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Sustainability & Resilience
Building Resilience to Climate Change in Informal Settlements
One Earth
David Satterthwaite, Diane Archer, Sarah Colenbrander, David Dodman, Jorgelina Hardoy, Diana Mitlin, Sheela Patel
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Approximately one billion people live in informal settlements, primarily in urban areas in low- and middle-income countries. This paper reviews how community- and city-government-led upgrading can enhance climate resilience for at-risk urban populations, and how barriers to greater scale and effectiveness can be ove…
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Topics
climate adaptation
informal settlements
urban resilience
community-based planning