Climate Change, Disaster Risk, and
            the Urban Poor : Cities Building Resilience for a Changing World

doi:10.1596/978-0-8213-8845-7

Publication:
Climate Change, Disaster Risk, and the Urban Poor : Cities Building Resilience for a Changing World

dc.contributor.author	Baker, Judy L.
dc.contributor.editor	Baker, Judy L.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-04-27T07:41:56Z
dc.date.available	2012-04-27T07:41:56Z
dc.date.issued	2012-04-17
dc.description.abstract	Poor people living in slums are at particularly high risk from the impacts of climate change and natural hazards. They live on the most vulnerable land within cities, typically areas deemed undesirable by others and thus affordable. This study analyzes the key challenges facing the urban poor, given the risks associated with climate change and disasters, particularly with regard to the delivery of basic services, and identifies strategies and financing opportunities for addressing these risks. The main audience for this study includes mayors and other city managers, national governments, donors, and practitioners in the fields of climate change, disaster-risk management, and urban development. The work is part of a broader program under the Mayor's task force on climate change, disaster risk and the urban poor. The study is organized in four chapters covering: 1) a broad look at climate change and disaster risk in cities of the developing world, with particular implications for the urban poor; 2) analysis of the vulnerability of the urban poor; 3) discussion of recommended approaches for building resilience for the urban poor; and 4) review of the financing opportunities for covering investments in basic services and other needs associated with climate and disaster risk.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16242879/climate-change-disaster-risk-urban-poor-cities-building-resilience-changing-world
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/978-0-8213-8845-7
dc.identifier.isbn	978-0-8213-8845-7
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6018
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Urban Development
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject	Basic services
dc.subject	Disaster risk
dc.subject	Slums
dc.subject	Urban planning
dc.subject	Urban poor
dc.subject	Urban poverty
dc.subject	Vulnerability
dc.title	Climate Change, Disaster Risk, and the Urban Poor : Cities Building Resilience for a Changing World	en
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.date.disclosure	2012-04-25
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Publication
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Publication
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16242879/climate-change-disaster-risk-urban-poor-cities-building-resilience-changing-world
okr.globalpractice	Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice	Environment and Natural Resources
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okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/978-0-8213-8845-7
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000356161_20120426013551
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	16242879
okr.identifier.report	68358
okr.language.supported	en
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okr.peerreview	Academic Peer Review
okr.topic	Urban Development
okr.topic	Communities and Human Settlements
okr.topic	Environment
okr.unit	Urban (WBIUR)
okr.volume	1 of 1
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