Descriptive analysis of municipal policies addressing shade in eight southwest and northeast states in the United States
Many municipalities had policies that mentioned shade, but only a minority of policies indicated that the purpose of the policy was protection from heat or ultraviolet radiation. In northeast municipalities, which can have local home rule traditions, policies on shade appeared almost entirely in municipal codes. Southwest municipalities often included policies in planning documents that may have less legal force than municipal codes.
Authors
- Ian D. Buller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9477-8582)
- Tracy Sullivan
- Alishia Kinsey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0719-439X)
- Carolyn J. Heckman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1016-3965)
- David B. Buller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7902-9129)
- Phoebe Gruetter
- Margaret C. Morrissey-Basler
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Providence College (US)
- Morristown High School (US)
- Scientific Consulting Group (US)
- Klein Buendel (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-07-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1565251
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Cancer Institute