Michael Boswell

About Michael Boswell

I believe climate action planning is good city policy and planning. Many of the ideas for creating low-carbon, resilient communities are ones that planners have long advocated for such as alternative transportation, green buildings, compact development, and renewable energy. The climate crisis adds a new urgency for taking action.• Lead author of the book “Climate Action Planning,” which provides a comprehensive approach to helping cities and counties solve the climate crisis. https://islandpress.org/books/climate-action-planning• Member of the core organizing and writing team for the “Guiding Principles for Climate Action Planning” from UN-Habitat and presented at COP-21 in Paris.• Representative for ACSP at the launch of UN Habitat-led Planners for Climate Action initiative at COP-23 in Bonn.• Delegate for Mayor Heidi Harmon of the City of San Luis Obispo (California, USA) at the ICLEI Summit for Local & Regional Leaders at COP-23 in Bonn.• Founder and director of the California Climate Action Planning Conference (CCAPC) which brings together over 200 professionals and is aimed at advancing best practices.• Initiator and founding committee member of the Central Coast Climate Collaborative, a multi-stakeholder voluntary collaborative for knowledge-sharing and partnerships.• Director of the Cal Poly team that managed the update of the 2018 State of California State Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan under contract with the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.• Creator and manager of the California Climate Action Planning database. http://climateactionplanning.com/ccapdbase/• Instructor (and author) of the Climate Action Planning educational videos hosted by Planetizen.

Experience

1. Professor

   California Polytechnic State University Cal Poly

   Sep 1998 — Present · San Luis Obispo, CA, US

Education

• Florida State University

  PhD, Urban & Regional Planning

  1993 — 1998

• University of Central Florida

  BS, Political Science

  1985 — 1989

• Florida State University

  MSP, Urban & Regional Planning

  1989 — 1991

Skills

• Policy Analysis
• Autonomous Vehicles
• Comprehensive Planning
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Gis
• Public Participation
• Land Use Planning
• Ceqa
• Environmental Policy
• Environmental Planning
• Climate Action Planning
• Sustainability
• Urban Planning