03127nam 2200733 a 450 991046107380332120200520144314.01-280-48660-097866135818390-8213-8960-2(CKB)2670000000180653(EBL)911947(OCoLC)793166830(SSID)ssj0000633391(PQKBManifestationID)12245699(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000633391(PQKBWorkID)10619847(PQKB)10375784(MiAaPQ)EBC911947(Au-PeEL)EBL911947(CaPaEBR)ebr10556451(CaONFJC)MIL358183(EXLCZ)99267000000018065320120413d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrClimate change, disaster risk, and the urban poor[electronic resource] cities building resilience for a changing world /Judy L. Baker, editorWashington, D.C. World Bank20121 online resource (322 p.)Urban development seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-8845-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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, unsafe housing, inadequate nutrition, and poor health. These conditions can turn a natural hazard or change in climate into a disaster, and resuUrban development series (Washington, D.C.)Urban poorDeveloping countriesClimatic changesSocial aspectsDeveloping countriesClimatic changesEffect of human beings onDeveloping countriesCity planningEnvironmental aspectsDeveloping countriesUrban ecology (Sociology)Developing countriesUrban healthDeveloping countriesUrban policyDeveloping countriesElectronic books.Urban poorClimatic changesSocial aspectsClimatic changesEffect of human beings onCity planningEnvironmental aspectsUrban ecology (Sociology)Urban healthUrban policy363.34/2Baker Judy L.1960-320575World Bank.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uwsau/detail.action?docID=911947ProQuestBOOK9910461073803321Climate change, disaster risk, and the urban poor2453628UNINA