Cities and Climate Change

Cities and Climate Change
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Publisher : World Bank Publications
Total Pages : 329
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ISBN-10 : 9780821386675
ISBN-13 : 0821386670
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Book Synopsis Cities and Climate Change by : Daniel Hoornweg

Download or read book Cities and Climate Change written by Daniel Hoornweg and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2011-06-02 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the latest knowledge and practice in responding to the challenge of climate change in cities. Case studies focus on topics such as New Orleans in the context of a fragile environment, a framework to include poverty in the cities and climate change discussion, and measuring the impact of GHG emissions.


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