Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Palgrave Macmillan

Climate Resilient Urban Areas

Governance, design and development in coastal delta cities

  • Book
  • © 2021

Overview

Editors:
  1. Rutger de Graaf-van Dinther

    1. Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  • Describes the urgent challenge faced by cities worldwide to become resilient to climate change impacts
  • Explores how the resilience journey for coastal cities in particular encompasses using scientific knowledge but also the knowledge of citizens and practitioners
  • A valuable resource for scholars, students, practitioners and policy makers interested in the development of resilient and sustainable urban environments

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Climate Resilient Societies (PSCRS)

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 69.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 69.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
    Download chapter PDF

  2. The Five Pillars of Climate Resilience

    • Rutger de Graaf-van Dinther, Henk Ovink
    Pages 1-19

  3. Integration of Water Management and Urban Design for Climate Resilient Cities

    • Nanco Dolman
    Pages 21-43

  4. Climate Resilient Urban Retrofit at Street Level

    • Jeroen Kluck, Floris Boogaard
    Pages 45-66

  5. Flood Resilience of Critical Buildings: Assessment Methods and Tools

    • Manuela Escarameia, Andrew Tagg
    Pages 67-83

  6. Recovery Capacity: To Build Back Better

    • Frans H. M. van de Ven, Fransje Hooimeijer, Piet Storm
    Pages 85-108

  7. Removing Challenges for Building Resilience with Support of the Circular Economy

    • Jeroen Rijke, Liliane Geerling, Nguyen Hong Quan, Nguyen Hieu Trung
    Pages 109-127

  8. Climate Resilience in Urban Informal Settlements: Towards a Transformative Upgrading Agenda

    • Matthew French, Alexei Trundle, Inga Korte, Camari Koto
    Pages 129-153

  9. A Transformative Process for Urban Climate Resilience: The Case of Water as Leverage Resilient Cities Asia in Semarang, Indonesia

    • Naim Laeni, Henk Ovink, Tim Busscher, Wiwandari Handayani, Margo van den Brink
    Pages 155-173

  10. Making the Transition: Transformative Governance Capacities for a Resilient Rotterdam

    • Arnoud Molenaar, Katharina Hölscher, Derk Loorbach, Johan Verlinde
    Pages 175-190

  11. Future Outlook: Emerging Trends and Key Ingredients for the Transition to Resilient Delta Cities

    • Rutger de Graaf-van Dinther
    Pages 191-206

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 207-218
    Download chapter PDF
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

This book describes the urgent challenge faced by cities worldwide to become resilient to climate change impacts. This challenge goes further than the ability to resist the impacts of extreme weather conditions. Coping with climate impacts and the ability to recover from them are equally important, as well as the capacity to adapt to the effects of climate change and the ability to transform the entire urban system. The book explores how the resilience journey for coastal cities in particular encompasses using scientific knowledge but also the knowledge of citizens and practitioners. Measures and strategies on different scales are needed, from national scale all the way down to neighbourhood, street level and building level. Representing the holistic nature of climate resilience, this collection contains unique insights from leading scientists and practitioners in areas of expertise such as engineering, social sciences and urban design. It will be a valuable resource for scholars, students, practitioners and policy makers interested in the development of resilient and sustainable urban environments.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Rutger de Graaf-van Dinther

About the editor

Rutger de Graaf-van Dinther is Applied Research Professor of Water Innovation at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands. He is a civil engineer, entrepreneur and researcher. Rutger is director and founding partner of three water innovation companies: DeltaSync, Blue21 and Indymo.

Bibliographic Information

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation