Urban agglomeration worsens spatial disparities in climate adaptation

• Main Authors: KIM, Seung Kyum, BENNETT, Mia M., VAN GEVELT, Terry, JOOSE, Paul
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2021
• Subjects: Climate change adaptation; Urban climate; Resilience; Urban Studies and Planning
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cis_research/48; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/cis_research/article/1047/viewcontent/s41598_021_87739_1.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Many countries promote urban agglomeration to enhance economic competitiveness, but the impacts of this strategy on local climate adaptation remain poorly understood. Here, we use variation in greenspaces to test the efectiveness of climate adaptation policy across climate impacts and vulnerability...