Despite the cynicism of skeptics, climate change really is happening, and its effects will be most pronounced in cities. Many are vulnerable to small rises in sea level, while urbanisation is adding demographically derived stresses to already-pressurised urban ecosystem services. The combination of these factors suggests that efforts to respond to the negative impacts of climate change will have to be made at the local level, even as we collectively continue the important work of shaping and implementing adaptation and mitigation actions. In examining the most likely consequences of this 'double whammy' of environmental and population impacts on urban areas, this book makes clear the need to incorporate climate change concerns into the mainstream of local planning, governance and policy making practices. By offering the conceptual framework for adaptation and implementation within cities, along with more practical adaptation measures, the authors demonstrate the key role cities must play in the fight against climate change. With urban communities as various as Copenhagen, Mexico City and Ho Chi Minh City already enacting policy proposals such as 'climate-proofing' their infrastructure, there is much that other cities can learn from those in the vanguard.

Assembling papers originally presented at the Resilient Cities 2011 Congress in Bonn, Germany (June 2011), the second global forum on cities and adaptation to climate change, this volume is the second in a series resulting from this annual event. These cutting-edge papers represent the latest research on the topic and reflect the intensification of the debate on the meaning of and interaction between climate adaptation, risk reduction and broader resilience.

Zusammenfassung
Assembling papers originally presented at the Resilient Cities 2011 Congress in Bonn, Germany (June 2011), the second global forum on cities and adaptation to climate change, this volume is the second in a series resulting from this annual event. These cutting-edge papers represent the latest research on the topic and reflect the intensification of the debate on the meaning of and interaction between climate adaptation, risk reduction and broader resilience. Thus, contributors offer more material related to resilience, such as water, energy and food security; green infrastructure; the role of renewables and ecosystem services; vulnerable communities and urban poor; and responsive financing for adaptation and multi-level governance. Overall, the book brings a number of different perspectives to bear on the most pressing issues and controversies surrounding climate change adaptation in cities. These papers will prove invaluable to anyone interested in deepening their understanding of urban resilience and contributing to tackling climate change at the local level.

Inhalt
Foreword.- Part I: Introduction.- 1. The Global Adaptation Community Expands Its Scope.- Part II: Urban Risk and Assessing Vulnerability at the Local Level.- 2. Introduction: Urban Risk and Assessing Vulnerability at the Local Level.- 3. A Region at Risk: Policy Determination Through Vulnerability Hotspot Assessment.- 4. Developing a Framework For Assessing Coastal Vulnerability To Sea Level Rise in Southern New England.- 5. Quantifying Impacts of Potential Sea-Level Rise Scenarios on Irish Coastal Cities.- 6. Mapping Risk and Vulnerability in São Paulo Metropolitan Region.- 7. Water Crisis: Public Management of a Critical Situation.- 8. Environmental Assessment and Restoration of Typhoon Morakot Disaster: A Case Study of Kaohsiung.- 9. Flood Risk Protection Concept For The Urban Region Geising/Altenberg in the Flood Formation Area.-of the Eastern Ore Mountains, Germany.- Part III: Toward The Resilient City.- 10. Introduction: Toward the Resilient City.- 11. Water, Food and Energy Security.- 12. Nature at the Heart of Urban Design For Resilience.- 13. Smart City: Energy Efficiency in a New Scope.- 14. Resilient Food Systems For Resilient Cities.- 15. Urban Agriculture Casablanca.- 16. Adapting Cities To Climate Change: Scenarios For Urban Neighborhoods in the City Of Essen.- 17. Combining Urban Development With Climate Change Adaptation Using A Systems Approach.- 18. Towards A Resilient Architecture: The Case of Brøset, Trondheim, Norway.- 19. Towards More Resilient Water Infrastructures.- 20. Building 'Equitable' Urban Resilience: The Challenge For Cities.- 21. Climate Change and the Urban Poor: Support of the German Development Cooperation To a City in Bangladesh.- 22. The Green Infrastructure Transect: An Organisational Framework For Mainstreaming Adaptation Planning Policies.- Part IV: Frameworks For Local Response To Climate Change - Challenges and Recommendations.- 23. Introduction: Frameworks For Local Response To Climate Change - Challenges andRecommendations.- 24. Building Resilience in Asian Cities.- 25. A Science-Policy Approach Towards Local Adaptation Planning: The Case of Santiago De Chile.- 26. Participatory Action Adaptation: Tools For Increasing Climate Change Capacity and Preparedness at the Local Government Level.- 27. Knowledge and Information For Resilient Cities.- 28. Climate Change Guidelines For Urban Planning in the Basque Country.- 29. Integrated Roadmapping To Shape Adaptation Processes in Metropolitan Areas.- 30. The Significance Of Adaptation Framing In Local and Regional Climate Change Adaptation Planning Initiatives in Australia.- 31. Decision Making Frameworks For Adaptation To Extremes in Two Local Government Areas: Comparing and Contrasting India and Australia.- 32. Urban Climate Governance in The Philippines, Mexico and South Africa: National- and State-Level Legislation and Modes of Multi-Level Governance.- 33. Space For Adapting: Reconciling Adaptation and Mitigation in Local Climate Change Plans.- 34. The Early Experiences of Local Climate Change Adaptation in Norway Compared With That of Local Agenda 21.- 35. Climate Change Adaptation Plan of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.- 36. Integrated Climate Action: Linking Mitigation and Adaptation To Make Indonesian Cities Resilient.- 37. Enhancing The Climate Change Adaptation Capabilities of Local Governments in Korea: Supporting Programs For Local Adaptation Plan.- 38. Reality Check: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.- Part V: Financing The Resilient City.- 39. Introduction.- 40. A Demand Driven Approach To Development, Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Adaptation.- 41. Smarter Interventions in an Age of Uncertainty.- 42. Linking Resilience and Green Growth: How Green Business Can Contribute To More Resilient Cities in India.- 43. Green Areas Inner-City Agreement (GAIA): How Local Enterprises Can Contribute To Local Adaptation To Climate Change.- 44. Financing Climate Change Adaptation: The Copenhagen Example.- 45. Challenges on the Way To Financing Urban Climate Change Adaptation.- Glossary.- Index.