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This book describes the urgent challenge faced by cities worldwide to become resilient to climate change impacts. This challenge goes further than the ability to resist the impacts of extreme weather conditions. Coping with climate impacts and the ability to recover from them are equally important, as well as the capacity to adapt to the effects of climate change and the ability to transform the entire urban system. The book explores how the resilience journey for coastal cities in particular encompasses using scientific knowledge but also the knowledge of citizens and practitioners. Measures and strategies on different scales are needed, from national scale all the way down to neighbourhood, street level and building level. Representing the holistic nature of climate resilience, this collection contains unique insights from leading scientists and practitioners in areas of expertise such as engineering, social sciences and urban design. It will be a valuable resource for scholars, students, practitioners and policy makers interested in the development of resilient and sustainable urban environments.
This book describes the urgent challenge faced by cities worldwide to become resilient to climate change impacts. This challenge goes further than the ability to resist the impacts of extreme weather conditions. Coping with climate impacts and the ability to recover from them are equally important, as well as the capacity to adapt to the effects of climate change and the ability to transform the entire urban system. The book explores how the resilience journey for coastal cities in particular encompasses using scientific knowledge but also the knowledge of citizens and practitioners. Measures and strategies on different scales are needed, from national scale all the way down to neighbourhood, street level and building level. Representing the holistic nature of climate resilience, this collection contains unique insights from leading scientists and practitioners in areas of expertise such as engineering, social sciences and urban design. It will be a valuable resource for scholars, students, practitioners and policy makers interested in the development of resilient and sustainable urban environments.
This book highlights state-of-the-art research findings on floating developments in both inland and coastal waters with focus on living, recreation and working offshore. It includes six themes: (1) business case and real estate development, (2) spatial planning and architecture, (3) food and energy production, (4) ecological impact and nature-based solutions, (5) governance and social impact and (6) design and engineering of (infra)structures. The book presents key issues addressed when utilizing water space. It gives an overview of findings and discussions from the world’s leading experts from the industry, policymakers, entrepreneurs, researchers and identifies new opportunities as well as fosters collaboration on floating projects for a more climate-adaptive, socially inclusive, sustainable and better world.
This book describes the urgent challenge faced by cities worldwide to become resilient to climate change impacts. This challenge goes further than the ability to resist the impacts of extreme weather conditions. Coping with climate impacts and the ability to recover from them are equally important, as well as the capacity to adapt to the effects of climate change and the ability to transform the entire urban system. The book explores how the resilience journey for coastal cities in particular encompasses using scientific knowledge but also the knowledge of citizens and practitioners. Measures and strategies on different scales are needed, from national scale all the way down to neighbourhood...
"É buscando contribuir com tais reflexões que se organizou o presente livro. Dividido em três partes ("Questões introdutórias", "Questões estruturais" e "Justiça Climática e Grupos Vulneráveis mais impactados", que por sua vez se subdivide em geral e Brasil), contando com 15 capítulos, além desta apresentação, a obra traz reflexões de autores nacionais e estrangeiros, com abordagens teóricas e práticas, sendo inter e multidisciplinar, sempre com uma ótica protetiva, a fim de dialogar com a agenda e abordagem do Grupo de Pesquisa Direitos Humanos e Vulnerabilidades da Universidade Católica de Santos. A organização do livro se preocupou, para além do conteúdo e da adoçã...
O presente livro traz, a partir de uma perspectiva interdisciplinar, estudos de caso e análises sobre diferentes possibilidades de uso da tecnologia a favor do patrimônio e sobre formas de desenvolvimento de resiliência e mitigações aos efeitos das mudanças climáticas. A obra, composta por oito capítulos, dos quais sete foram produzidos no seio do Laboratório do Ambiente (https://labam.dev/), nos traz uma orientação para todo nosso potencial de mudança sobre o mundo que nos cerca. As relações entre estudos de caso concretos, reflexões teóricas e metodológicas e, em especial, a proposição de caminhos para construirmos um presente e um futuro diferentes, nos mostram que os tempos podem ser difíceis, mas é neste tempo presente que podemos optar e construir um amanhã (muito próximo!) melhor. Na certeza de uma boa leitura, Aline Carvalho Coordenadora do Comitê de Mudanças Climáticas e Patrimônio do Icomos Brasil
The effects of climate change are beginning to be felt around the world with rising temperatures, changing precipitation levels, more frequent and severe storms and longer more intensive droughts threatening human life and livelihoods and damaging property and infrastructure. As such, society in all countries – both developing and developed – need to increase their resilience to the impacts of climate change, where resilience is the ability of a system to absorb stresses and adapt in ways that improve the overall sustainability of the system; enabling it to be better prepared for future climate change impacts. In this context, a climate resilient society is one that is: reflective (learn...
This book presents and discusses a strategy which includes four approaches to dealing with the risk of sea-level rise and other water hazards. It also offers opportunities for cities to explore urban extensions such as marine estates, aquatic food production systems, new sea related industries, maritime transport developments, new oceanic tourist attractions, and the designation of additional coastal ecological zones. The urban interface between Sea and Cities generates, therefore, both burning issues and valuable opportunities and raises the question of whether it is possible to solve the former by exploiting the latter?