Tags
Tags are designed to help define key relationships between topics. Enter a word or phrase in the Search box below to quickly find all related Tags. This can be particularly useful when using the System Map to look for new organizational relationships. You can also sort the list (A-Z, Z-A) by clicking on the Tag column heading.
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Tag | Definition | Related Tags |
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Accessibility | Focused on improving accessibility for people with disabilities. Can also mean making a tool or information more easily understood. | Accessible;Availability;People with Disabilities;Understandable;Plain Language |
Adaptation | A plan, project or policy focused on adapting to change, specifically climate change (examples include planting shade trees to adapt to more extreme heat days caused by climate change) | Adapt;Adapting;Extreme Heat;Shade Trees;Sea Wall;Flood Defense;Drought-Tolerant |
Affordability | Decreasing the cost of something for governments, communities or residents | Decreased Cost;Rebate;Subsidies |
Agriculture | Large scale food production | Farm;Agricultural Industry;Food Production |
Air | Relating to air quality or air pollution | Air Quality;Air Pollution;Asthma;Smog;Fine Particulate Matter;Smoke Stacks |
Alt. Energy | Alternative energy including solar, wind, hydro, and nuclear. Not fossil fuels. | Alternative Energy;Solar Power;Wind Power;Hydro Power;Nuclear Power;Biomass;Biofuel |
Biological Science | Science focused on the living world (people, plants, animals, etc). Can include health or ecology | Health Science;Molecular Science;Biology |
Buildings | Focused on government, business and residential buildings. Can include new build or modernizing such as increasing energy efficiency | Homes;Housing;High-Rise;Businesses;Residences |
Business | A non government organization that is not a nonprofit. Can also be an organization that focuses on business practices or a network of businesses | Corporation;Small Business;Entrepreneur;Commercial;Company;Enterprise;Venture;Industry |
Carbon | Focused on decreasing carbon emissions or sequestering (storing) carbon | CO2;Carbon Sequestration;Carbon Emissions;Carbon Credits |
Children | Focused on benefiting children (under 13 years old) | 13 years old or younger |
Climate | Anything to do with climate change | Climate Change;Global Warming;Climate Crisis;Climate Emergency |
Climate Action | Focused on taking immediate action against climate change - often including protesting or gathering support for a policy | Climate Petition;Climate Strike;Climate Protest;Gather Support;Collect Signatures |
Climate Justice | Focused on creating climate policies and actions that ensure equity and do not discriminate. Can also include reversing or fixing injustices that were caused from a past decision. | Climate Injustice;Redlining;Climate Refugees |
Climate Policy | A proposed or adopted action that focuses on climate change, adaptation, resilience, etc. They can guide or enforce decisions and can be adopted by any organization including nonprofits, businesses and government | Adapatation Plan;Resilience Plan;Climate Plan;Action Plan;Climate Approach;Climate Strategy;Guidlines;Protocol;Climate Law |
Climate Risk | The liklihood of harmful results and impacts from climate change | Climate Threat;Endanger;Natural Hazard;Consequences;Risk Management;Risk Assessment;Extreme Weather;Crop Failure;Climate-related Extremes;Vulnerable |
Communities of Color | Non-white communities | Black Communities;Latinx Communities;Asian Communities;Muslim Communities;Indigenous Peoples;Pacific-Islander Communities;Non-White Immigrants;People of Color;Women of Color;Youth of Color |
Community | A group of people in the same location and/or with a similar ideology or shared trait | Group;Local |
Community Development | Projects and organizations focused on developing a community. Can include building or improving infrastructure. | Participative Democracy;Sustainable Development;Local Economic Opportunity;Empowerment;Collective Action;Community Goals;Community Organizing;Participatory Planning;Social Capital |
Conservation | The practice of conserving or protecting the environment | Protect;Restore;Preserve;Protected Area;National Park;Resource Conservation Area |
Data | Information. Organizations that foucs on the collection or sharing of data | Information;Facts;Results |
Design | Focused on creating new infrastructure or policies | Environmental Design;Ecofriendly Design;Policy Design |
Ecology | Focused on the interaction between animals, plants and their environment | Environmental Science;Human-Animal Interactions |
Economy | The resources in a community or area, often financial, often built on the trade of goods and services | Economics;Financial Resources;Clean Economy;Sustainable Economy;Low-Carbon Economy;Divest |
Education | Focused on educating communities or residents. Can include nonprofits, governments, businesses or universities and colleges. | Teaching;Educational Program;Outreach;Informational Material;Informational Signs;Internship;Climate Literacy;Environmental Literacy;Training;Campaign;Outdoor Classroom |
