Resilient Cities: Cities and Adaptation to Climate Change - Proceedings of the Global Forum 2010

Front Matter....Pages i-xliv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Building the Global Adaptation Community....Pages 3-9
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Introduction: Describing Impacts at the Local Level....Pages 13-14
Understanding Potential Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Options in Indian Megacities....Pages 15-34
Assessment of Climate Change-Induced Vulnerability to Floods in Hyderabad, India, Using Remote Sensing Data....Pages 35-44
The Role of Community Resilience in Adaptation to Climate Change: The Urban Poor in Jakarta, Indonesia....Pages 45-53
Ecohealth and Climate Change: Adaptation to Flooding Events in Riverside Secondary Cities, West Africa....Pages 55-67
Climate Change and Adaptive Capacity of Women to Water Stress in Urban Centers of Nigeria: Emerging Concerns and Reactions....Pages 69-78
Urban Climate Strategies Against Future Heat Stress Conditions....Pages 79-89
Climate-Proof Urban Transport Planning: Opportunities and Challenges in Developing Cities....Pages 91-105
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Introduction: Frameworks for Local Action – Challenges and Proactive Recommendations....Pages 109-110
Inclusive Adaptation: Linking Participatory Learning and Knowledge Management to Urban Resilience....Pages 111-121
Urban Adaptation Planning and Governance: Challenges to Emerging Wisdom....Pages 123-129
Urban Climate Change Adaptation in the Context of Transformation: Lessons from Vietnam....Pages 131-139
Getting Ready for a Changing Climate: Supporting Councillor’s Leadership Role in Adaptation....Pages 141-148
Environmental Learning from the Ivory Tower to the Town Square: The Case of Trondheim, Norway....Pages 149-155
Plan B:altic: A Social–Ecological Approach to Climate Change Adaptation....Pages 157-165
Governance Recommendations for Adaptation in European Urban Regions: Results from Five Case Studies and a European Expert Survey....Pages 167-175
Creating Resilient Cities Through Empowered, Deliberative Participation....Pages 177-185
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Introduction: Local Strategies and Actions in Response to Climate Change....Pages 189-191
Comparative Research on the Adaptation Strategies of Ten Urban Climate Plans....Pages 193-203
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Managing Regional Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Co-benefits and Co-costs....Pages 205-212
Interdisciplinary and Multi-institutional Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation....Pages 213-221
Climate Adaptation Strategies: Evidence from Latin American City-Regions....Pages 223-230
Adaptation in UK Cities: Heading in the Right Direction?....Pages 231-242
Finding the Balance: Challenges and Opportunities for Climate Change Adaptation at Different Levels of English Local Government....Pages 243-251
Local Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation: Urban Planning Criteria for Municipalities of the Basque Country, Spain....Pages 253-263
Climate Change Adaptation in Dutch Municipalities: Risk Perception and Institutional Capacity....Pages 265-272
Toward a More Flood Resilient Urban Environment: The Dutch Multi-level Safety Approach to Flood Risk Management....Pages 273-282
Climate Change and City Development: Resilience Strategies in Bonn....Pages 283-289
Integrated Climate Adaptation in Dresden: Insights from Flood Prevention....Pages 291-298
Integrated Climate Protection Program for the City of Chemnitz: Climate Diagnosis, Climate Change Prognosis, and Adaptation Measures in the Urban Area....Pages 299-310
Adaptation Strategies for the City of Cape Town: Finding the Balance Within Social-Ecological Complexity....Pages 311-318
Sharing the Lagos Megacity Experience in the Integrated Management of Sea Level Rise and Flooding....Pages 319-327
Community-Based Vulnerability Assessment: Semarang, Indonesia....Pages 329-337
Research News for Climate Compliant Cities: The Case of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam....Pages 339-348
Building Resilience to Climate Change Through Adaptive Land Use Planning in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam....Pages 349-363
Climate Change Risk Management for a Suburban Local Government: The Case of Kogarah, Australia....Pages 365-378
Climate Change as a Survival Strategy: Soft Infrastructure for Urban Resilience and Adaptive Capacity in Australia’s Coastal Zones....Pages 379-388
Curitiba, Brazil: A Model for Resilience in Latin America?....Pages 389-395
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Introduction: Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation in Cities....Pages 399-400
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Building Resilience to Climate Change in Asian Cities....Pages 401-409
Local Vulnerability Assessment of Climate Change and Its Implications: The Case of Gyeonggi-Do, Korea....Pages 411-427
Ecosystem-Based Adaptation in the Urban Environment....Pages 429-440
Urban Agriculture and Climate Change Adaptation: Ensuring Food Security Through Adaptation....Pages 441-449
Cooling the Public Realm: Climate-Resilient Urban Design....Pages 451-463
The Role of Transport in Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts in Urban Areas....Pages 465-478
Urban Green Spaces: Potentials and Constraints for Urban Adaptation to Climate Change....Pages 479-485
Urban Climate Framework: A System Approach Towards Climate Proof Cities....Pages 487-496
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Introduction: Reality Check – Adaptation on the Ground....Pages 499-501
Preparing for Climate Change While Advancing Local Sustainability: A Closer Look at Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA....Pages 503-513
Quito’s Climate Change Strategy: A Response to Climate Change in the Metropolitan District of Quito, Ecuador....Pages 515-529
Climate Change Implications for Dhaka City: A Need for Immediate Measures to Reduce Vulnerability....Pages 531-541
Adaptation in Practise: Durban, South Africa....Pages 543-563
Back Matter....Pages 565-573