Climate and Resilience: Building Sustainable Urban Futures
Welcome to the “Climate and Resilience” category of Urban Frontier Insights, where we focus on the critical intersection of urban development, climate adaptation, and disaster resilience. As cities face escalating challenges from climate change—rising temperatures, extreme weather events, and resource scarcity—building resilient urban systems has become an urgent priority.
This section explores how urban planning and policy can address climate vulnerabilities while fostering sustainable growth.
As the world’s urban population continues to grow, reaching 4.4 billion in 2020 with projections for even greater urbanization, the quality of urban environments is increasingly being recognized as a crucial determinant of human rights. The right to an adequate standard of living, health, and well-being is compromised in many cities around the world due […]
The intensifying frequency and severity of extreme heat events, driven by climate change, present significant challenges to human health. These events cause a range of physiological and psychological consequences, requiring urgent attention from public health officials and urban planners to develop effective mitigation and adaptation strategies. Addressing these concerns in urban environments involves not only […]
Sustainable urban development is essential in addressing the challenges posed by rapid urbanization, environmental degradation, and climate change. Cities, which are home to over half of the world’s population, are increasingly recognizing the need to integrate sustainable practices into their development strategies. A key aspect of this transformation is the incorporation of nature-based solutions (NbS) […]