Energy Conservation | Stopping wasteful energy consumption (achieved by reducing consumption such as turning off lights but also by using energy efficient devices such as using LED bulbs instead of incandescent) | Decrease Energy Consumption;Reduce Energy Consumption;Lights-off Campaign |
Energy Efficiency | Decreasing the amount of energy required to power something such as light bulbs and cars | LED;Fuel-efficient;Energy Saving;Low Power;High Efficiency;Power Saving;Electrification;Electric Vehicles |
Environment | Relating to the environment (outdoor spaces, animal habitats, etc) | Protected Area;Environmental Science;Outdoor Education;Open Space;Green Space;Nature;Habitat;Conservation;Restoration;Environmental;Trees;Native Plants;Ecology;Parks;Fish;Wildlife;Ecosystem;A Preserve |
Environmental Justice | Similar to Climate Justice but including any environmental policy (making sure any actions or decisions related to the environment do not cause discrimination or harm to communities). Can also include reversing or fixing injustices that were caused from a past decision. | Air Pollution;Environmental Injustice;Environmental Descrimination;Environmental Racism;Environmental Inequality;Environmental Hazards;Urban Tree Coverage;Drinking Water Pollution;Recognition of Indigenous Land;Access to Open Space;Right-to-know;Toxic Waste Disposal;Not in My Backyard;Exposure to Pesticides |
Equity | Ensuring fair and just treatment and access to resources. Can focus on health, housing, food, education, etc | Environmental Justice;Climate Justice;Access |
Faith | A religious-based organization | Religious;Church;Chrisitan;Jewish;Islamic;Catholic;Spiritual;Denomination;Sect |
Flood Control | Activities to reduce or prevent impacts of floods | Sea Wall;Flood Relief;Flood Water;Flood Plain;Storm Surge;Dam;Diversion Canal;Groundwater Replenishment;Reservoir;Levee;Coastal Defense;Tide Gate;Flood Prone;Strategic Retreat;Flood Resilience |
Food | Relating to food production, consumption or accessibility | Food Waste;Food Desert;Access to Healthy Food;Food Disparity;Urban Farm;Grocery;Nutrition;Virtical Farm;Hydroponics;Organic |
Fossil Fuels | Coal, natural gas and petroleum (crude oil) that release high levels of CO2 when burned as fuel. Organizations that explicitly mention trying to reduce fossil fuel consumption | CO2;Coal;Natural Gas;Petroleum;Crude Oil;Nonrenewable Energy |
Gardening | Installing and maintaining plants (ornamental, native and fruits/vegetables) in a residence or community garden | Community Garden;Horticulture;Growing Own Food |
GHGs | Greenhouse gases including CO2, methane, ozone and nitrous oxide (N2O). GHGs are responsible for the greenhouse effect and warming the planet. | CO2;Greenhouse Gas;Methane;Ozone;N2O |
GIS | Geographic Information System - collecting spatial data on cities, land, plants or animals | Spatial Data |
Government | Not a nonprofit, business or community run organization. Can be at any level of government: federal, state, county, city | .gov;County;City Council;District;California Dept.;Governor's Office;California Office;City of;Department of;Congressional District |
Green Building | An environmentally friendly building - one that is energy and water efficient and may have been built using recycled or reclaimed materials | Reclaimed Materials;Energy Efficient Building;Water Efficient Building;Green Roof |
Green Infrastructure | City infrastructure that uses nature rather than traditional build such as using vegetation for storm/flood management, shade trees, and living roofs | Shade Trees;Green Roof;Bioswales;Rainwater Harvesting;Greenway;Porous Pavement;Rain Garden;Bioretention Area;Vegetation Buffer;Green Belt |
Housing | Any organization related to resident housing. Can include affordable housing. | |
Indigenous People | ||
Infrastructure | The necessary components needed for a community or organization to run. Includes necessary buildings, roads and power supplies. | Roads;Train Tracks;Sidewalks;Power Supply;Sewage;Transportation System |
Innovation | New ways of thinking or processes, new applications of existing technology or new product/technology. | Disruptive;New Technology;New Ways of Thinking;New Approach;Emerging Technology;Photovoltaic Cells;Ocean Wave Power;Start-up |
Just Transition | Ensuring worker's rights and livlihoods are protected when shifting to sustainable and climate friendly production/methods/policies. Example: ensuring new jobs for those who currently work in the coal industry when shifting away from coal | Social Protection;Social Justice |
Labor | Organizations may focus on worker's rights. Also those focusing on workforce - the total workers in a particular region, area or community. Can also include those available to work who are currently unemployed. | Workforce;Worker's Rights;Unemployment;Under Employed |
Land Use | Organizations relating to the protection, restoration or development of land. Can also include organizations that work to ensure recognition of indigenous land rights. How land is used (for recreation, environmental protection, development) | Land Development;Protected Land;Indigenous Land;Recreation Land |
Media | Organizations that focus on the distribution of news through print, tv, radio or art | News;Radio;Art;Podcast |
