Cities and Climate Change - Global Report on Human Settlements 2011

Informationen zum Autor The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) promotes socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. Zusammenfassung Examines the links between urbanization and climate change, the potentially devastating effects of climate change on urban populations and the policy responses and practices that are emerging in urban areas. This book shows how cities can improve the way they operate in order to respond to climate change. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: Challenges and Context 1. Urbanization and the Challenge of Climate Change 2. Framework for Addressing the Interactions between Urban Areas and Climate Change Part 2: Urban Areas and Climate Change: Global Trends 3. The Contribution of Urban Areas to Climate Change 4. The Impacts of Climate Change on Urban Areas Part 3: Policy Responses to Climate Change 5. Climate Change Mitigation Responses in Urban Areas 6. Climate Change Adaptation Responses in Urban Areas 7. Linkages Between Climate Change Responses and Policy Directions

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• Autori: United Nations Human Settl (Un-Habitat), UN-HABITAT, Un-Habitat, United Nations Human Settlements Program, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
• Editore: Stylus Publishing
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2011
• EAN: 9781849713702
• ISBN: 978-1-84971-370-2
• Pagine: 300
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Pianificazione urbanistica, territoriale e del paesaggio; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Architettura; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Climate Change, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Urban & municipal planning, Urban communities, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Urban communities / city life