Sustainable Low-Carbon City Development in China Part 1

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Contents

Chapter 17

Energy Efficiency in Historic Built Assets Guido Licciardi

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Chapter 18

Benefits of Downtown Regeneration Guido Licciardi

401

Chapter 19

ICT and Low-Carbon Cities Junko Narimatsu and Randeep Sudan

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Chapter 20

Urban Agriculture Is Climate-Smart Anjali Acharya, Dan Hoornweg, and Marielle Dubbeling

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Chapter 21

Urban Forestry Leticia Guimarães and Monali Ranade

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PART 6

BEYOND MITIGATION: CITIES’ ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE

Chapter 22

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Adapting to Climate Risks: Building Resilient Cities in China Paul Procee and Henrike Brecht

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PART 7

FINANCING A LOWCARBON CITY

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Chapter 23

Financing a Low-Carbon City: Introduction Axel Baeumler and Shomik Mehndiratta

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Chapter 24

Cities and Carbon Finance Monali Ranade and Marcus Lee

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Chapter 25

World Bank Financial Instruments to Support Low-Carbon Cities in China Frederic Asseline

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