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Title Climate change and cities : first assessment report of the Urban Climate Change Research Network / edited by Cynthia Rosenzweig .. [and others]..

Publication Info. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  363.3492 C639C    Check Shelf
Description xxiii, 286 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Note "Urban Climate Change Research Network, Center for Climate Systems Research, Earth Institute, Columbia University."
Bibliography 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)
Climatic changes -- Risk management.
Climate change mitigation.
Urban policy.
Added Author Rosenzweig, Cynthia.
Urban Climate Change Research Network.
ISBN 9781107004207 paperback
1107004209 paperback
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