1st Edition
Cities and Climate Change Global Report on Human Settlements 2011
By Un-Habitat
Copyright 2011
298 Pages
by
Routledge
298 Pages
by
Routledge
Cities and Climate Change 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.
Over half of the world's population now live in urban settlements, and the convergence of urbanization and climate change threatens to have an unprecedented... Read more
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
Biography
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.
