Resilient Cities 2: Cities and Adaptation to Climate Change – Proceedings of the Global Forum 2011

Front Matter....Pages i-xlix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Global Adaptation Community Expands Its Scope....Pages 3-8
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Introduction: Urban Risk and Assessing Vulnerability at the Local Level....Pages 11-13
A Region at Risk: Policy Determination Through Vulnerability Hotspot Assessment....Pages 15-24
Developing a Framework for Assessing Coastal Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise in Southern New England, USA....Pages 25-36
Quantifying Impacts of Potential Sea-Level Rise Scenarios on Irish Coastal Cities....Pages 37-52
Mapping Risk and Vulnerability in São Paulo Metropolitan Region....Pages 53-63
Water Crisis: Public Management of a Critical Situation....Pages 65-74
Environmental Assessment and Restoration of Typhoon Morakot Disaster: A Case Study in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei....Pages 75-87
Flood Risk Protection Concept for the Urban Region Geising/Altenberg in the Flood Formation Area of the Eastern Ore Mountains, Germany....Pages 89-97
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
Introduction: Toward the Resilient City....Pages 101-103
Water, Energy and Food Security in Mexico City....Pages 105-111
Nature at the Heart of Urban Design for Resilience....Pages 113-118
Smart City: Energy Efficiency in a New Scope....Pages 119-124
Resilient Food Systems for Resilient Cities....Pages 125-137
Urban Agriculture Casablanca....Pages 139-147
Adapting Cities to Climate Change: Scenarios for Urban Neighbourhoods in the City of Essen....Pages 149-157
Combining Urban Development with Climate Change Adaptation Using a Systems Approach....Pages 159-168
Towards Resilient Architecture....Pages 169-175
Towards More Resilient Water Infrastructures....Pages 177-186
Building ‘Equitable’ Urban Resilience: The Challenge for Cities....Pages 187-195
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
Climate Change and the Urban Poor: Support of the German Development Cooperation to a City in Bangladesh....Pages 197-203
The Green Infrastructure Transect: An Organizational Framework for Mainstreaming Adaptation Planning Policies....Pages 205-217
Front Matter....Pages 219-219
Introduction: Framework for Local Responses to Climate Change: Challenges and Recommendations....Pages 221-224
Building Resilience in Asian Cities....Pages 225-231
A Science-Policy Approach Towards Local Adaptation Planning: The Case of Santiago de Chile....Pages 233-240
Participatory Action Adaptation: Tools for Increasing Climate Change Capacity and Preparedness at the Local Government Level....Pages 241-250
Knowledge and Information for Resilient Cities....Pages 251-260
Climate Change Guidelines for Urban Planning in the Basque Country....Pages 261-270
Integrated Roadmapping to Shape Adaptation Processes in Metropolitan Areas....Pages 271-282
The Significance of Adaptation Framing in Local and Regional Climate Change Adaptation Initiatives in Australia....Pages 283-293
Decision-Making Frameworks for Adaptation to Extremes in Two Local Government Areas: Comparing and Contrasting India and Australia....Pages 295-304
Urban Climate Governance in the Philippines, Mexico and South Africa: National- and State-Level Laws and Policies....Pages 305-315
Space for Adapting: Reconciling Adaptation and Mitigation in Local Climate Change Plans....Pages 317-324
The Early Experiences of Local Climate Change Adaptation in Norway Compared with That of Local Agenda 21....Pages 325-333
Climate Change Adaptation Plan of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain....Pages 335-347
Integrated Climate Action: Linking Mitigation and Adaptation to Make Indonesian Cities Resilient....Pages 349-357
Enhancing the Climate Change Adaptation Capabilities of Local Governments in Korea: Supporting Programs for Local Adaptation Plan....Pages 359-365
Reality Check: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam....Pages 367-376
Front Matter....Pages 377-377
Introduction: Financing the Resilient City....Pages 379-381
A Demand-Driven Approach to Development, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Climate Adaptation....Pages 383-390
Front Matter....Pages 377-377
Smarter Interventions in an Age of Uncertainty....Pages 391-396
Linking Resilience and Green Growth: How Green Business Can Contribute to More Resilient Cities in India....Pages 397-406
Green Areas Inner-City Agreement (GAIA): How Local Enterprises Can Contribute to Local Adaptation to Climate Change....Pages 407-413
Financing Climate Change Adaptation: The Copenhagen Case....Pages 415-419
Challenges on the Way to Financing Urban Climate Change Adaptation....Pages 421-426
Back Matter....Pages 427-436