Urban focus in climate change adaptation and risk reduction
Städer i fokus för klimatanpassning och riskreducering
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Summary, in English
Urban communities will face increased risks, such as floods, landslides, heat stress and fires and water scarcity, as a consequence of climate change. The latest IPCC report (AR5)
has for the first time devoted a whole chapter to urban areas. The assessment stresses the need to tackle urban risk through more effective adaptation planning.
has for the first time devoted a whole chapter to urban areas. The assessment stresses the need to tackle urban risk through more effective adaptation planning.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2014
Språk
Engelska
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Klimat i Fokus
Fulltext
Länkar
Dokumenttyp
Rapport
Förlag
Lund University Sustainability Forum
Ämne
- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
Nyckelord
- urban planning
- cities
- disaster risk reduction
- climate change adaptation
- urban resilience
- ecosystem services
Status
Published
Report number
12