Title Climate change and cities : second assessment report of the Urban Climate Change Research Network / edited by Cynthia Rosenzweig, William Solecki, Patricia Romero-Lankao, Shagun Mehrotra, Shobhakar Dhakal, Somayya Ali Ibrahim

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2018] ©2018

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Description 1 online resource (xlii, 811 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents 1. Pathways to Urban Transformation -- 2. Urban Climate Science -- 3. Disasters and Risk in Cities -- 4. Integrating Mitigation and Adaptation: Opportunities and Challenges -- 5. Urban Planning and Urban Design -- 6. Equity, Environmental Justice, and Urban Climate Change -- 7. Economics, Finance, and the Private Sector -- 8. Urban Ecosystems and Biodiversity -- 9. Urban Areas in Coastal Zones -- 10. Urban Health -- 11. Housing and Informal Settlements -- 12. Energy Transformation in Cities -- 13. Urban Transportation -- 14. Urban Water Systems -- 15. Urban Solid Waste Management -- 16. Governance and Policy -- Conclusion: Transforming Cities -- Annex 1. UCCRN Regional Hubs -- Annex 2. Climate Projections for ARC3.2 Cities -- Annex 3. Case Study Docking Station: Overview and Methods -- Annex 4. Case Studies by Category -- Annex 5. Case Study Annex -- Appendix A. Glossary -- Appendix B. Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Appendix C. UCCRN Steering Group, ARC3.2 Authors, and Reviewers Summary The Urban Climate Change Research Network's Second Assessment Report on Climate Change in Cities (ARC3.2) is the second in a series of global, science-based reports to examine climate risk, adaptation, and mitigation efforts in cities. The book explicitly seeks to explore the implications of changing climatic conditions on critical urban physical and social infrastructure sectors and intersectoral concerns. The primary purpose of ARC3.2 is to inform the development and implementation of effective urban climate change policies, leveraging ongoing and planned investments for populations in cities of developing, emerging, and developed countries. This volume, like its predecessor, will be invaluable for a range of audiences involved with climate change and cities: mayors, city officials and policymakers; urban planners; policymakers charged with developing climate change mitigation and adaptation programs; and a broad spectrum of researchers and advanced students in the environmental sciences Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Urban ecology (Sociology) Climatic changes -- Risk management. Climate change mitigation. City planning -- Climatic factors. Urban policy. urban environments. City planning -- Climatic factors Climate change mitigation Climatic changes -- Risk management Urban ecology (Sociology) Urban policy Form Electronic book Author Rosenzweig, Cynthia, editor. Solecki, William, editor. Romero Lankao, Patricia, editor. Mehrotra, Shagun, editor. Dhakal, Shobhakar, editor. Ibrahim, Somayya Ali, editor Urban Climate Change Research Network, issuing body. ISBN 9781316563878 1316563871

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