Urban Poverty And Climate Change

Author : Manoj Roy,Sally Cawood,Michaela Hordijk,David Hulme
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317506973

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Urban Poverty and Climate Change by Manoj Roy,Sally Cawood,Michaela Hordijk,David Hulme Pdf

This book deepens the understanding of the broader processes that shape and mediate the responses to climate change of poor urban households and communities in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Representing an important contribution to the evolution of more effective pro-poor climate change policies in urban areas by local governments, national governments and international organisations, this book is invaluable reading to students and scholars of environment and development studies.

Author : Cecilia Tacoli,Budoor Bukhari,Susannah Fisher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1843699141

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Urban Poverty, Food Security and Climate Change by Cecilia Tacoli,Budoor Bukhari,Susannah Fisher Pdf

Author : CECILIA TACOLI.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : OCLC:1066524884

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Urban Poverty, Food Security and Climate Change by CECILIA TACOLI. Pdf

Author : Elliott D. Sclar,Nicole Volavka-Close,Peter Brown
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136262951

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The Urban Transformation by Elliott D. Sclar,Nicole Volavka-Close,Peter Brown Pdf

For the first time in history, half of the world's population lives in urban areas and it is expected that, by 2050, that figure will rise to above two-thirds. A large proportion of this urban growth will be taking place in the cities of the developing world, where the provision of adequate health, shelter, water and sanitation and climate change adaptation efforts for rapidly-growing urban populations will be an urgent priority. This transition to an urban world could be a negative transformation; but, if well-planned, it could also offer an unprecedented opportunity to improve the lives of some of the world's poorest people. This volume brings together some of the world's foremost experts in urban development with the aim of approaching these issues as an opportunity for real positive change. The chapters focus on three strategically critical aspects of this transformation: public health shelter, water and sanitation climate change adaptation. These are considered using an integrated approach that takes account of the many different sectors and stakeholders involved, and always in terms of the solutions rather than the problems. The book offers a blueprint for action in these sectors and will be of great interest to academics and policymakers in all aspects of urban development and planning.

Author : Sheridan Bartlett
Publisher : IIED
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Child development
ISBN : 9781843697053

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Climate Change and Urban Children by Sheridan Bartlett Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : IIED
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : 9781843697220

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Towards pro-poor adaptation to climate change in the urban centres of low- and middle-income countries by Anonim Pdf

Author : Judy L. Baker
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821388457

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Climate Change, Disaster Risk, and the Urban Poor by Judy L. Baker Pdf

Climate Change, Disaster Risk, adn the Urban Poor analyzes the key challenges facing the urban poor, given the risks associated with climate change and disasters. Through evidence and case studies from a number of cities--such as Dar es Salaam, Jakarta, Mexico City, and Sa̋o Paulo--the book identifies key strategies are based on difficult policy decisions that must balance tradeoffs among risk reduction, urban development, and poverty reduction. Policy makers, researchers, practitioners, and students will find the book's analysis robust and comprehensive, and abundant with global examples of policies and programs that have been implemented at the city level--including a review of financing options for local governments.

Author : David Satterthwaite
Publisher : IIED
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : 9781843696698

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Adapting to Climate Change in Urban Areas by David Satterthwaite Pdf

This paper discusses the possibilities and constraints for adaptation to climate change in urban areas in low- and middle-income nations. These contain a third of the world's population and a large proportion of the people and economic activities most at risk from sea-level rise and from the heatwaves, storms and floods whose frequency and/or intensity climate change is likely to increase. Section I outlines both the potentials for adaptation and the constraints. Section II discusses the scale of urban change. Section III considers direct and indirect impacts of climate change on urban areas and which nations, cities and population groups are particularly at risk. This highlights how prosperous, well-governed cities could generally adapt, but most of the world's urban population lives in cities or smaller urban centres ill-equipped for adaptation. A key part of adaptation concerns infrastructure and buildings - but much of the urban population in Africa, Asia and Latin America lack the infrastructure to adapt. Most international agencies have long refused to support urban programmes, especially those that address these problems. Section IV discusses innovations by urban governments and community organizations and in financial systems that address such problems, including the relevance of recent innovations in disaster-risk reduction for adaptation. It notes how few city and national governments are taking any action on adaptation. Section V discusses how local innovation in adaptation can be encouraged and supported at national scale, and the funding needed to support this. Section VI considers the mechanisms for financing this and the larger ethical challenges that achieving adaptation raises - especially the fact that most climate-change-related urban (and rural) risks are in low-income nations with the least adaptive capacity, including many that have contributed very little to greenhouse-gas emissions.

