The Challenges of Adapting to a Warmer Planet for Urban Growth and Development
Published By: United Nations Department of Economic and Social A | Published Date: December, 01 , 2009The United Nations estimates that more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas. It is expected that the proportion of city dwellers globally will have risen to three quarters by 2050, with almost all of the growth occurring in the developing world (see figure). The challenges resulting from such rapid urban growth are amplified by the risk of climate change, which in turn threatens to unravel the gains of development made to date.
Author(s): United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs | Posted on: Jan 31, 2016 | Views() | Download (186)