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Data from: Extreme heat adaptation planning: A review of evaluation, monitoring, and reporting

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Jan 28, 2025 version files 54.06 KB

Abstract

Extreme heat events are increasing in intensity and duration. Although heat adaptation planning is increasing across the US, the effectiveness of adaptation strategies across contexts remains unknown. Evaluation helps heat adaptation planners understand the impact of investments and increase accountability. To understand how evaluation is or is not happening in extreme heat planning, we purposively sampled and analyzed 65 plans that would likely include extreme heat adaptation strategies. We found that although 55% (n=36) of plans included heat evaluation or monitoring plans in some form, fewer than 30% (n=19) were associated with subsequent reports. Of these, only six were implemented as planned, and none were implemented at the regional or neighborhood level. We also found that monitoring indicators did not match the heat impacts, vulnerabilities, and needs identified in the plan. We provide evaluation recommendations to guide and support evaluation and monitoring efforts in the heat planning process.

This dataset is an Excel spreadsheet that includes the full plan list and coding, the coding instructions and the full 399 indicators list as well as a duplicate of the summary table included in the article.