Build in prevention and preparedness to improve climate resilience in coastal cities: Lessons from China's GBA

Faith Ka Shun Chan; Wendy Y. Chen; Yanfang Sang; Yongqin David Chen; Wei (Wayne) Huang; Wei Qiang Chen; James Griffiths; Jianfeng Li; Yi Peng; Xiaofang Cai; Jun He; Xinbing Gu; Yunfei Qi; Xiaohui Lu; Yuyao Xu; Zilin Wang; Patrick Y.K. Chau; May Tan-Mullins; Yong Guan Zhu

doi:10.1016/j.oneear.2021.09.016

Build in prevention and preparedness to improve climate resilience in coastal cities: Lessons from China's GBA

Faith Ka Shun Chan
, Wendy Y. Chen
, Yanfang Sang
, Yongqin David Chen
, Wei (Wayne) Huang
, Wei Qiang Chen
, James Griffiths
, Jianfeng Li
, Yi Peng
, Xiaofang Cai
, Jun He
, Xinbing Gu
, Yunfei Qi
, Xiaohui Lu
, Yuyao Xu
, Zilin Wang
, Patrick Y.K. Chau
, May Tan-Mullins
, Yong Guan Zhu

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Abstract

Worldwide, a cocktail of climate change, urbanization, and population growth is increasing the vulnerability of coastal communities to flood risk. Recent experience in urban flood management from China's Greater Bay Area shows that building “prevention” and “preparedness” into urban development plans is essential for climate adaptation and resilience.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1356-1360
Number of pages	5
Journal	One Earth
Volume	4
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2021.09.016
Publication status	Published - 22 Oct 2021

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 13 Climate Action

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General Environmental Science
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

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Chan, F. K. S., Chen, W. Y., Sang, Y., Chen, Y. D., Huang, W., Chen, W. Q., Griffiths, J., Li, J., Peng, Y., Cai, X., He, J., Gu, X., Qi, Y., Lu, X., Xu, Y., Wang, Z., Chau, P. Y. K., Tan-Mullins, M., & Zhu, Y. G. (2021). Build in prevention and preparedness to improve climate resilience in coastal cities: Lessons from China's GBA. One Earth, 4(10), 1356-1360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2021.09.016

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