Urban Climate Change Adaptation in Developing Countries Policies, Pr
This book describes the risks, impacts, measures, actions and adaptation policies that have developed globally as a result of the severe impacts of global climate change. In-depth chapters focus on climate change assessment (CCA) in terms of vulnerabiliti
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limate Change Adaptation in Developing Countries Policies, Projects, and Scenarios
Urban Climate Change Adaptation in Developing Countries
Mohsen M. Aboulnaga • Amr F. Elwan Mohamed R. Elsharouny
Urban Climate Change Adaptation in Developing Countries Policies, Projects, and Scenarios
Mohsen M. Aboulnaga Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering Cairo University Giza, Egypt
Amr F. Elwan Faculty of Engineering Military Technical College Cairo, Egypt
Mohamed R. Elsharouny Architect & Out-sourced Project Coordinator African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) Cairo, Egypt
ISBN 978-3-030-05404-5 ISBN 978-3-030-05405-2 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05405-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018968019 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
Nothing is permanent! We all know that climate change is inevitable; nevertheless, we are alarmed by the changes occurring in the global climate. Currently, the prime concern that future generations face is the occurrence of undesired climate change risks, which have been manifested worldwide. Therefore, the authors have written this book to focus on understanding climate change impacts on the built environment and related sectors, and to explore solutions for these problems through the implementation of climate change adaptation policies, measures and actions as well as programmes and projects. One of the challenges highlighted by the literature in this book, is that adopting policies is not enough to counterbalance climate change, nevertheless, implementing actions and tools such as adaptation decision frameworks are imperative to move adaptation from theory to practice and
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