By OECD
ISBN-10: 9264063668
ISBN-13: 9789264063662
Because the hubs of monetary task, towns force the majority of the worlds power use and are significant individuals to international greenhouse fuel emissions. simply because they're domestic to significant infrastructure and hugely focused populations, towns also are susceptible to the affects of weather swap, resembling emerging sea degrees, hotter temperatures and fiercer storms. whilst, larger city making plans and rules can lessen strength use and greenhouse gasoline emissions and enhance the resilience of city infrastructure to weather switch, therefore shaping destiny trends. This ebook exhibits how urban and metropolitan neighborhood governments operating in tandem with nationwide governments can switch the best way we predict approximately responding to weather switch. The chapters examine: developments in urbanisation, monetary development, power use and weather swap; the commercial merits of weather motion; the position of city regulations in decreasing strength call for, enhancing resilience to weather swap and complementing worldwide weather rules; frameworks for multilevel governance of weather switch together with engagement with suitable stakeholders; and the contribution of towns to eco-friendly progress, together with the greening of monetary rules, innovation and jobs. The booklet additionally explores coverage instruments and most sensible practices from either OECD and a few non-member countries. towns and weather swap finds the significance of addressing weather switch throughout all degrees of presidency. neighborhood involvement via climate-conscious city making plans and administration can assist in achieving nationwide weather ambitions and minimise tradeoffs among environmental and financial priorities at neighborhood degrees. The booklet can be appropriate to coverage makers, researchers, and others with an curiosity in studying extra approximately urbanisation and weather switch policy.
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