Mitigation | Actions taken to offset or reduce the severity of consequences caused by past activities. Example: planting trees in a different area after urban development cut down trees. Example: caputuring and storing carbon to decrease the severity of climate change | Electrification;Restoration;Offset;Reforestation;Afforestation;Decarbonization;Carbon Sink;Carbon Capture;Carbon Storage;Carbon Credit;Environmental Credit;Mitigation Bank |
Network | The connection of people or organizations united by something in common, including a cause, mission or trait | Group |
Oceans | Organizations relating to ocean protection, restoration, research or education | Marine Protected Area;Seas;Coast;Seamounts;Marine Debris;Marine Mammal |
Open Space | An area of land set aside for outdoor recreation or conservation. Often are natural. Includes urban parks and green spaces. | Protected Area;Green Space;A Preserve;Outdoor Recreation;Park;a Reserve;Undeveloped Land;Forest;Meadow;Wetland;Wildlife Refuge;Conservation Land;Public Land;Wildlife Cooridor;Conservation Area;Wilderness |
Planning | The action of planning how land is used, often in the context of urban or environmental areas | |
Policy | A proposed or adopted action. They can guide or enforce decisions and can be adopted by any organization including nonprofits, businesses and government | |
Political Consulting Group | An organization that advises or assists politicians or political campaigns | |
Public Health | Referring to the population's health on a broad level (such as a city level). Often in association with preventing disease or increasing wellbeing through city or community actions | Asthma Rates;Disease;Obesity;Human Health;Wellbeing;Mental Health;Welfare |
Rain Forest Action | ||
Recycling | Converting waste items into reusable items. Also, the action of sorting waste to be turned into new items. | |
Research | Organizations focused on the act of collecting data or facts | |
Resilience | The ability to recover quickly from something | |
Science | Organizations that are scientific or promote science education | |
Social Justice | Focused on creating policies and actions that ensure equity and do not discriminate. Includes the distribution of money, opportunites and privileges | |
Software | Any organization that's focus is creating and distributing a computer program used in relation to climate, environment, etc | |
Stormwater Runoff | Rain water that passes through streets and other urban areas to a water body without treatment. Often carried pollutants often found in urban areas including car oil, garden fertilizers and pesticides. | |
Strategy | Focused on creating plans or policy to reach a goal | |
Sustainability | Not depleting the Earth's resources including timber, natural land and animals used for food (fish) | |
Transformational Change | Creating significant change and improvement to the way organizations, governments and societies operate | |
Transportation | Relating to private transportation (people's cars, Uber) and public transportation (buses, trains, BART, planes) and the infrastructure in place for them (roads, railway, BART tracks, airports) | |
Urban Farm | Small scale farm in an urban area, often built to serve a community | |
Urban Health | Public health in relation to an urban area. Can include how urban issues impact health (freeways and asthma rates) | |
Urban Living | Relating to housing in urban areas or the benefits/issues that are associated with living in an urban area | |
Urban Planning | Planning an urban area including the location of houses, businesses, roads, and green spaces | |
Walkability | How easy it is to walk around or to an area or business. Including the location of safe crosswalks and walking paths but also the distance from a residential area to a grocery store, movie theater, school or other location | |
Waste | Items that are thrown away or not used including food, clothing, plastic, paper, etc. Can also include water and energy waste. | |
Wastewater | Contaminated water including agricultural runoff, stormwater and sewage water. | |
Water Conservation | Stopping wasteful water consumption (achieved by reducing consumption such as reducing shower lengths and switching to water efficient appliances) | |
Water Efficiency | Decreasing the amount of water required in businesses and household appliances and facilities such as toilets, showers and sinks. | |
Watershed | An area of land where water flows through from a source (mountain, rainfall) to the ocean or bay via creeks, rivers, etc | |
Wildlife | Wild animals including birds, mammals, reptiles and insects | |
Women | Organizations that focus on women's voices, policies or rights. Can also include organizations that are founded/run by women | |
Youth | Individuals between childhood and adulthood. Primarily including teenagers and sometimes young adults (under 24). Organizations can be youth run or serve youth. | |
Zero Net Energy | Also known as "zero-energy" is when the total energy consumed is no more than what is produced. For example, a building with solar pannels that is Zero Net Energy is one that consumes only the energy that the solar pannels produce. |