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- Groundbreaking book dealing with the impact of urbanization on climate and how cities can adapt to climate change
- Provides innovative, practical and hands-on guidelines that can be implemented in cities around the globe
- Presents a variety of case studies of sustainable cities
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: The Urban Book Series (UBS)
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It has been written with the author's works for Urban Environment Accords (UEA) and International Urban Training Center (IUTC) in collaboration with UNEP, World Bank, UNFCCC and UN-HABITAT. It can be used as a training source book for city climate planners and urban practitioners of local governments. It will be utilized as a more practical guidebook for climate change policy makers as well as a futuristic research agenda for next generations.
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Book Title: Low-Carbon Smart Cities
Book Subtitle: Tools for Climate Resilience Planning
Authors: Kwi-Gon Kim
Series Title: The Urban Book Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59618-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-59616-7Published: 24 July 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86664-2Published: 03 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-59618-1Published: 10 July 2017
Series ISSN: 2365-757X
Series E-ISSN: 2365-7588
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 342
Number of Illustrations: 32 b/w illustrations, 181 illustrations in colour
Topics: Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Regional/Spatial Science, Renewable and Green Energy, Climate Change Management and Policy