Global environmental problems like human-induced climate change challenge local strategies to manage natural resources, protect sensitive species' habitats, and ensure the long-term health of ecosystems. With over fifty-percent of the world's population now living in urban areas and consuming most of the earth's resources, the way we plan, design and regulate our cities exacerbates local conditions. At the same time, urban areas are also important locations for solutions. Environmental planners adopt solutions-oriented approaches to address environmental problems, such as supporting local food production, building disaster risk reduction, deploying clean sources of energy, conserving biodiversity and natural habitats, managing urban waste, adapting to sea-level rise and preserving freshwater resources. Planning as a discipline has a long tradition in problem solving across different scales from neighborhoods to entire regions with extensive community involvement.