Climate Change, Disaster Risk, and the Urban Poor : Cities Building Resilience for a Changing World
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 land within cities, typically areas deemed undesirable by others and thus affordable. This study anal...
Main Author: | Baker, Judy L. |
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Format: | Publication |
Language: | English |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2012
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16242879/climate-change-disaster-risk-urban-poor-cities-building-resilience-changing-world http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6018 |
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