Smart, Resilient and Transition Cities: Emerging Approaches and Tools for a Climate-Sensitive Urban Development

ISBN-13: 9780128114773 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 320 str.

Adriana Galderisi; Angela Colucci

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1. The Smart City Metaphor to Foster Collaborative and Adaptive Decision-Making Processes in the Face of Climate Issues2. The Resilient City Metaphor to Enhance Cities' Capabilities in the Face of Complexities and Uncertainties Arising from Current and Future Climate Scenarios3. The Transition Approach in Urban Innovations: Local Responses to Climate Change4. Smart, Resilient and Transition Cities: Commonalities, Peculiarities and Hints for Future Approaches5. European Strategies and Initiatives to Tackle Climate Change: Towards an Integrated Approach6. The American Approach to Climate Change: A General Overview and a Focus on Northern and Arctic Regions7. Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Initiatives in Africa: The Case of the CDKN 'Working With Informality To Build Resilience In African Cities' Project8. Addressing Climate Change in China: Policies and Governance9. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies in the Face of Climate Change: the Australian Approach10. European Cities Addressing Climate Change11. Adaptation and Spatial Planning Responses to Climate Change Impacts in UK: the Case Study of Portsmouth12. Land-Use Planning and Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Urban Regions: The Cases of Rostock and Riga13. Importance of Multi-Sector Collaboration in Dealing with Climate Change: The Case of Belgrade14. Genoa and Climate Change: Policies and Adaptation15. The Evolution of Flooding Resilience: The Case of Barcelona16. Athens Facing Climate Change: How Low Perceptions and the Economic Crisis Cancel Institutional Efforts17. Sustainability of Climate Policy at Local Level: The Case of Gaziantep City18. Towards Integration: Managing the Divergence between National Climate Change Policies and Urban Planning in Ghana19. Spatial Planning for Climate Adaptation and Flood Risk: Interpretation of the Sponge City Program in Guangzhou, China20. Climate Change and Australian Local Governments: Adaptation between Strategic Planning and Challenges in Newcastle (NSW)21. Transition Initiatives: Three Exploration Paths22. Transition Towns Network in United Kingdom: The Case of Totnes23. Transition Towns Network in Italy: The Case of Monteveglio24. Model for Integrated Urban Disaster Risk Management at the Local Level: Bottom-Up Initiatives of Academics25. Enhancing Community Resilience in Barcelona: Addressing Climate Change and Social Justice Through Spaces of Co-Management26. Barriers to Societal Response and a Strategic Action Plan Towards Climate Change Adaptation and Urban Resilience in Turkey27. Victims or Survivors: Resilience from the Slum Dwellers Perspective in India28. Bottom-Up Initiatives for Climate Change Mitigation: Transition Cities in Newcastle 29. Integrated knowledge in climate change adaptation and risk mitigation to support planning for reconstruction30. Boundaries, Overlaps and Conflicts between DRR and Adaptation to CC: Are there Prospects of Integration? 31. The Contribution of Economic Thinking to Innovate Disaster Risk Reduction Policies and Action32. Flood Resilient Districts: Integrating Expert and Community Knowledge in Genoa33. Drawing Lessons from Experience34. Future Perspectives: Key Principles for a Climate Sensitive Urban Development