Adapting Cities to Climate Change: Understanding and Addressing the Development Challenges Contributor(s): Bicknell, Jane (Editor), Dodman, David (Editor), Satterthwaite, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1844077462 ISBN-13: 9781844077465 Publisher: Routledge
Binding Type: Paperback Published: May 2009 Annotation: Climate change is one of the most pressing issues affecting the world today. Although half of the world's population lives in urban areas, little consideration has been given to the effects that climate change will have on urban dwellers, especially in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Yet these regions have most of the world's urban population, including most of its largest cities. Their urban centers already face a wide variety of environmental and development challenges, including large sections of their populations living in informal settlements, often on sites at risk from extreme weather, with large deficits in provision for water, sanitation and drainage. Click for more in this series: Earthscan Climate |
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BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Sustainability & Green Design - Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning - Architecture | Landscape |
Dewey: 363.700 |
LCCN: 2008051082 |
Series: Earthscan Climate |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.2" W x 9" L (1.40 lbs) 424 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
Features: Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2010 pg. 151 |
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Publisher Description: This volume brings together, for the first time, a wide-ranging and detailed body of information identifying and assessing risk, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in urban centres in low- and middle-income countries. Framed by an overview of the main possibilities and constraints for adaptation, the contributors examine the implications of climate change for cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and propose innovative agendas for adaptation. The book should be of interest to policy makers, practitioners and academics who face the challenge of addressing climate change vulnerability and adaptation in urban centres throughout the global South. Published with E&U and International Institute for Environment and Development |
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