Climate change will have unavoidable impacts on urban systems and populations,
especially in Asia where many large cities are exposed. Climate adaptation will be essential …

Institutions and institutional change are mentioned often but rarely specified in discussions
of climate adaptation. Policy change is proposed, but the detail of policy processes less …

Climate change is one of the most significant global challenges facing the world today. It is
also a critical issue for the world's cities. Now home to over half the world's population, urban …

Three hundred and fifty municipalities across five continents participated in the Urban
Climate Change Governance Survey (UCGS). Conducted at MIT in partnership with ICLEI …

Livability has risen, alongside sustainability, as a guiding principle for planning and policy.
Promoted as the more tangible of the two concepts, livability shapes public perception and …

Rivers provide a special suite of goods and services valued highly by the public that are
inextricably linked to their flow dynamics and the interaction of flow with the landscape. Yet …

It is clear that the climate is changing and ecosystems are becoming severely degraded.
Humans must mitigate the causes of, and adapt to, climate change and the loss of …

Assessing vulnerability is an important component of human dimensions of climate change
(HDCC) research. Vulnerability assessments identify and characterize who and what are …

Despite a flurry of activity in cities on climate change and growing interest in the research
community, climate policy at city-scale remains fragmented and basic tools to facilitate good …

Urban areas have unique characteristics that render their residents and assets particularly
vulnerable to climate change. Many large urban centers are located along coasts or in low …