Climate Adaptation Santiago

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Krellenberg, Kerstin (Editor), Hansjürgens, Bernd (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Environment.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Climate change.; Environmental economics.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Climate Change.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Regional/Spatial Science.; Environmental Economics.

Th is book addresses the complexity of urbanization, impacts of climate change andclimate change adaptation for the Metropolitan Region of Santiago de Chile, with aspecial focus on the most pressing issues of natural hazards, water and energy supply. The book exemplifi es an integrative, inter- and...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Part I: Challenges for Urban Climate Change Adaptation
• Part II: Climate Change Impacts on the Urban-Regional level of Santiago de Chile
• Part III: Climate Change Impacts on Urban-Regional Level of Santiago de Chile: Key Sectors and Vulnerabilities
• Part IV: Adaptation Strategy: Developing Measures and Implementation.