Adapting Cities to Climate Change

Adapting Cities to Climate Change
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 408
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ISBN-10 : 9781136572531
ISBN-13 : 1136572538
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Book Synopsis Adapting Cities to Climate Change by : David Dodman

Download or read book Adapting Cities to Climate Change written by David Dodman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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