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_a577.56 PAT
_b022975
245 1 0 _aClimate change and urban environment sustainability /
_cBhawana Pathak, Rama Shanker Dubey, editors.
264 1 _aSingapore :
_bSpringer,
_c[2023]
300 _axiii, 329 pages :
_billustrations (black and white, and color);
_c25 cm
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
_btxt
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
_bn
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
_bnc
490 1 _aDisaster resilience and green growth
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 _aClimate change and urban environment sustainability : issues and challenges -- Infrastructure, energy needs and waste management for sustainable urban infrastructure -- Climate change and sustainable urban transport environment -- Importance of climatological contributions in the green infrastructure designs, sustainable city planning towards better urban settlement -- Methodology for sustainable urban planning -- Exploring sustainable food systems for urban sustainability -- Seagrasses in the Indian ocean region with special reference to urbanization -- Water quality index : an important tool to access water quality for sustainable development -- Urbanization trends, climate change, and environmental sustainability -- Novel technologies and eco-friendly lifestyle for sustainable cities -- Spatial analysis of precipitation climatology over India : using satellite remote sensor -- Timberline and climate in the Indian western Himalayan region : changes and impact on timberline elevations -- Design of humanitarian logistics network using imperialist competitive algorithm -- Impact of climate change related heat stress on thermophysiological vulnerability among workers in unorganized sectors -- Seagrass of Southeast Asia : challenges, prospects, and management strategies -- Effect of climate change and urbanization on mangrove ecosystems -- Impacts of urbanization and climate change on habitat destruction and emergence zoonotic species -- Roles of community resilience and risk appraisal in climate change adaptation.
520 _aThis book covers the understanding on relationship between climate change, urban development, and environment sustainability with emphasis on relevant issues and challenges of urban environment sustainability. It deals with the concept of climate resilient urban development, effective implementation of climate change adaptation and mitigation actions to promote urbanization from a social, economic, and environmental perspective. Climate change is a critical issue and having serious concern. Understanding the mechanism of climate change and climate variability is an important aspect and requires monitoring in their regional perspectives. Smart and resilient urbanization are essential in tackling the growing threat of climate instability. Different analytical and practical approaches to foster resilience and environmental sustainability in urban areas covering the recent trends, developments and tools related to urban environment, sustainability, and climate change. There is a big demand of understanding on the relationship between climate change, urban environment sustainability due to fast urbanization and an urgent need for constructive and effective mechanism to protect the life and property of human being from expected or anticipated hazards and disasters. This book is of interest and useful to academicians, researchers, scientists, environmentalists, land resource managers, climate change scientists, forest administrators. Also, the book serves as a reference to researchers and students of agriculture, forestry, ecology, soil science, and environmental sciences. Policy makers will also find this to be a useful read.
650 0 _aUrban ecology (Biology).
650 0 _aSustainable urban development.
650 0 _aClimatic changes.
700 1 _aPathak, Bhawana,
_eeditor.
700 1 _aDubey, R. S.,
_deditor.
776 1 8 _iPrint version:
_tCLIMATE CHANGE AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY.
_d[Place of publication not identified] : SPRINGER VERLAG, SINGAPOR, 2023 $z
_z9811976171
_w(OCoLC)1346352265
830 0 _aDisaster resilience and green growth.
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