Konrad Otto-Zimmermann 
Resilient Cities 2 [PDF ebook] 
Cities and Adaptation to Climate Change – Proceedings of the Global Forum 2011

Foreword.- Part I: Introduction.- 1. The Global Adaptation Community Expands Its Scope.- Part II: Urban Risk and Assessing Vulnerability at the Local Level.- 2. Introduction: Urban Risk and Assessing Vulnerability at the Local Level.- 3. A Region at Risk: Policy Determination Through Vulnerability Hotspot Assessment.- 4. Developing a Framework For Assessing Coastal Vulnerability To Sea Level Rise in Southern New England.- 5. Quantifying Impacts of Potential Sea-Level Rise Scenarios on Irish Coastal Cities.- 6. Mapping Risk and Vulnerability in São Paulo Metropolitan Region.- 7. Water Crisis: Public Management of a Critical Situation.- 8. Environmental Assessment and Restoration of Typhoon Morakot Disaster: A Case Study of Kaohsiung.- 9. Flood Risk Protection Concept For The Urban Region Geising/Altenberg in the Flood Formation Area.-of the Eastern Ore Mountains, Germany.- Part III: Toward The Resilient City.- 10. Introduction: Toward the Resilient City.- 11. Water, Food and Energy Security.- 12. Nature at the Heart of Urban Design For Resilience.- 13. Smart City: Energy Efficiency in a New Scope.- 14. Resilient Food Systems For Resilient Cities.- 15. Urban Agriculture Casablanca.- 16. Adapting Cities To Climate Change: Scenarios For Urban Neighborhoods in the City Of Essen.- 17. Combining Urban Development With Climate Change Adaptation Using A Systems Approach.- 18. Towards A Resilient Architecture: The Case of Brøset, Trondheim, Norway.- 19. Towards More Resilient Water Infrastructures.- 20. Building ‘Equitable’ Urban Resilience: The Challenge For Cities.- 21. Climate Change and the Urban Poor: Support of the German Development Cooperation To a City in Bangladesh.- 22. The Green Infrastructure Transect: An Organisational Framework For Mainstreaming Adaptation Planning Policies.- Part IV: Frameworks For Local Response To Climate Change – Challenges and Recommendations.- 23. Introduction: Frameworks For Local Response To Climate Change – Challenges and Recommendations.- 24. Building Resilience in Asian Cities.- 25. A Science-Policy Approach Towards Local Adaptation Planning: The Case of Santiago De Chile.- 26. Participatory Action Adaptation: Tools For Increasing Climate Change Capacity and Preparedness at the Local Government Level.- 27. Knowledge and Information For Resilient Cities.- 28. Climate Change Guidelines For Urban Planning in the Basque Country.- 29. Integrated Roadmapping To Shape Adaptation Processes in Metropolitan Areas.- 30. The Significance Of Adaptation Framing In Local and Regional Climate Change Adaptation Planning Initiatives in Australia.- 31. Decision Making Frameworks For Adaptation To Extremes in Two Local Government Areas: Comparing and Contrasting India and Australia.- 32. Urban Climate Governance in The Philippines, Mexico and South Africa: National- and State-Level Legislation and Modes of Multi-Level Governance.- 33. Space For Adapting: Reconciling Adaptation and Mitigation in Local Climate Change Plans.- 34. The Early Experiences of Local Climate Change Adaptation in Norway Compared With That of Local Agenda 21.- 35. Climate Change Adaptation Plan of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.- 36. Integrated Climate Action: Linking Mitigation and Adaptation To Make Indonesian Cities Resilient.- 37. Enhancing The Climate Change Adaptation Capabilities of Local Governments in Korea: Supporting Programs For Local Adaptation Plan.- 38. Reality Check: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.- Part V: Financing The Resilient City.- 39. Introduction.- 40. A Demand Driven Approach To Development, Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Adaptation.- 41. Smarter Interventions in an Age of Uncertainty.- 42. Linking Resilience and Green Growth: How Green Business Can Contribute To More Resilient Cities in India.- 43. Green Areas Inner-City Agreement (GAIA): How Local Enterprises Can Contribute To Local Adaptation To Climate Change.- 44. Financing Climate Change Adaptation: The Copenhagen Example.- 45. Challenges on the Way To Financing Urban Climate Change Adaptation.- Glossary.- Index.