Climate Change, Disaster Risk, and the Urban Poor: Cities Building Resilience for a Changing World

by Judy L. Baker

"Poor people living in slums are at particularly high risk from the impacts of climate change and natural hazards. They live on the most vulnerable lands within cities, typically areas that are deemed undesirable by others and are thus affordable. Residents are exposed to the impacts of landslides, sea-level rise, flooding, and other hazards. Exposure to risk is exacerbated by overcrowded living conditions, lack of adequate infrastructure and services,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821388452
• ISBN13: 9780821388457
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"