ISBN:
1-316-94232-5
,
1-316-94456-5
,
1-316-56387-1
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (xlii, 811 pages) :
,
digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
First edition.
DDC:
304.2091732
Keywords:
Urban ecology (Sociology)
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Climatic changes Risk management.
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Climate change mitigation.
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City planning Climatic factors.
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Urban policy.
Abstract:
The Urban Climate Change Research Network's Second Assessment Report on Climate Change in Cities (ARC3.2) is the second in a series of global, science-based reports to examine climate risk, adaptation, and mitigation efforts in cities. The book explicitly seeks to explore the implications of changing climatic conditions on critical urban physical and social infrastructure sectors and intersectoral concerns. The primary purpose of ARC3.2 is to inform the development and implementation of effective urban climate change policies, leveraging ongoing and planned investments for populations in cities of developing, emerging, and developed countries. This volume, like its predecessor, will be invaluable for a range of audiences involved with climate change and cities: mayors, city officials and policymakers; urban planners; policymakers charged with developing climate change mitigation and adaptation programs; and a broad spectrum of researchers and advanced students in the environmental sciences.
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover -- Half-title page -- Reviews -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Foreword - Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris and Chair of C40 -- Foreword - Eduardo Paes, Former Mayor of Rio de Janeiro and Former Chair of C40 -- Foreword - James Nxumalo, Former Mayor of Durban -- Foreword - Joan Clos, Former Executive Secretary of UN-Habitat and Former Mayor of Barcelona -- Foreword - Christiana Figueres, Former Executive Secretary, UNFCCC and Vice Chair of the Global Covenant of Mayors -- Preface -- Summary for City Leaders -- Introduction -- 1 Pathways to Urban Transformation -- 2 Urban Climate Science -- 3 Disasters and Risk in Cities -- Part I Cross-Cutting Themes -- 4 Integrating Mitigation and Adaptation: Opportunities and Challenges -- 5 Urban Planning and Urban Design -- 6 Equity, Environmental Justice, and Urban Climate Change -- 7 Economics, Finance, and the Private Sector -- Part II Urban Ecosystems and Human Services -- 8 Urban Ecosystems and Biodiversity -- 9 Urban Areas in Coastal Zones -- 10 Urban Health -- 11 Housing and Informal Settlements -- Part III Urban Infrastructure Systems -- 12 Energy Transformation in Cities -- 13 Urban Transportation -- 14 Urban Water Systems -- 15 Urban Solid Waste Management -- Part IV Governance and Urban Futures -- 16 Governance and Policy -- Conclusion: Transforming Cities -- Annex 1: UCCRN Regional Hubs -- Annex 2: Climate Projections for ARC3.2 Cities -- Annex 3: Case Study Docking Station: Overview and Methods -- Annex 4: Case Studies by Category -- Annex 5: Case Study Annex -- Appendix A: Glossary -- Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Appendix C: UCCRN Steering Group, ARC3.2 Authors, and Reviewers -- Index.
Note:
Includes index.
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