Urban planning for climate change / Barbara Norman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Norman, Barbara, 1957- author.

Series:

Routledge advances in climate change research.

Routledge advances in climate change research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--Environmental aspects.

City planning.

Cities and towns--Growth.

Cities and towns.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 179 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, [2023]

Summary:

"This book tackles the future challenges and opportunities for planning our cities and towns in a changing climate and recommends key actions for more resilient urban futures. Urban Planning for Climate Change focusses on how urban planning is fundamental to action on climate change. In doing so it particularly looks at current practice and opportunities for innovation and capacity building in the future - carbon neutral development, building back better and creating more resilient urban settlements around the world. The complex challenge of possible urban resettlement from the impact of climate change is covered as a special issue bringing a focus on adaptation, working with nature and delivering real action on climate change with local communities. Norman recommends ten essential actions for urban planning for climate change along with some suggestions to inspire the next generations to embrace these opportunities with creativity and innovation. Featuring key messages and implications for practice in each chapter, this book will be of great interest to students, scholars, practitioners and communities involved in planning more climate resilient urban and regional futures"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

List of illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction

Purpose

Approach

Climate Change: IPCC 6, COP26 and beyond

Urban planning

Urban planning for climate change

Implications

Key messages

Conclusion

2. Challenges present and future

Introduction

Global challenges and opportunities

Regional challenges and opportunities

National challenges and opportunities

Local challenges and opportunities

Professional practice

3. Urban planning for climate risks: Coastal inundation, wildfire, extreme heat and floods

Coastal inundation, wildfire, extreme heat and floods: recent experience

Coastal inundation

Catastrophic wildfire

Extreme heat

Flooding

Implications for urban futures

4. Climate-induced resettlement: Options for the future

Limits to adaptation

Disasters, displacement and climate change refugees

Urban resettlement: recent plans and practice

Planning options for urban resettlement and climate change

5. Climate-sensitive towns: Key considerations for the future

Implementation

Bouncing forward

Interviews with leading professionals and academics

Implications for urban planning for climate change

6. Key actions

Climate urban futures

Key findings

Ten actions for urban planning for climate change

Wider considerations for implementation

7. Planning a liveable climate urban future

Future challenges and opportunities.

Further research

Next steps

The last word

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Norman, Barbara, 1957- Urban planning for climate change

ISBN:

9781000791013

OCLC:

1329431527

Publisher Number:

17974161