Climate change and U.S. cities : urban systems, sectors, and prospects for action /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Solecki, William (επιμελητής.), Rosenzweig, Cynthia (επιμελήτρια.)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Washington : Island Press, [2022].
• Θέματα: Κλιματική αλλαγή > Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής; Αειφόρος αστική ανάπτυξη > Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής; Υποδομές (Οικονομικά) > Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής

"Approximately 80% of the U.S. population now lives in urban metropolitan areas, and this number is expected to grow significantly in the coming years. At the same time, the built infrastructure sustaining these populations has become increasingly vulnerable to climate change. Stresses to exist...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction: Cities and climate change connections / William Solecki and Cynthia Rosenzweig
• Urban systems and climate change in context / Nancy R. Grimm, Dale Quattochi, and Christopher Clark
• Urban systems and services : vulnerabilities and impact / Adam Freed and Rae Zimmerman
• Urban climate adaptation planning governance and economics / Susan Julius, Ira Feldman, and JoAnn Carmin
• Sustained urban climate assessment / Cynthia Rosenzweig, Danielle Peters, William Solecki, and Reginald Blake
• Conclusions and recommendations: Prospects for action / Cynthia Rosenzweig and William Solecki.