Climate change dominated the news this week, as flooding wreaked unfathomable havoc on the state of Louisiana.
It only takes three minutes to catch up on the biggest news stories of the week in the world of planning with the Planetizen Week in Review.
Normally it's foolish to point at a single weather event as proof (or disproof) of climate change, but the week's devastating flooding in Louisiana are an exception. Severe rains and flooding have repeatedly hit the state in the last year, in proof of a new era of climate change.
The village of Shishmaref in Alaska is aware of the new climate era: it voted this week to relocate, faced with rising seas and an eroding coastline.
Ambitious long-term plans were released in Chicago and in the Nashville region, as well. Finally, the city of San Francisco and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development had a high-profile disagreement about fair housing this week.
For more on the stories covered in the video, see the links below.
- This Is Climate Change: Eight 500-Year Storms Since May *2015
- Faced With Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Erosion, an Alaskan Village Votes to Relocate
- 25-Year Regional Transit Plan Revealed for Nashville
- A Bold Plan to Swim in Chicago's Rivers by 2030
- HUD Rejects San Francisco's 'Neighborhood Preference' Plan
FULL STORY: Planetizen Week in Review August 20, 2016
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