The Urban Transformation : Health, Shelter and Climate Change 9781136262968, 9781849712156

For the first time in history, half of the world's population lives in urban areas and it is expected that, by 2050

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The Urban Transformation : Health, Shelter and Climate Change
9781136262968, 9781849712156

Examining urban environmental issues at the macro, municipal level down to the micro community and individual level, thi

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The objective of the present edited book is to encompass studies from both developed and developing countries of Asia, A

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This book indicates the most optimal solutions for the growing civilization problem related to climate change that takes

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With significantly hotter average temperatures, an increase in natural disasters, and rising oceans, the reality of clim

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How Canada has ignored the reality of climate change for far too long and what we must do to change course. Canada has

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The book explores the geo-chemical, physical, social and economic impacts of climate change on water supplies. It contai

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In January 2013, the Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine of the Institute of Medicine he

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The Kyoto Protocol capped the emissions of the main emitters, the industrialized countries, one by one. It also created

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There is serious concern about the impact of the changing climate. The WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific has t

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