Climate health risks in megacities : sustainable management and strategic planning /: sustainable management and strategic planning. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Cesar Marolla.
• Authors: Marolla, Cesar
• Contents: Foreword; Preface Part 1: Managing Climate Change and Health Risks in Megacities; Chapter 1 Megacities and Public Health; Chapter 2 The IPCC Fifth Assessment Report and its Implications for Human Health and Urban Areas; Chapter 3 The Urban Poor and the Response of Megacities to Dealing with Climate Change Health Risks; Chapter 4 Managing Climate Change and Health Risk in Megacities; Chapter 5 GHG Emissions and Climate Change Risks Part 2: Risk Management and Its Relation to Climate Change; Chapter 6 Management Strategy for Effecting Change within Megacities; Chapter 7 Turning Theory into Reality: The Benefits of a Risk Management Approach; Chapter 8 Building Resilience and Sustainable Development in the Face of Disasters and Climate Change; Chapter 9 Resilient Communities through Environmental Planning and Design – Accounting for Future Scenarios and Regenerative Capacity; Chapter 10 The Epoch of Smart Cities and Innovation Part 3: Global Health Risks, Facts and Challenges of Climate Change Implication; Chapter 11 Global Health Risks, the Urban Poor and Climate Change Impacts; Chapter 12 Climate Change Impacts on Health: Urban Poor and Air Pollution in European Context; Chapter 13 National Security and Public Health Implications of Climate Change Part 4: Case Study: Researched Megacities; Chapter 14 Overview of Megacities Used in Case Study; Chapter 15 The City of New York; Chapter 16 Rio de Janeiro; Chapter 17 Beijing; Chapter 18 Los Angeles; Chapter 19 London; Chapter 20 Mumbai; Chapter 21 Lagos Part 5: Prognosis for Change; Chapter 22 Risk Management, Strategy and Leadership Appendix Climate Action in Megacities
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 362.1042; Urban health; Climatic changes -- Health aspects; Sustainable urban development; City planning -- Health aspects; Emergency management -- Planning; Urban ecology (Sociology)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781315350233; 9781498767750
• Related ISBNs: 9781498767743
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.
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