Adapting Cities to Climate Change

摘要: As our urban systems get more complex and interdependent, they become vulnerable to both external internal disturbances. These disturbances have the potential qualitatively change system; but, if system is resilient, it can absorb disturbance continue its operation. Due climate change, cities are currently facing unprecedented environmental previous models designed around a linear understanding of as incremental predictable might not be flexible enough respond this change. Therefore, new, fundamentally nonlinear, way dealing with in required. While great uncertainty prevails regarding impacts particularly at local level, agreed that amplifies already existing threats magnifies needs most poor. However, also serve an opportunity. The extent which institutions citizens take advantage opportunity depends on two fundamental pillars adaptation: ability understand addressed detail chapter.