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Urban Planning and Climate Change: Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies
Climate change is a current phenomenon: the temperatures rise, rainfall patterns are changing, glaciers melt and the average global sea level is rising. It is expected that these changes will continue and that the extreme weather events, such as floods and droughts, will become more frequent and intense. The impact and vulnerability factors for nature, for the economy and for our health are different, depending on the territorial, social and economic aspects. The current scientific debate is focused on the need to formulate effective policies for adaptation and mitigation to climate change. The city plays an important role in this issue: it emits the most greenhouse gas emissions (more than 60% of the world population currently lives in urban areas) and the city is more exposed and vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Urban planning and territorial governance play a crucial role in this context: the international debate on the sustainability of urban areas is increasing. It’s necessary to adapt the tools of building regulations to increase the quality of energy - environment of the cities.
Urban Planning and Climate Change: Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies
Climate change is a current phenomenon: the temperatures rise, rainfall patterns are changing, glaciers melt and the average global sea level is rising. It is expected that these changes will continue and that the extreme weather events, such as floods and droughts, will become more frequent and intense. The impact and vulnerability factors for nature, for the economy and for our health are different, depending on the territorial, social and economic aspects. The current scientific debate is focused on the need to formulate effective policies for adaptation and mitigation to climate change. The city plays an important role in this issue: it emits the most greenhouse gas emissions (more than 60% of the world population currently lives in urban areas) and the city is more exposed and vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Urban planning and territorial governance play a crucial role in this context: the international debate on the sustainability of urban areas is increasing. It’s necessary to adapt the tools of building regulations to increase the quality of energy - environment of the cities.
Urban Planning and Climate Change: Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies
Pinto, Fulvia (author)
2014-05-18
doi:10.6092/1970-9870/2547
TeMA - Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment; 2014: INPUT 2014 - Smart City: planning for energy, transportation and sustainability of the urban system ; Tema. Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment; 2014: INPUT 2014 - Smart City: planning for energy, transportation and sustainability of the urban system ; 1970-9870 ; 1970-9889
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English
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