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020			_a9783030407261(hbk.)
040			_aBLR _beng _erda
082	0	4	_223 _a307.1216 ALL _b019672
100			_aAllam, Zaheer, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aCities and climate change : _bclimate policy, economic resilience and urban sustainability / _cZaheer Allam, David Jones and Meelan Thondoo.
264		1	_aSwitzerland : _bPalgrave macmillan, _c2020.
300			_a123 pages : _bphotos ; _c22 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
440			_aPalgrave studies in climate resilient societies.
520			_aThis book explores climate change responsiveness policies for cities and discusses why they have been slow to gain traction despite having been on the international agenda for the last 30 years. The contributing role of cities in accentuating the effects of climate change is increasingly demonstrated in the literature, underscoring the unsustainable models on which urban life has been made to thrive. As these issues become increasingly apparent, there are global calls to adopt more sustainable and equitable models, however doing so will mean the disruption of economies that have historically relied upon pollution-generating industries. In order to address these issues the authors examine them from a cross-disciplinary perspective, bringing in regional, local and urban standpoints to subsequently propose an alternative short-term economic model that could accelerate the adoption of climate change mitigation infrastructures and urban sustainability in urban areas. This book will be of particular value to scholars and students alike in the field of urbanism, sustainability and resilience, as well as practitioners looking at avenues for economically incentivizing sustainable development in various geographical context.
546			_aEnglish.
650		0	_aCity planning _xEnvironmental aspects.
650		0	_aClimatic changes-- _xGovernment policy.
650		0	_aUrban Sociology.
650		0	_aUrban geography.
650		0	_aEnvironmental policy.
700			_aJones, David, _eauthor.
700			_aThondoo, Meelan, _eauthor.
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