Infrastructure

February 7, 2012

Masina, Kinshasa: Coping and Responses to Infrastructure Gaps

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By Lina Federiko Gap Masina slum is located in southeast region of Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo. Kinshasa lies on the left

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February 7, 2012

Islamshahr, Tehran: Coping and Responses to Infrastructure Gaps

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By Syed Mohsin Islamshahr is a city south of Tehran. It is one of the largest immigrant cities. It has a population of 357,171 and

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February 7, 2012

Aquablanca, Santiago de Cali: Responses to Water Supply and Sewerage Inadequacies

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By Lauren O’Reilly The district of Aguablanca is located on 3,000 hectares in the southeastern floodplain (Ridgley, 1989) of Columbia’s third largest city, Santiago de

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October 1, 2011

Melbourne: Addressing Climate Change Impacts on Water Supply

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By Erin Fairbanks Melbourne is a coastal city sharing a border with Port Phillips Bay and home to three major waterways, the Yarra and Maribymong

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October 1, 2011

Melbourne: Adaptation to Climate Change Through Telecommuting

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By Michael McClenathan  Although the central city has a residential population just under 100,000 people, over 771,000 people access the City of Melbourne every weekday,

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October 1, 2011

London: Climate Change and Transportation

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By Kannika Phadoungxath Climate risks Performing a city climate risk assessment (Mehrotra et al., 2009) for London shows that the city can expect to experience

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October 1, 2011

Melbourne: Energy Sector Climate Change Impacts

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By Eugenia Tchaiko The city of Melbourne, located in the state of Victoria, Australia, has expressed concerns about its energy use. Melbourne—and the country as

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October 1, 2011

Dakar: Climate Change and Water Supply

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By Erin Reilley   Water Sector Risks A climate risk assessment (Mehrotra et al., 2009) of the water sector in Dakar shows that the city’s freshwater

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October 1, 2011

Sao Paulo: Climate Resilient Energy Infrastructure

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By Alana Gerson Sector Risks Sao Paulo’s electricity generation and transmission is part of a national single line interconnected grid connecting Brazil’s North and South

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October 1, 2011

Shanghai: Energy Sector Climate Risk Assessment

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By Oisin O’Brien Shanghai has developed over the last three decades from a small city into one of the world’s premier industrial and financial centers.

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