May 2026 • Toolkit
Building Heat Resilient Communities
A Toolkit for Local Planning, Decision-Making, & Action
Partner(s) UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation, Arizona State University, and the University of Arizona
Funder(s): National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Integrated Heat Health Information System, and UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation
Abstract:
The Center for Heat Resilient Communities’ collective work has been compiled into a toolkit to help communities assess, plan for, and implement strategies to address extreme heat. It integrates climate modeling, vulnerability assessment, governance, equity, and other considerations to guide data-informed, locally tailored heat action. This toolkit is intended for practitioners and presents a comprehensive framework for heat planning, along with a workbook of interactive activities to help communities identify priority strategies. Practitioners who use the workbook will ultimately create a strategy document to guide further action.
