Community engagement was an important element in developing a climate resilience plan for California State University Northridge (CSUN) and the neighborhood of Northridge. The graduate students of CSUN’s Master of Urban Planning program held a meeting with Northridge Vision, which is comprised of Northridge East, West, and South Neighborhood councils, to identify strengths and vulnerabilities in relation to resilience in the area of Northridge. In addition to meeting with Northridge Vision, an Open House was held at CSUN to gain input from students and faculty for identifying further strengths and vulnerabilities. These meetings helped better understand what the community believes to be important with regards to the ability of Northridge to recover from crises. Based on community input, three key topics of importance were identified.

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Incorporating resilience into a Climate Action Plan can be complicated and time intensive for colleges and universities. For many schools new to the process, planning for resilience can seem like a daunting task. City Resilience Plans are a resource for ideas and concepts that can help guide this process. Though there are important differences between city and campus institutions, there are many opportunities for collaboration, growth, and information sharing that will help campus plans move forward.

I analyzed fourteen different City Resilience Plans to find where there was overlap and outliers in their approaches to resilience planning and implementation.

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