GRaBS expert paper - Case for climate change adaptation
Expert Paper 1
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Series
Expert Paper
Abstract
Sets out the case for climate change adaptation and, in particular, argues that people or places facing poverty and disadvantage must not be disproportionately affected by climate change, or by policy or practice responses to it.
Author
Henderson, K.
History
Comprises the first Green and Blue Space Adaptation for Urban Areas and Eco-towns (GRaBS) project Expert Paper. This document was produced during the GRaBS campaign from 2009-2011 and has not been modified since; therefore caution may be needed in applying it to today's context.
Subjects
- Climate change
- Environmental planning/land
- Planning and development
Publisher History
The Town and Country Planning Association campaigns for the reform of the UK’s planning system to make it more responsive to people’s needs and to promote sustainable development.
Information
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