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Climate resilient cities : a primer on reducing vulnerabilities to disasters /

Climate Resilient Cities is the first tool of its kind for city governments to better understand how to plan for climate change impacts and impending natural disasters through sound urban planning. It equips local governments with information to actively engage in training, capacity building, and ca...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Prasad, Neeraj, 1955-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2009.
Colección:World Bank e-Library.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; About the Primer; Acronyms and Abbreviations; SECTION 01; Figure 1.1. Integrating climate change and disaster risk management into development policies; Figure 1.2. Largest global CO2 emitters; Figure 1.3. Emissions across the world; Figure 1.4. Mega cities in East Asia; Figure 1.5. Natural hazards: Seismic and climatic; Figure 1.6. Built-up area projections by region; Table 1.1 Possible impacts of extreme climate change relevant to urban areas (mostly adverse in East Asia); SECTION 02.