05322 am 2201129 n 450 9910629399003321202211242-900956-09-910.4000/books.cedej.8534(CKB)4100000012898246(FrMaCLE)OB-cedej-8534(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/95021(PPN)266362672(EXLCZ)99410000001289824620221124j|||||||| ||| 0enguu||||||m||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMiddle Eastern Cities in a Time of Climate Crisis /Agnès Deboulet, Waleed MansourLe Caire CEDEJ - Égypte/Soudan20221 online resource (240 p.)Dossiers du CedejThe climate crisis is hitting around the world, including in the Middle East and its cities. Urban regions are exposed to increasingly frequent heat waves and floods that leave decision makers without immediate answers. In the context of this global crisis, this book addresses the need for a better understanding of the current model of urban expansion. Cities are major sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions but they are also celebrated for their contribution to economic growth. The current moment is one of a large paradigm shift as climate change is now recognized as a legitimate public problem. This is especially true for city dwellers, who are increasingly exposed to climate change, the loss of biodiversity and heavy pollution while natural breathing spaces continue to shrink around them. The sixteen chapters of this book do not offer any off-the-rack or technical solutions, but they analyze the urban conundrum and the contribution of cities to the climate crisis. Some chapters focus on individual car ownership, land privatization, waste management and land use changes under the guise of development. Others explore local and contextual answers to urban governance issues. With the support of CEDEJ and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, researchers, experts and civil society actors explore the ongoing transformations of Middle Eastern urban environments and mobilities and question them in relation to the climate crisis. The contributions are based on empirical knowledge gathered in the Nile Delta, the Greater Cairo Region, Riyadh and Beirut. Without concessions to mainstream thinking, this book contributes to a better understanding of urban challenges, climate threats and policy responses in contexts marked by growing environmental inequalities.EconomicsEnvironmental Studiesclimate changeair pollutionanthropocenesustainable mobilitywastecities in transitionarchitecture and rehabilitationurban expansionsurban development challengessocial and ecological justicenature-based solutionsurban governanceclimate changeair pollutionanthropocenesustainable mobilitywastecities in transitionarchitecture and rehabilitationurban expansionsurban development challengessocial and ecological justicenature-based solutionsurban governanceEconomicsEnvironmental Studiesclimate changeair pollutionanthropocenesustainable mobilitywastecities in transitionarchitecture and rehabilitationurban expansionsurban development challengessocial and ecological justicenature-based solutionsurban governanceAbosira Mohammed1340545Alaeddine Tala1340546Badir Romani1340547Bonnefoi Florian1340548Deboulet Agnès1288791Díaz-Bone León1340549Dorghamy Ahmed El1340550El-Gerzawy Ragia1340551Fanchette Sylvie662073Florin Bénédicte1297388Garcia Ibrahim1340552Ghodbane Dalila1315131Hady Nabeel El1340553Hassan Iman1340554Huybrechts Eric802334Ibrahim Kareem1315135Iskandar Laila1340555Mansour Waleed1340556Menoret Pascal496139Mousa Heba Attia1340557Saksouk Abir1340558Sayed Sara1340559Seyam Sara1340560Sims David556860Zaazaa Ahmed1340561Deboulet Agnès1288791Mansour Waleed1340556FR-FrMaCLEBOOK9910629399003321Middle Eastern Cities in a Time of Climate Crisis3062567UNINA