural features are considered early in development applications, but climate change is rarely factored in.
- Quantifying the benefits of nature could guide development.
- Green development standards offer a promising pathway for implementing nature-based solutions.

Drescher and colleagues call for future research to investigate the effectiveness of green development standards and how tools that quantify ecosystem services could be incorporated into the development process.

Read the open-access article here: https://bit.ly/4bsPHxI