Description |
xxiii, 286 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 28 cm |
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"Urban Climate Change Research Network, Center for Climate Systems Research, Earth Institute, Columbia University." |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Foreword / Anna Tibaijuka -- Foreword / Rajendra Kumar Pachauri -- Foreword / Michael R. Bloomberg -- Foreword / Jeffrey D. Sachs -- Pt.I Introduction : Urban climate change in context -- Pt.II Defining the risk framework : Cities, disasters, and climate risk -- Urban climate : processes, trends, and projections -- Pt.III Urban sectors : Climate change and urban energy systems -- Climate change, water, and wastewater in cities -- Climate change and urban transportation systems -- Climate change and human health in cities -- Pt.IV Cross-cutting issues : The role of urban land in climate change -- Cities and climate change : the challenges for governance -- Conclusion : Moving forward -- Appendix A : City case studies and topics in vulnerability, adaptation, and mitigation -- Appendix B : Acronyms and abbreviations -- Appendix C : Steering group, ARC3 authors, and reviewers. |
Subject |
Urban ecology (Sociology)
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Climatic changes -- Risk management.
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Climate change mitigation.
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Urban policy.
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Added Author |
Rosenzweig, Cynthia.
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Urban Climate Change Research Network.
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ISBN |
9781107004207 paperback |
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1107004209 paperback |
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