Integrating Climate Resilient and Disaster Risk Considerations into Low-Carbon City Planning: Multi-Disciplinary Scientific-Based
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Air, Climate Change and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 October 2023) | Viewed by 1664
Special Issue Editor
2. Institute for Global Innovation and Development, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
3. School of Urban and Regional Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
Interests: sustainable development; climate change; mitigation and adaptation; disaster risks; higher education
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate change is the term commonly linked to global warming resulting from the increased emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), including carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide, and methane, in the atmosphere. About 70% of global CO2 emissions are associated with urban areas, as cities concentrate socioeconomic activities that generate climate-change-related emissions, which are expected to increase significantly, as forecasts show that 68% of the global population will reside in urban areas by 2050. In response to global climate urgency, the world’s emissions are now subject to some form of carbon-neutrality or net-zero-emissions goals. As such, cities are central to any efforts for combatting climate change, reducing carbon and achieving sustainable development. This requires comprehensive and multi-disciplinary scientific contributions in city planning, particularly incorporating disaster-risk management and climate resilience as essential components of urban development in a low-carbon context.
This Special Issue aims to address low-carbon city planning by integrating climate-resilient and disaster-risk considerations from the viewpoint multi-disciplinary scientific research. Original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Climate extremes and risk reduction;
- Integrated approaches to disaster risk/disaster impacts (social, economic, political, psychological, environmental, systemic, and educational);
- Models for climate-resilient and low-carbon cities;
- Water management in terms of sustainability;
- Cities shifting to a multidimensional approach to tackle climate change;
- Low carbon and zero carbon;
- Strategies for designing a low-carbon national urban policy.
These are important avenues of scientific research, demanding deep knowledge and testing.
Submissions to this SI are subjected to the regular publication requirements found in “Instruction for Authors”, provided by Sustainability, and will follow the policies regarding the reviewing and publication processes of the journal.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Kind regards,
Dr. Chunlan Li
Guest Editor
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