Urban Planners Key To Meeting Challenges Of Climate Change & Natural Disasters

This is a summary press release of a component of the Global Report on Human Settlements 2009.

The UN-Habitat report Planning Sustainable Cities: Global Report on Human Settlements 2009 argues that better urban planning offers the best opportunity to reduce emissions through economies of scale and large scale urban initiatives; it also calls for better long term post-disaster management strategies.

Published by: UN-Habitat Headquarters
Date published: October 5 2009
Publication type: Media Release — Download PDF
Pages: 2

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