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HERO ID
11194948
Reference Type
Book/Book Chapter
Title
Ch. 11: Urban systems, infrastructure, and vulnerability
Author(s)
Cutter, SL; Solecki, W; Bragado, N; Carmin, J; Fragkias, M; Ruth, M; Wilbanks, TJ
Year
2014
Publisher
U.S. Global Change Research Program
Location
Washington, D.C.
Book Title
Climate change impacts in the United States: The third National Climate Assessment
Page Numbers
282-296
Language
English
DOI
10.7930/J0F769GR
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Climate change impacts in the United States: The third National Climate Assessment
Abstract
1. Climate change and its impacts threaten the well-being of urban residents in all U.S. regions. Essential infrastructure systems such as water, energy supply, and transportation will increasingly be compromised by interrelated climate change impacts. The nation’s economy, security, and culture all depend on the resilience of urban infrastructure systems.
2. In urban settings, climate-related disruptions of services in one infrastructure system will almost always result in disruptions in one or more other infrastructure systems.
3. Climate vulnerability and adaptive capacity of urban residents and communities are influenced by pronounced social inequalities that reflect age, ethnicity, gender, income, health, and (dis)ability differences.
4. City government agencies and organizations have started adaptation plans that focus on infrastructure systems and public health. To be successful, these adaptation efforts require cooperative private sector and governmental activities, but institutions face many barriers to implementing coordinated efforts.
Editor(s)
Melillo, JM; Richmond, TC; Yohe, GW
ISBN
9780160924026
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