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Featured: CLIMATE AND RESILIENCY Planning for Safer, Stronger Communities

Cascading hazards present a new challenge to planners working to make communities safer, stronger, and more resilient. Planning magazine explores how climate change is spurring planners to take a multi-hazard approach to resiliency.

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Dig Into Grassroots Advocacy This September

Attend APA's Policy and Advocacy Conference, September 23–25, and see ideas translate into influence and action. Dig deep into techniques for advancing planning policy and devote an entire day to meeting with your congressional representatives on Capitol Hill.

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Free Webinar: Planning For Drought and Cascading Hazards

Supported by a grant from FEMA and in partnership with the National Association of State Floodplain Managers, APA offers a series of free CM-eligible webinar recordings focusing on hazard mitigation planning.

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Join APA as a student for free for the duration of your studies to access resources that will help you succeed as an emerging planner. Networking opportunities through local chapters and special interest divisions, career resources, and curated knowledge collections are at your fingertips with an APA membership.

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    Government | Housing Policy | Law | Zoning and Ordinances

    The Supreme Court’s Knick Decision: What It Did and Did Not Change

    In June, in the case of Knick v. Township of Scott, a divided Supreme Court overturned part of a longstanding precedent that generally required plaintiffs alleging unconstitutional takings to first try and fail to obtain compensation under state law before pursuing a federal takings claim.

  • A Call to Action for Healthy Communities

    Popular sound bites announce that "our zip code matters more than our genetic code" or "workplace stress is the new secondhand smoke," but what does that mean for planners? Collaboration is key – hear from partners from other design and health professions who work alongside planners in creating healthy communities.

  • Empowering Older Adults with Resilient Communities

    The trends of population aging and climate-related events are profound on communities. Older adults are especially vulnerable to projected changes in frequency and /or intensity of climate-related events. Efforts to increase their individual preparedness require a paradigm shift. This session will identify strategies to enhance the resilience of older populations to environmental threats.
  • Housing Policy | Social Justice and Equity

    Reimagining Aging in Community

    Our aging population demands our attention. Is your community ready? Explore new pathways that include a future with “mobility as a service,” innovative tools to finance aging, and smart initiatives for cost-effective service delivery for successful aging-in-community.
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What's in the 2019 Planning for Equity Policy Guide

Policy Guide Working Group co-chairs Lynn Ross, AICP, and Susan Wood, AICP, preview the equity-in-all-policies approach the guide promotes; how the guide can be used to influence work at the local, state, and federal levels; and why planners are the right profession to advance this issue.

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