Planning for climate change: adapting to a more sustainable urban future

Barbara Norman

Planning for climate change: adapting to a more sustainable urban future

Barbara Norman

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Abstract

Planning for climate change in the Asia Pacific region presents enormous challenges and opportunities for urban communities. The challenges include the exponential population growth of cities coupled with the increasing impacts of climate change, particularly on coastal communities. This is reflected in the New Urban Agenda recently adopted by the United Nations Assembly. This chapter discusses seven pathways for more sustainable cities and regions. Pathways include the opportunities for leapfrogging to renewable energy, embedding green infrastructure into urban developments, implementing smart technology to facilitate improved urban governance and increasing community engagement.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Urbanisation at Risk in the Pacific and Asia
Subtitle of host publication	Disasters, Climate Change and Resilience in the Built Environment
Editors	David Sanderson, Laura Bruce
Place of Publication	United Kingdom
Publisher	Routledge
Chapter	9
Pages	141-151
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9780429290176
ISBN (Print)	9780367258474
Publication status	Published - 5 May 2020

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 13 Climate Action

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Planning for climate change: adapting to a more sustainable urban future. / Norman, Barbara.
Urbanisation at Risk in the Pacific and Asia: Disasters, Climate Change and Resilience in the Built Environment. ed. / David Sanderson; Laura Bruce. United Kingdom: Routledge, 2020. p. 141-151.

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Planning for climate change: adapting to a more sustainable urban future

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