SSG Highlights – Library Reading List Smart, Safe Growth Project Evaluation Tool – Links and Online Reference Library

The following list of resources are included in the OPD Data Library (https://opd.gov.mp/cnmi-data-library.html/) to support the Smart, Safe Growth (SSG) Project Evaluation Tool. Recommended websites are listed separately with their web address from pdf documents for upload.

You can download an Excel version of the Smart, Safe Growth Project Evaluation Tool for your use here.

SSG Evaluation Tool Recommend Resources

• SSG Manual
• SSG Principles
• Evaluation Tool Criteria Background Information and Key Term Definitions
• Supporting Documents
1. Hazard Mitigation: Integrating best practices into planning
2. Analysis of Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in the US Pacific Islands and Freely Associated States
3. Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery: Next generation
4. Shaping climate-resilient development: A framework for decision-making
5. Economics of Climate Adaptation (ECA) – Shaping climate-resilient development
6. Use of Natural and Nature-based Features for Coastal Resilience
7. Island Stormwater Practice and Design Specifications: A supplement to the 2006 CNMI & Guam stormwater design manual
8. Design for Deconstruction Manual, Chartwell School
9. Typhoon Water Source Analysis for West Coast of Saipan Mariana Islands
10. Sea Level Extremes in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands—a coastal hazard scenario to aid in decision analyses
11. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Strategic Energy Plan
12. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Energy Action Plan
13. Three Dimensional Wave-current Hydrodynamic Model for the Management of Saipan Lagoon
14. Integrating Resilience into the Transportation Planning Process: white paper on literature review findings
15. Shaping Climate-Resilient Development: A framework for decision making
16. Before and After the Storm
17. This is Smart Growth
18. Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Framework
19. 2010 Climate change in the Federated State of Micronesia: Food and water security, climate risk management, and adaptive strategies
20. Protecting Florida’s Communities: Land use planning strategies and best development practices for minimizing vulnerability to flooding and coastal storms
21. Homeowner’s Guide to Retrofitting, Federal Emergency Management Administration
22. Zoning-Practice: Safe growth audits
23. Adaptation Toolkit: Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Land Use
24. CNMI and Guam Stormwater Management Manual, Volume I
25. CNMI and Guam Stormwater Management Manual, Volume II
26. CNMI Erosion and Sediment Control Field Guide: Version 1.0 for contractors and site inspectors
27. Sustainable CNMI: A manual for design, construction, and operational practices for the hotel sector
28. Economic Development and Smart Growth
29. Rural Business Enterprise Grant Economic Restoration Project & Report: Findings and recommendations
30. Regional Climate Trends and Scenarios for the US National Climate Assessment: Part 8. climate of the Pacific Islands
31. Our Built and Natural Environments: a technical review of the interactions among land use, transportation, and environmental quality
32. Enhancing Sustainable Communities with Green Infrastructure: A guide to help communities better manage stormwater while achieving other environmental, public health, social, and economic benefits
33. Smart Growth and Economic Success: Strategies for local governments
34. Rainfall Climatology for Saipan: Distribution, return-periods, El Nino, tropical cyclones, and long-term variations
35. 2015 Integrated Resource Plan, CUC/Leidos Draft Final Report
36. A Framework for Social Adaptation to Climate Change: sustaining tropical coastal communities and industries
37. Coral Reef Resilience to Climate Change in Saipan, CNMI: Field-based assessments, and implications for vulnerability and future management
38. Integrating Reef Resilience and Climate Change Vulnerability into Protected Area Design and Management in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Greater Micronesia
39. Climate Change Adaptation Toolkit for Coastal Communities in the Coral Triangle: Tool 4 – guide to vulnerability assessment and local early action planning (VA-LEAP) – Version I:2012
40. Small Islands – Climate change impacts, adaptations, and vulnerabilities
41. A Framework to Diagnose Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation
42. Achieving Hazard-resilient Coastal & Waterfront Smart Growth: Coastal and waterfront smart growth and hazard mitigation roundtable report
