TY  - BOOK
ED  - Organización para la Cooperación y Desarrollo Económicos.
TI  - Cities and climate change
SN  - 9789264063662
AV  - QC 903 C48.2010
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Paris
PB  - OECD
KW  - Sustainable urban development
KW  - Government policy
KW  - Desarrollo sustentable
KW  - Urbanismo
KW  - Política gubernamental
KW  - Política urbana
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - Aspectos ambientales
KW  - Climate change mitigation
KW  - Mitigación de los cambios climáticos
KW  - Cities and towns
KW  - Growth
KW  - Ciudades y pueblos
KW  - Crecimiento
KW  - Climatic changes
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Cambios climáticos
KW  - Aspectos económicos
N1  - Incluye referencias bibliográficas; pt. 1. Trends. Urbanisation, economic growth and climate change -- Climate change impacts specific to urban regions -- Economic benefits of climate action : the urban dimension -- pt. 2. Competitiveness policies. The urban policy package -- Contribution of cities to a green growth model -- pt. 3. Governance. Multi-level governance : a conceptual framework -- Local and regional governance -- Local-national climate policy linkages -- Financial instruments and funding new expenditure needs -- Building institutions to enhance local knowledge; Disponible también en World Wide Web
N2  - As the hubs of economic activity, cities drive the vast majority of the world's energy use and are major contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions. Because they are home to major infrastructure and highly concentrated populations, cities are also vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, such as rising sea levels, warmer temperatures and fiercer storms. At the same time, better urban planning and policies can reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions and improve the resilience of urban infrastructure to climate change, thus shaping future trends. This book shows how city and metropolitan regional governments working in tandem with national governments can change the way we think about responding to climate change. Local involvement through "climate-conscious" urban planning and management can help achieve national climate goals and minimize trade offs between environmental and economic priorities at local levels.--Publisher's description
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