25 small coastal municipalities in California are represented in this systematically coded inventory of local climate and hazard-related planning documents. The dataset, created by Kaye-Essien, Charles Wharton and hosted on Harvard Dataverse, was last updated on 2026-04-13. It enables comparative analysis of how resilience is defined and operationalized across different planning instruments.
Use Cases
- Comparative analysis of resilience definitions and operationalization across different planning documents.
- Studying the integration of climate adaptation with other planning instruments like General Plans.
- Analyzing the presence and mechanisms of community engagement in resilience planning.
- Examining the legal force and implementation mechanisms specified in local climate plans.
Strengths
- Focuses on 25 specific municipalities, allowing for targeted geographic analysis.
- Documents are coded across multiple dimensions including definitions, legal force, and integration.
- Includes a typology of specific plan types such as Climate Action Plans and Hazard Mitigation Plans.
Limitations
- Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Harvard Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Systematically coded inventory of planning documents.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-13 15:14:31; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- 25 small coastal municipalities in California