Planning to Cope with Tropical and Subtropical Climate Change.
Tiepolo, Maurizio.
Planning to Cope with Tropical and Subtropical Climate Change. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (394 pages)
Intro -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Planning the Adaptation to Climate Change in Cities: an Introduction -- 2 Climate Change Characterisation and Planning in Large Tropical and Subtropical Cities -- 3 Extreme Events Assessment Methodology as a Tool for Engineering Adaptation Measures - Case Study of North Coast of S�ao Paulo State (SP), Brazil -- 4 Vulnerability and Resilience to Drought in the Chaco, Paraguay -- 5 Characterization of Flood Hazard at a Municipal Level. A Case Study in Tillab�eri Region, Niger -- 6 Sensitivity of Dar Es Salaam Coastal Aquifer to Climate Change with Regard to Seawater Intrusion and Groundwater Availability -- 7 Impact of the Construction of an Offshore Highway on the Sea-Spray Dynamics in La Reunion Island -- 8 Early Warning Systems & -- Geomatics: Value-added Information in the Absence of High Resolution Data -- 9 Planning the Adaptation of Coastal Cities to Climate Change: a Review of 14 Pilot Projects -- 10 National and Local Contingency Planning: a Comparative Analysis of Plans in Africa and Latin America -- 11 Measures of Adaptation and Community-based Water Management in M�ekh�e, Senegal -- 12 Flood Risk Preliminary Mapping in Niamey, Niger -- 13 Flood Risk Assessment at Municipal Level in the Tillab�eri Region, Niger -- 14 Drought Risk in the Tillabery Region, Niger -- 15 Climate Change Adaptation Through Urban Planning: a Proposed Approach for Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania -- 16 Climate Change Adaptation in Dar es Salaam: Local Government Opinions and Proposed Interventions -- 17 Household Level Vulnerability to Climate Change in Nepal - A Comparison of a Semi-urban and a Rural Village Development Committee -- 18 Weather Observation Network and Climate Change Monitoring in Catalonia, Spain -- 19 Assessing flood risk in Zurich, Switzerland: the KR-RRA approach. 20 Flood Risk Assessment and Quantification in the Piedmont Region, Italy -- 21 Conclusion.
9783110480795
Electronic books.
HC79.E5
363.738745260913
Planning to Cope with Tropical and Subtropical Climate Change. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (394 pages)
Intro -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Planning the Adaptation to Climate Change in Cities: an Introduction -- 2 Climate Change Characterisation and Planning in Large Tropical and Subtropical Cities -- 3 Extreme Events Assessment Methodology as a Tool for Engineering Adaptation Measures - Case Study of North Coast of S�ao Paulo State (SP), Brazil -- 4 Vulnerability and Resilience to Drought in the Chaco, Paraguay -- 5 Characterization of Flood Hazard at a Municipal Level. A Case Study in Tillab�eri Region, Niger -- 6 Sensitivity of Dar Es Salaam Coastal Aquifer to Climate Change with Regard to Seawater Intrusion and Groundwater Availability -- 7 Impact of the Construction of an Offshore Highway on the Sea-Spray Dynamics in La Reunion Island -- 8 Early Warning Systems & -- Geomatics: Value-added Information in the Absence of High Resolution Data -- 9 Planning the Adaptation of Coastal Cities to Climate Change: a Review of 14 Pilot Projects -- 10 National and Local Contingency Planning: a Comparative Analysis of Plans in Africa and Latin America -- 11 Measures of Adaptation and Community-based Water Management in M�ekh�e, Senegal -- 12 Flood Risk Preliminary Mapping in Niamey, Niger -- 13 Flood Risk Assessment at Municipal Level in the Tillab�eri Region, Niger -- 14 Drought Risk in the Tillabery Region, Niger -- 15 Climate Change Adaptation Through Urban Planning: a Proposed Approach for Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania -- 16 Climate Change Adaptation in Dar es Salaam: Local Government Opinions and Proposed Interventions -- 17 Household Level Vulnerability to Climate Change in Nepal - A Comparison of a Semi-urban and a Rural Village Development Committee -- 18 Weather Observation Network and Climate Change Monitoring in Catalonia, Spain -- 19 Assessing flood risk in Zurich, Switzerland: the KR-RRA approach. 20 Flood Risk Assessment and Quantification in the Piedmont Region, Italy -- 21 Conclusion.
9783110480795
Electronic books.
HC79.E5
363.738745260913