Urban Poverty and Climate Change: Life in the slums of Asia, Africa and Latin America (Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138860506 ISBN 13: 9781138860506

Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

This book deepens the understanding of the broader processes that shape and mediate the responses to climate change of poor urban households and communities in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Representing an important contribution to the evolution of more effective pro-poor climate change policies in urban areas by local governments, national governments and international organisations, this book is invaluable reading to students and scholars of environment and development studies.

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About the Author

Manoj Roy is Lecturer in Sustainability at Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, UK.

Sally Cawood is a doctoral researcher at the Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, UK.

Michaela Hordijk is Assistant Professor of International Development Studies at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands and at UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, the Netherlands.

David Hulme is Professor of Development Studies at the Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138860506
• ISBN 13: 9781138860506
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 298
• Editor: Roy Manoj, Cawood Sally, Hordijk Michaela, Hulme David