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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments xiii
- 1. Planning the Adaptation to Climate Change in Cities: an Introduction 1
- 2. Climate Change Characterisation and Planning in Large Tropical and Subtropical Cities 6
- 3. Extreme Events Assessment Methodology as a Tool for Engineering Adaptation Measures – Case Study of North Coast of São Paulo State (SP), Brazil 42
- 4. Vulnerability and Resilience to Drought in the Chaco, Paraguay 63
- 5. Characterization of Flood Hazard at a Municipal Level. A Case Study in Tillabéri Region, Niger 89
- 6. Sensitivity of Dar Es Salaam Coastal Aquifer to Climate Change with Regard to Seawater Intrusion and Groundwater Availability 107
- 7. Impact of the Construction of an Offshore Highway on the Sea-Spray Dynamics in La Reunion Island 130
- 8. Early Warning Systems & Geomatics: Value-added Information in the Absence of High Resolution Data 141
- 9. Planning the Adaptation of Coastal Cities to Climate Change: a Review of 14 Pilot Projects 154
- 10. National and Local Contingency Planning: a Comparative Analysis of Plans in Africa and Latin America 171
- 11. Measures of Adaptation and Community-based Water Management in Mékhé, Senegal 182
- 12. Flood Risk Preliminary Mapping in Niamey, Niger 201
- 13. Flood Risk Assessment at Municipal Level in the Tillabéri Region, Niger 221
- 14. Drought Risk in the Tillabery Region, Niger 243
- 15. Climate Change Adaptation Through Urban Planning: a Proposed Approach for Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania 267
- 16. Climate Change Adaptation in Dar es Salaam: Local Government Opinions and Proposed Interventions 290
- 17. Household Level Vulnerability to Climate Change in Nepal – A Comparison of a Semi-urban and a Rural Village Development Committee 304
- 18. Weather Observation Network and Climate Change Monitoring in Catalonia, Spain 322
- 19. Assessing flood risk in Zurich, Switzerland: the KR-RRA approach 336
- 20. Flood Risk Assessment and Quantification in the Piedmont Region, Italy 354
- 21. Conclusion 376
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments xiii
- 1. Planning the Adaptation to Climate Change in Cities: an Introduction 1
- 2. Climate Change Characterisation and Planning in Large Tropical and Subtropical Cities 6
- 3. Extreme Events Assessment Methodology as a Tool for Engineering Adaptation Measures – Case Study of North Coast of São Paulo State (SP), Brazil 42
- 4. Vulnerability and Resilience to Drought in the Chaco, Paraguay 63
- 5. Characterization of Flood Hazard at a Municipal Level. A Case Study in Tillabéri Region, Niger 89
- 6. Sensitivity of Dar Es Salaam Coastal Aquifer to Climate Change with Regard to Seawater Intrusion and Groundwater Availability 107
- 7. Impact of the Construction of an Offshore Highway on the Sea-Spray Dynamics in La Reunion Island 130
- 8. Early Warning Systems & Geomatics: Value-added Information in the Absence of High Resolution Data 141
- 9. Planning the Adaptation of Coastal Cities to Climate Change: a Review of 14 Pilot Projects 154
- 10. National and Local Contingency Planning: a Comparative Analysis of Plans in Africa and Latin America 171
- 11. Measures of Adaptation and Community-based Water Management in Mékhé, Senegal 182
- 12. Flood Risk Preliminary Mapping in Niamey, Niger 201
- 13. Flood Risk Assessment at Municipal Level in the Tillabéri Region, Niger 221
- 14. Drought Risk in the Tillabery Region, Niger 243
- 15. Climate Change Adaptation Through Urban Planning: a Proposed Approach for Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania 267
- 16. Climate Change Adaptation in Dar es Salaam: Local Government Opinions and Proposed Interventions 290
- 17. Household Level Vulnerability to Climate Change in Nepal – A Comparison of a Semi-urban and a Rural Village Development Committee 304
- 18. Weather Observation Network and Climate Change Monitoring in Catalonia, Spain 322
- 19. Assessing flood risk in Zurich, Switzerland: the KR-RRA approach 336
- 20. Flood Risk Assessment and Quantification in the Piedmont Region, Italy 354
- 21. Conclusion 376
