The state of the cities: why, and how, the Commonwealth must address the challenge of sustainable urbanisation

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The state of the cities: why, and how, the Commonwealth must address the challenge of sustainable urbanisation [1]

This paper addresses climate change and slum-based poverty among the challenges of sustainable urbanisation. It asserts that the slums will also be the locations most vulnerable to hazards linked to extreme weather, such as flooding or hurricanes, and thus advocates for hazard mitigation strategies to have a

Publication Date:

01/04/2010

Author(s): Joan Ross Frankson [2]

Source: Commonwealth Secretariat [3]

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/state-cities-why-and-how-commonwealth-must-address-challenge-sustainable

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