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Cities and Climate Change : An Urgent Agenda

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-25T21:43:30Z
dc.date.available2014-03-25T21:43:30Z
dc.date.issued2010-12
dc.description.abstractThe report discusses the link between climate change and cities, why cities should be concerned about climate change and adopt early preventative policies, and how the World Bank and other organizations can provide further support to cities on climate change issues. The report is one in a series of activities that explore the nexus of cities and climate change. This report, cities and climate change: an urgent agenda focuses on three broad issues pertaining to cities and climate change. This paper argues that climate change is an urgent agenda for cities for two reasons. First, climate change is a cumulative process. Second, embracing the climate change agenda now makes eminent sense from an individual city's perspective, be it economic, social, or political. It shows that the city is part of the global sustainable development agenda. This report presents an urgent situation. In rapidly growing cities, especially in Asia, current development paths are locking in emissions and lifestyles. Many people, particularly the poor, are already affected by climate change. The next decade will be particularly challenging. Cities will take a more active role in global dialogues and policy development as citizen's demand more comprehensive and immediate responses from all levels of government.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/12/14981086/cities-climate-change-urgent-agenda
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17381
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUrban development series;knowledge papers no. 10
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACIDIFICATION
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR CONDITIONING
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectAIR QUALITY
dc.subjectAIR TRAVEL
dc.subjectAIRCRAFT
dc.subjectANNUAL GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS
dc.subjectARTERIES
dc.subjectATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION
dc.subjectAUTOMOBILE
dc.subjectAUTOMOBILE USE
dc.subjectAUTOMOBILES
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectBUS
dc.subjectBUSES
dc.subjectCALCULATION
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectCAR
dc.subjectCAR OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectCAR USE
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION LEVELS
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON FINANCE
dc.subjectCARBON MARKETS
dc.subjectCARS
dc.subjectCITY TRANSPORT
dc.subjectCLEAN AIR
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES
dc.subjectCLIMATE EXTREMES
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOAL OIL
dc.subjectCOLORS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL TRUCKS
dc.subjectCONGESTION
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION OF ENERGY
dc.subjectCOST-BENEFIT
dc.subjectCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCYCLONES
dc.subjectDAILY TRAVEL
dc.subjectDAILY TRAVEL DISTANCE
dc.subjectDAMAGES
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDESALINATION
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectDRAINAGE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectELECTRIC VEHICLES
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSION LEVELS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS ALLOCATION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FACTORS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS INVENTORIES
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENERGY DEMAND
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES
dc.subjectENERGY INTENSITY
dc.subjectENERGY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectENERGY SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectENERGY USE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectEXTREME EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
dc.subjectFERTILIZERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INCENTIVES
dc.subjectFLOOR AREA
dc.subjectFLOOR AREA RATIO
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectFUEL COSTS
dc.subjectFUEL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectFUEL SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectGHG
dc.subjectGHGS
dc.subjectGLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGLOBAL GREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORIES
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS STANDARDS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectHIGH ENERGY
dc.subjectHIGHWAY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ENERGY
dc.subjectHURRICANE
dc.subjectHYDROFLUOROCARBONS
dc.subjectIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE POLICIES
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADING
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURES
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTENSE STORMS
dc.subjectINTENSITY OF CYCLONES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectINTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectIRON
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND USE CHANGE
dc.subjectLAND USE POLICIES
dc.subjectLAND-USE CHANGE
dc.subjectLANDFILLS
dc.subjectLOCAL AIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectLOCAL TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectLONG-RUN ELASTICITIES
dc.subjectLOW-CARBON
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURES
dc.subjectMETABOLISM
dc.subjectMETHANE
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectMODAL SPLIT
dc.subjectNATIONAL EMISSIONS
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS
dc.subjectNEIGHBORHOODS
dc.subjectNITROGEN
dc.subjectNITROGEN CYCLE
dc.subjectNITROUS OXIDE
dc.subjectNONMOTORIZED TRANSPORT
dc.subjectNUCLEAR ENERGY
dc.subjectOCEANS
dc.subjectPEDESTRIAN
dc.subjectPERFLUOROCARBON
dc.subjectPESTICIDES
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION
dc.subjectPOWER PLANTS
dc.subjectPOWER SUPPLY
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPRICE INCENTIVES
dc.subjectPRIVATE TRANSPORT
dc.subjectPROPERTY TAXES
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSIT
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT NETWORKS
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT USE
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectRAPID TRANSIT
dc.subjectRAPID TRANSPORT
dc.subjectREGULATORY POLICIES
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSCENARIOS
dc.subjectSMART GROWTH
dc.subjectSOLAR RADIATION
dc.subjectSTORM SURGES
dc.subjectSTORMS
dc.subjectSTREETS
dc.subjectSUBURBS
dc.subjectSUBWAY
dc.subjectSULPHUR
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectTRAFFIC CONGESTION
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectTRANSIT CORRIDORS
dc.subjectTRANSIT SYSTEM
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT MODES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SYSTEM
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectTRIPS
dc.subjectTRUCKS
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectUNEP
dc.subjectURBAN SPRAWL
dc.subjectURBAN SYSTEMS
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT POLICIES
dc.subjectURBANISM
dc.subjectVEHICLE
dc.subjectVEHICLE PURCHASES
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWEATHER CONDITIONS
dc.subjectWEATHER PATTERNS
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWIND STORMS
dc.titleCities and Climate Change : An Urgent Agendaen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaClimate Change
okr.date.disclosure2011-09-07
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Policy Note
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/12/14981086/cities-climate-change-urgent-agenda
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
okr.guid194831468325262572
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000386194_20110907015050
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum14981086
okr.identifier.report63704
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: Sub-national government administration
okr.sectorWater, sanitation and flood protection :: General water, sanitation and flood protection sector
okr.sectorTransportation :: General transportation sector
okr.sectorIndustry and trade :: General industry and trade sector
okr.sectorEnergy and mining :: General energy sector
okr.themeUrban development :: Municipal finance
okr.themeUrban services and housing for the poor
okr.themeUrban development :: Other urban development
okr.themeUrban development :: Municipal governance and institution building
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management :: Environmental policies and institutions
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management :: Climate change
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resource management
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Climate Change Economics
okr.topicEnergy::Energy and Environment
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicEnvironment::Environment and Energy Efficiency
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitUrban Unit (FEUUR)
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