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Climate Proofing of Urban Development: Regulatory Challenges and Approaches in Europe, Germany, and Beyond

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    Directive of 23.10.2007 on the assessment and management of flood risks , OJEU of 6.11.2007, p. 27 ff.

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    Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and European Council of 16.4.2014.

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    Official Journal of the German Administrative Court (BVerwGE) 100, 238, 248.

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    Official Journal of the German Administrative Court (BVerwGE) 100, 238, 248; 100, 370, 377.

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    See § 6 Sect. 4 No. 6 Climate Protection Act of North-Rhine Westphalia: This Act obliges the Government of North-Rhine-Westphalia to draw up, by 2013, and revise every 5 years, a Climate Protection Plan. This plan must also contain sector-specific strategies and measures aimed at mitigating and adapting to the adverse impacts of climate change .

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Reese, M. (2018). Climate Proofing of Urban Development: Regulatory Challenges and Approaches in Europe, Germany, and Beyond. In: Kabisch, S., et al. Urban Transformations. Future City, vol 10. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59324-1_19

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