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A plan is only as good as its implementation. Too often communities invest considerable effort in preparing a quality planning document only to see little happen because of failure to implement. Climate action plans (CAPs) present an implementation challenge since they are unfamiliar to many, often cut across organizational boundaries, and often lack dedicated sources of revenue. These are all challenges that can be addressed during plan development. This chapter addresses phase III: Implementation and Monitoring of the climate action planning process presented in chapter 2. CAPs should include a section that addresses how the plan will be implemented. The section should answer the following questions:
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© 2012 Michael R. Boswell, Adrienne I. Greve, and Tammy L. Seale (text), Dina Perkins (images)
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Boswell, M.R., Greve, A.I., Seale, T.L. (2012). Implementation. In: Local Climate Action Planning. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-201-3_7
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