This study analyses observed trends in extreme rainfall events in the Metropolitan Area of
São Paulo (MASP). Rainfall data sets with more than 60 years of record in MASP are used …

Este artigo, considerando que as cidades têm sua relevância política reconhecida em
acordos globais atuais, questiona se os planos diretores das capitais brasileiras contribuem …

Brazilian cities host 86% of the country's population and have been more intensely hit by
rising temperatures than the average of cities across the world over the last century …

This paper contributes to the study of climate change and environmental justice with a
particular focus on a Global South case-study in the São Paulo Macro Metropolis of Brazil …

Worldwide cities are at the forefront of tackling climate change; however, it is not clear to
what extent they are prepared for the challenge, particularly in the context of lower income …

While climate change manifests itself as a global phenomenon, impacts are experienced
most acutely at the local scale. As a result, the onus of responding to climate change impacts …

As climate change progresses, local governments are being forced to find ways to adapt to
worsening environmental, economic, and infrastructure impacts. The city of Fredericton, New …

Cities are fundamental agents and spaces in global climate governance, whether through
their participation in transnational climate networks, urban sustainability innovation …

Nowadays cities face numerous challenges amplified to build necessary urban municipal
and community capacity to ensure sustainability transformation to respond to the local and …

Climate change policy is an essential driver of urban sustainability, yet minimal research has
examined how they emerge and spread across cities in shared metropolitan areas. While …