Sustainable Urban Development in the Age of Climate Change: People: The Cure or Curse Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Cheshmehzangi, Ali (Author), Dawodu, Ayotunde (Author) |
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ISBN: 9811346240 ISBN-13: 9789811346248 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $85.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Science | Global Warming & Climate Change |
Dewey: 307.76 |
Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.56 lbs) 188 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
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Publisher Description:
This book considers the impact of climate change on cities, advocating that people are the panaceas and antidote to mitigating climate change, by enhancing their involvement in achieving sustainable development Goals (SDGs). This leads to the development of an SDG best practice participation template, which is supported by an extensive checklist of the 'whats' and 'hows' in participatory processes. Using case studies, extensive literature reviews and meta-analysis to make a case for a people-centric and integrated approach to sustainable urban development, it examines the role of governance in climate change, focusing on decision making processes, policies and regulations, as well as focusing on the significance of a people-oriented approach on climate change and cities. Through an extensive global outlook, this book highlights bottom-up methods of implementing and achieving sustainable urban development in the age of climate change. These highlights should help to develop new mindsets, new strategies, new directions and new policies, through which we can see a more sustainable approach to urbanisation and urban development globally, which can start 'equipping future generations with the tools for them to help their future generations'. |