Overview of challenges and achievements in the climate adaptation of cities and in the Climate Proof Cities program

Building and Environment

Volumn 83, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-10

  Albers, R A W ^a   Bosch, P R ^b,c   Blocken, B ^c   van den Dobbelsteen, A A J F ^d   van Hove, L W A ^e   Spit, T J M ^f   van de Ven, F ^g,h   van Hooff, T ^b   Rovers, V ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^g DELTARES   (Netherlands)

^h DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptation; City; Climate change; Governance; Urban area; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84918785606     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.09.006     Document Type: Editorial

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