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Urban focus in climate change adaptation and risk reduction

Städer i fokus för klimatanpassning och riskreducering

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Summary, in English

Urban communities will face increased risks, such as floods, landslides, heat stress and fires and water scarcity, as a consequence of climate change. The latest IPCC report (AR5)

has for the first time devoted a whole chapter to urban areas. The assessment stresses the need to tackle urban risk through more effective adaptation planning.

Publishing year

2014

Language

English

Publication/Series

Klimat i Fokus

Document type

Report

Publisher

Lund University Sustainability Forum

Topic

  • Social Sciences Interdisciplinary

Keywords

  • urban planning
  • cities
  • disaster risk reduction
  • climate change adaptation
  • urban resilience
  • ecosystem services

Status

Published

Report number

12