Climate Mitigation from a Renter-Centered Perspective: A Case Study of Boulder's SmartRegs Program

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dc.contributor.advisorWood, Patricia Burke
dc.contributor.authorYoon, Da Young
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-14T16:26:41Z
dc.date.available2022-12-14T16:26:41Z
dc.date.copyright2022-07-07
dc.date.issued2022-12-14
dc.date.updated2022-12-14T16:26:41Z
dc.degree.disciplineGeography
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractMy thesis is a renter-centered analysis of the City of Boulder’s SmartRegs rental energy efficiency standards, as a policymaking process that purports to address both climate and housing issues simultaneously, rather than one at the expense of the other. This focus on renters starts from the premise that housing and climate justice should be about the people most impacted. My preliminary findings indicate that, despite nearly all rental units meeting the SmartRegs’ basic energy efficiency requirements, SmartRegs did not result in improved tenant comfort and lower utility bills, as promised by the City of Boulder. I argue that SmartRegs was predominantly a carbon-focused policy to reduce emissions in rental buildings, rather than a renter-centered policy that improved housing quality issues or affordability for renters. I recommend that cities like Toronto learn from Boulder and proactively include renters in policymaking processes and protect them against unaffordable housing and local climate impacts.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/40658
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectGeography
dc.subjectEnvironmental justice
dc.subjectPublic policy
dc.subject.keywordsClimate change
dc.subject.keywordsHousing
dc.subject.keywordsAffordable housing
dc.subject.keywordsClimate mitigation
dc.subject.keywordsClimate policy
dc.subject.keywordsPublic policy
dc.subject.keywordsRenters
dc.subject.keywordsRental housing
dc.subject.keywordsClimate justice
dc.subject.keywordsPolicy evaluation
dc.subject.keywordsColorado
dc.titleClimate Mitigation from a Renter-Centered Perspective: A Case Study of Boulder's SmartRegs Program
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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