Adapting Cities to Climate Change

Name: Adapting Cities to Climate Change
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Adapting Cities to Climate ChangeUnderstanding and Addressing the Development Challenges\nAuthor(s): Jane Bicknell, David Dodman, David Satterthwaite\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Earthscan Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781844077458, 978-1844077458\nSynopsis\nThis 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.\n\n Published with E and Internatiot