43. Adapting to Climate Change: A planning guide for state coastal managers
44. Highlights of the Climate Science Strategy Pacific Islands Regional Action Plan
45. Smart Growth for Coastal and Waterfront Communities
46. Coastal Adaptation Strategies Handbook
47. Essential Smart Growth Fixes for Rural Planning, Zoning, and Development Codes
48. Essential Smart Growth Fixes for Urban and Suburban Zoning Codes
49. Climate Adaptation Planning in the Northern Mariana Islands: Adapting Guidance for a Locally Appropriate Approach
50. An Analysis of Issues Affecting the Management of Coral Reefs and the Associated Capacity Building Needs in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
51. Reconnaissance Study of the Hydrology of American Memorial Park, Island of Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
52. Public Knowledge and Perceptions of Climate Change in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
53. Building Resilient States: A framework for agencies
54. Preparing for Climate Change: A guidebook for Local, Regional, and State Governments
55. Sustainable aquifer production on the Island of Saipan
56. Planning Framework for a Climate-resilient Economy
57. Smart Growth Fixes for Climate Adaptation and Resilience: Changing land use and building codes and policies to prepare for climate change
58. Policies that work: A Governors’ guide to growth and development
59. Sustainable Approaches for Materials Management in Remote, Economically Challenged Areas of the Pacific
60. Adaptation Gap Report 2020
61. Garapan Area Shoreline Assessment Study
62. Incorporating Sea Level Rise in Civil Works Programs
63. US Energy Sector Vulnerabilities to Climate Change and Extreme Weather
64. Climate Change and the US Energy Sector: Regional vulnerabilities and resilience solutions
65. Housing and Urban Development Climate Change Adaptation Plan
66. Leveraging the Partnership: DOT, HUD, EPA programs for sustainable communities
67. Synthesis of Adaptation Options for Coastal Areas
68. Sustainable Design and Green Building Toolkit for Local Governments
69. Partnership for Sustainable Communities: Five years of learning from communities and coordinating federal investments
70. Adaptation Strategies Guide for Water Utilities
71. Tools, Strategies, and Lessons Learned from EPA Green Infrastructure Technical Assistance Projects
72. Framework for Creating a Smart Growth Economic Development Strategy: A tool for small cities and towns
73. Drought Response and Recovery: A basic guide for water utilities
74. Regional Resilience Toolkit: 5 steps to build large scale resilience to natural disasters
75. Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) – Low impact development best management practices, past, present, & future
• Recommended Websites with Toolkits and Planning Guidance
1. Adaptation Clearinghouse
2. Beyond the Basics | Best Practices in Local Mitigation Planning
3. CNMI Historic Preservation Office
4. CNMI Division of Fish and Wildlife
5. CNMI Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality
6. EPA | Climate Change Adaptation Resource Center
7. EPA | Green Infrastructure
8. EPA | HUD-DOT-EPA Partnership for Sustainable Communities
9. EPA | Smart Growth
10. EPA WaterSense
11. Federal Highways | Climate Change Adaptation Tools for Transportation
12. FEMA | Building Science Publications
13. FEMA | Climate Change
14. FEMA | Hazard Mitigation Planning
15. FEMA | Implement, Integrate and Maintain Mitigation Planning Activities
16. FEMA | Media Library
17. FEMA | Technical Bulletin 2, Flood Damage-Resistant Materials
18. Green Building Alliance | Green Building Methods
19. Land Trust Alliance – Conservation in a Changing Climate
20. Governors’ Institute on Community Design
21. Housing and Urban Development | Climate Change Adaptation Plan
22. National Aeronautic and Space Administration | Global Climate Change Vital Signs of the Planet – Facts
23. National Fire Protection Association | FireWise USA
24. National Park Service | Northern Mariana Islands
25. NOAA | Achieving Hazard-Resilient Coastal and Waterfront Smart Growth
26. Small Business Administration – Disaster Assistance
27. Smart Growth America | Resilience Archives
28. United Nations | Sustainable Development Goals
29. US Economic Development Administration
30. US Fire Administration | Wildland Urban Interface
31. US Fish and Wildlife Service | Marianas
32. U.S. Resilience Toolkit | Climate Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Land Use in Hawaii: A Policy Toolkit for State and Local Governments