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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
World Bank,
2009.
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Colección: | World Bank e-Library.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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 capital investment programs that are identified as priorities for building sustainable, resilient communities. A step-by-step self-assessment challenges policymakers to think about the resources needed to combat natural disasters through an innovative "hot spot" risk and vulnerability identi |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 157 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780821377758 0821377752 0821377663 9780821377666 9786611959777 6611959777 1281959774 9781281959775 |