Author : David Dodman,Jane Bicknell,David Satterthwaite
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-31
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781136572531

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Adapting Cities to Climate Change by David Dodman,Jane Bicknell,David Satterthwaite Pdf

This volume brings together, for the first time, a wide-ranging and detailed body of information identifying and assessing risk, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in urban centres in low- and middle-income countries. Framed by an overview of the main possibilities and constraints for adaptation, the contributors examine the implications of climate change for cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and propose innovative agendas for adaptation. The book should be of interest to policy makers, practitioners and academics who face the challenge of addressing climate change vulnerability and adaptation in urban centres throughout the global South. Published with E&U and International Institute for Environment and Development

Author : Cynthia Rosenzweig,William D. Solecki,Patricia Romero-Lankao,Shagun Mehrotra,Shobhakar Dhakal,Somayya Ali Ibrahim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 855 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781316603338

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Climate Change and Cities by Cynthia Rosenzweig,William D. Solecki,Patricia Romero-Lankao,Shagun Mehrotra,Shobhakar Dhakal,Somayya Ali Ibrahim Pdf

Climate Change and Cities bridges science-to-action for climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts in cities around the world.

Author : Diana Mitlin,David Satterthwaite
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780415624664

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Urban Poverty in the Global South by Diana Mitlin,David Satterthwaite Pdf

This is compounded by the lack of voice and influence that low income groups have in these official spheres.

Author : George Martine,Gordon McGranahan,Mark Montgomery,Rogelio Fernandez-Castilla
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-23
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781136553011

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The New Global Frontier by George Martine,Gordon McGranahan,Mark Montgomery,Rogelio Fernandez-Castilla Pdf

'This remarkable book convincingly challenges urban misconceptions about such issues as growth, poverty and the environment, and uses compelling evidencebased arguments to demonstrate why urbanization is the most important 21st century priority. Its ambitious, comprehensive scope ... ensures that it will become an indispensable classic for policymakers, practitioners and academics.'. Caroline Moser, Director, Global Urban Research Centre, Manchester University. 'Too many policymakers fear our urban future, seeing only slums and strife. With the help of this excellent and timely volume, they sh.

Author : Garima Jain,Cassidy Johnson,Allan Lavell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-10
Category : City planning
ISBN : 1787358291

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Rethinking Urban Risk and Resettlement in the Global South by Garima Jain,Cassidy Johnson,Allan Lavell Pdf

A study on urban risk and resettlement programs in the Global South in the era of climate change. Environmental changes impact everyone, but the burden is especially heavy upon the lives and livelihoods of the urban poor and those living in informal settlements. In an effort to reduce urban residents' exposure to climate change and natural disasters, resettlement programs are becoming widespread across the Global South. Yet, while resettlement may reduce a region's future climate-related disaster risk, it can also often increase poverty and vulnerability. This volume collates the findings from a research project that examined urban areas across the globe, including case studies from India, Uganda, Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Cambodia, and the Philippines. The book offers a unique approach to resettlement, providing an opportunity for urban planners to re-think how disaster risk management can better address the accumulation of urban risks in the era of climate change.

Author : Maria Ela Atienza,Pauline Eadie,May Tan-Mullins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351808491

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Urban Poverty in the Wake of Environmental Disaster by Maria Ela Atienza,Pauline Eadie,May Tan-Mullins Pdf

This book investigates the best strategies for poverty alleviation in post-disaster urban environments, and the conditions necessary for the success and scaling up of these strategies. Using the case study of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) in the Philippines, the strongest typhoon ever to make landfall, the book aims to draw out policy recommendations relevant for other middle- and lower-income countries facing similar urban environmental challenges. Humans are increasingly living in densely populated and highly vulnerable areas, often coastal. This increased density of human settlements leads to increased material damage and high death tolls, and this vulnerability is often exacerbated by climate change. This book focuses on urban population risk, vulnerability to disasters, resilience to environmental shocks, and adaptation in relation to paths in and out of poverty. Using both qualitative and quantitative methods, including primary survey data from victims and those charged with overseeing the relief effort in the Philippines, Urban Poverty in the Wake of Environmental Disaster has significant implications for disaster risk reduction as it relates to the urban poor and is highly recommended for scholars and practitioners of development studies, environment studies, and disaster relief and risk reduction.

Author : Stéphane Hallegatte
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464806735

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Shock Waves by Stéphane Hallegatte Pdf

Ending poverty and addressing climate change are the two defining issues of our time. Both are essential to achieving sustainable global development. But they cannot be considered in isolation. This report brings together these two overarching objectives and explores how they can be more easily achieved if considered together. It demonstrates the urgency of efforts to reduce poverty and the vulnerability of poor people in the face of climate change. It also provides guidance on how to ensure that climate change policies contribute to poverty reduction and poverty reduction policies contribute to climate change mitigation and resilience building.--