The rapid and oft en unplanned expansion of cities is exposing more people and economic assets to the risk of disasters and the effects of climate change. For city governments, increased climate variability imposes additional challenges to effective urban management and the delivery of key services, while for residents it increasingly affects their lives and livelihoods due to more frequent floods, landslides, heat waves, droughts, and fires. There...
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2012/06/22
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70982
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2012/07/11
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Disclosed
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Urban risk assessments : understanding disaster and climate risk in cities
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flash flood