Climate Health Risks in Megacities - Sustainable Management and Strategic Planning (Paperback)

Climate Health Risks in Megacities: Sustainable Management and Strategic Planning courageously confronts the immense challenges of alleviating climate change and takes the initiative to layout an agenda that calls for action in the rapidly changing landscape of our global climate. This guide provides a constructive methodology for developing and implementing risk management and operational continuity management systems to climate change effects on urban populations. It addresses key issues such as physical location, proper sanitation, food security and vector-borne diseases against the backdrop of climate change, and then model its effect on the urban dwellers. The author also reveals the benefits of implementing a unique risk management approach to combat global threats and focuses on building urban resilience in the face of disasters. Prepared with a comprehensive and forward-thinking style, this book draws on indispensable case studies in key megacities like New York, Los Angeles, Beijing, Rio de Janeiro, London, Mumbai, and Lagos, and links researchers, scientists, city's mayors, environmentalists, policy-makers and world leaders from central areas to review, reflect, and expound on future directions.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2019
First published:	2017
Authors:	Cesar Marolla
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	329
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-87815-3
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > General Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Promotions
LSN:	0-367-87815-1
Barcode:	9780367878153

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