Climate change, disaster risk, and the urban poor: cities building resilience for a changing world / edited by Judy L. Baker.

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: Urban developmentPublication details: Washington, D.C.: World bank, c2012.Description: xix, 297 p.: ill., maps (some col.); 23 cmISBN:

9780821388457 (print)
9780821389607 (electronic)

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DDC classification:

363.342 BAK

Contents:

Vulnerable cities : Assessing climate change and disaster risk in urban centers of the developing world -- Vulnerability of the urban poor -- Building resilience for the urban poor -- Opening new finance opportunities for cities to address pro-poor adaptation and risk reduction -- Literature review -- Efforts to estimate exposure in cities -- Learning from project and program experiences : Individuals, community, and local government partnering to manage risk -- Dar es Salaam Case Study -- Jakarta Case Study -- Mexico City Case Study -- Sa̋o Paulo Case Study.

Abstract: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Bangalore	363.342 BAK (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		IIMB-C33068

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Vulnerable cities : Assessing climate change and disaster risk in urban centers of the developing world --
Vulnerability of the urban poor --
Building resilience for the urban poor --
Opening new finance opportunities for cities to address pro-poor adaptation and risk reduction --
Literature review --
Efforts to estimate exposure in cities --
Learning from project and program experiences : Individuals, community, and local government partnering to manage risk --
Dar es Salaam Case Study --
Jakarta Case Study --
Mexico City Case Study --
Sa̋o Paulo Case Study.

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.

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