Plans, reports, and related documents from CNMI agencies, commissions, and working groups that relate to the comprehensive sustainable management of resources are uploaded here. You can use the navigation bar at the right to search by tagged terms, by agency, or by planning "Task Force" category. If you have questions or have missing resources to add please contact planning@opd.gov.mp.
Climate change, Climate change impacts, Economic Resilience, Resilience, Smart Growth, socio-economic, SSG, Vulnerability
August 23, 2021
Wongbusarakum, S., & Christy, L. (2011). Indicators to assess community-level social vulnerability to climate change: An addendum to SocMon and SEM-Pasifika regional socioeconomic monitoring guidelines (pp. 41). Silver Spring, MD: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office for Coastal Management, Coral Reef Conservation Program.
climate adaptation, Resilience, Smart Growth, SSG Planning Tools, Sustainable Communities
August 17, 2021
Williams D., Williams, S.J. and Toth-Dennis, D. (2018). Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands – CNMI – Low impact development best management practices, past, present, & future. Hawaii: Hawaii ADU
climate adaptation, hazard mitigation, Resilience, Smart Growth, SSG Planning Tools, Sustainable Communities
August 17, 2021
US Environmental Protection Agency. (2019). Regional resilience toolkit: 5 steps to build large scale resilience to natural disasters. (pp. 228). Washington, DC: US Environmental Protection Agency
climate adaptation, Drought, EPA, Smart Growth, SSG Planning Tools, Sustainable Communities, utilities
August 17, 2021
US Environmental Protection Agency. (2017). Drought response and recovery: A basic guide for water utilities (No. EPA 810-B-17-003) (pp. 37). Washington, DC: US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water
Economic Resilience, EPA, Smart Growth, SSG Planning Tools, Sustainable Communities
August 17, 2021
US Environmental Protection Agency. (2016). Framework for creating a smart growth economic development strategy: A tool for small cities and towns (No. EA 231-R-15-003) (pp. 34). Washington, DC: US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Sustainable Communities.
EPA, Green Infrastructure, Smart Growth, SSG Planning Tools, Sustainable Communities
August 16, 2021
US Environmental Protection Agency. (2015). Tools, strategies, and lessons learned from EPA Green Infrastructure Technical Assistance Projects (No. EPA 832-R-15-016) (pp. 20). Washington, DC: US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Wastewater Management
climate adaptation, EPA, Smart Growth, SSG Planning Tools, Sustainable Communities, utilities
August 16, 2021
US Environmental Protection Agency. (2015). Adaptation strategies guide for water utilities (No. EPA 817-K-15-001) (pp. 139). Washington, DC: US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water
EPA, Smart Growth, SSG Planning Tools, Sustainable Communities
August 16, 2021
US Environmental Protection Agency. (2014). Partnership for sustainable communities: Five years of learning from communities and coordinating federal investments (No. 231- R-14–004) (pp. 22). Washington, DC: US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Sustainable Communities
nitrogen, nutrients, wastewater, Water quality
August 16, 2021
Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) to Coastal Waters of Saipan (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, USA): Implications for Nitrogen Sources, Transport and Ecological Effects
EPA, Green Buildings, Smart Growth, SSG Planning Tools, Sustainable Communities
August 16, 2021
https://opd.gov.mp/wp-content/uploads/opd/68.-EPA-2013-Sustainable-Design-Permitting-Toolkit.pdf
