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Megacities and climate change: sustainable urban living in a changing world [1]

This publication explores how megacities and rapidly growing cities are responding to the urban development challenges presented by climate change. It provides examples and case studies of successful initiatives highlighting the leadership required to tackle this global problem.

The chapters offer a range of insights and examples of innovative solutions to challenges in four areas of urban development that will be significantly affected by climate change: water and sanitation; energy; transport and urban mobility; land use and urban planning.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2008
LEAD International [2]
Tags:
Land Use [3], Climate Change [4], Climate Impacts [5], Climate Mitigation [6], Transport [7], Urbanisation [8], Urban Planning [9], Mobility Planning [10], Water Supply [11], Sanitation [12], Energy [13], India [14], Global [15], Developing Countries [16]
Centre for Science and Environment
National Knowledge Commission Government of India

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