Climate change and economic resilience through urban and cultural heritage: The case of emerging small island developing states economies

Z Allam, D Jones - Economies, 2019 - mdpi.com
While the topic of climate change is of global importance and has global consequences, the
context is far more dangerous for emerging economies, including small island developing …

Planning, the urban poor and climate change in Small Island Developing States (SIDS): unmitigated disaster or inclusive adaptation?

C Butcher-Gollach - … Development Planning Review, 2015 - liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk
This article identifies the impacts of climate change on the Small Island Developing States
(SIDS) of the Caribbean and the Pacific, which, through their geography and location, are …

Green structural adjustment in the World Bank's resilient city

P Bigger, S Webber - Annals of the American Association of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
According to an increasingly prevalent set of discourses and practices within environmental
and development finance, cities across the Global South are facing a costly infrastructural …

Climate-induced non-economic loss and damage: Understanding policy responses, challenges, and future directions in pacific small island developing states

A Chandra, KE McNamara, R Clissold, T Tabe… - Climate, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite mitigation and adaptation efforts, the residual risks of climate change will continue to
impact the most vulnerable communities globally. Highly exposed regions, such as the …

Addressing constraints to private financing of urban (climate) infrastructure in developing countries

R White, S Wahba - International Journal of Urban Sustainable …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Urban infrastructure investment needs in the developing world are immense, particularly
when the additional costs associated with lower carbon, more climate-resilient options are …

Climate-resilient, Climate-friendly world heritage cities

AG Bigio, MC Ochoa, R Amirtahmasebi - 2014 - sidalc.net
While the negative impacts of climate change on urban areas are well-known and widely
discussed, its implicit impacts on historic downtowns have not been studied as extensively …

Resilience to climate change in Ghanaian cities and its implications for urban policy and planning

H Mensah, O Amponsah, P Opoku, DK Ahadzie… - SN Social …, 2021 - Springer
City authorities across the globe have resolved to make their cities sustainable and
inclusive. However, resilience of cities to climate change, which is a vital component of the …

Urban resilience building in modern development

S Nop, A Thornton - Ecology and Society, 2019 - JSTOR
Although the process of building urban resilience is increasingly and globally promoted, we
consider this concept, and the approaches to achieve it, as particularly challenging for cities …

[PDF][PDF] Building sustainable finance for resilient protected and conserved areas: Lessons from COVID-19

T Cumming, A Seidl, L Emerton, A Spenceley… - Parks, 2021 - qlf.org
There is widespread concern that funding for protected and conserved areas (PCAs) will
decline substantially due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic outcomes. This …

Unpacking the Pacific urban agenda: Resilience challenges and opportunities

GL Kiddle, D McEvoy, D Mitchell, P Jones, S Mecartney - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are often cited as being the most vulnerable to the future
impacts of a changing climate. Furthermore, being located in the 'Pacific Rim of Fire', PICs …