Book notes
This volume addresses a gap in planning policy and literature regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) inclusion. Some urban officials have deliberately sought to exclude the queer community by conflating its needs with those of “adult businesses”, such as in Atlanta.
This report forms part of the UN-Habitat series “Housing Practices: country experiences of designing and implementing affordable housing programmes”.
The challenges regarding climate change and climate change adaptation are wide and complex. Managing Climate Risks in Coastal Communities focuses on the need to address climate change risks, local climate preparedness and collective risk management.
The goal attempted in this book is to develop a single framework, applicable to both rich countries and developing economies, for understanding and acting on urban water issues, despite the manifold shifts and transitions underway.
Scholarly and policy circles can take it for granted that climate change is an undeniable reality.
A resilient city must have, among other things, the capacity to satisfy the water and sanitation needs of it
Improved multistakeholder collaboration in the water and sanitation sector can contribute towards building g
Indian coastal cities are susceptible to climate-induced rapid and slow-onset disasters, like cyclonic storm
This paper attempts to identify a strategy for improving collaboration between stakeholders working in Dhaka
The Vietnamese government is aware of the country’s vulnerability to climate change impacts.