Thriving : Making Cities Green, Resilient, and Inclusive in a Changing Climate / edited by Mark Roberts and Megha Mukim.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Roberts, Mark, editor.

Mukim, Megha, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Government policy.

Climatic changes.

Sustainable urban development.

Urban ecology (Sociology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : The World Bank, [2023]

Summary:

Between 1970 and 2021, the number of people living in cities increased from 1.19 billion to 4.46 billion, while the Earth's surface temperature climbed by 1.19 degrees Celsius above its preindustrial levels. Because of the prosperity they helped generate, cities have been a major cause of this climate change. However, it is also in cities that many of the solutions to the climate crisis-- in terms of both adaptation and mitigation-- will be found, not least because by 2050, almost 70 percent of the world's population will call cities home. As such, cities are the key to arguably the greatest public policy challenge of our times. To take stock of how green, how resilient, and how inclusive cities globally are today, this publication defines a global typology of more than 10,000 cities. It finds that there is wide variation in how green, resilient, and inclusive cities are around the world. It asks how climate change impacts cities and, conversely, how cities affect climate. Vicious cycles in development could occur as cities become more vulnerable to extreme events and the challenges compound and cascade. Finally, this report provides a compass for policy makers on policies that can help cities not only survive but also thrive in the face of the perils of climate change. Policy makers can and must act now to chart a more sustainable trajectory.

Contents:

Why Is Electric Mobility a Development Issue?

The Economics of Electric Mobility

Transportation Policies to Promote the Adoption of Electric Passenger Vehicles

Energy Policies to Support the Transition to Electric Mobility

Appendix: Countries at a Glance.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781464819360

146481936X

OCLC:

1381709993