03152oam 22007455 450 991079011410332120230126211006.01-280-48660-097866135818390-8213-8960-210.1596/978-0-8213-8845-7(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(The World Bank)17254696(US-djbf)17254696(EXLCZ)99267000000018065320120413d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierClimate change, disaster risk, and the urban poor : cities building resilience for a changing world /edited by Judy L. BakerWashington, D.C. :World Bank,2012.pages cmUrban developmentDescription 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 resuWorld Bank e-Library.Urban poorDeveloping countriesClimatic changesSocial aspectsDeveloping countriesClimatic changesEffect of human beings onDeveloping countriesCity planningEnvironmental aspectsDeveloping countriesUrban ecology (Sociology)Developing countriesUrban healthDeveloping countriesUrban policyDeveloping countriesUrban poorClimatic changesSocial aspectsClimatic changesEffect of human beings onCity planningEnvironmental aspectsUrban ecology (Sociology)Urban healthUrban policy363.34/2Baker Judy L.1960-320575World Bank.DLCDLChttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uwsau/detail.action?docID=911947ProQuestBOOK9910790114103321Climate change, disaster risk, and the urban poor3702652UNINA