Climate Change and Cities: First Assessment Report of the Urban Climate Change Research Network

Climate Change and Cities: First Assessment Report of the Urban Climate Change Research Network
ISBN-10
1139497405
ISBN-13
9781139497404
Series
Climate Change and Cities
Category
Science
Language
English
Published
2011-04-28
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Authors
Cynthia Rosenzweig, William D. Solecki, Stephen A. Hammer

Description

Urban areas are home to over half the world's people and are at the forefront of the climate change issue. The need for a global research effort to establish the current understanding of climate change adaptation and mitigation at the city level is urgent. To meet this goal a coalition of international researchers - the Urban Climate Change Research Network (UCCRN) - was formed at the time of the C40 Large Cities Climate Summit in New York in 2007. This book is the First UCCRN Assessment Report on Climate Change and Cities. The authors are all international experts from a diverse range of cities with varying socio-economic conditions, from both the developing and developed world. It is invaluable for mayors, city officials and policymakers; urban sustainability officers and urban planners; and researchers, professors and advanced students.

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