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Theorizing the Risk City

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The Risk City

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Energy ((LNEN,volume 29))

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This chapter argues that the concept of risk is fundamental for understanding the challenges that climate change poses both to cities and to the theories and practices of urban planning, and explains why traditional planning theories are inadequate for meeting these challenges.

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Jabareen, Y. (2015). Theorizing the Risk City. In: The Risk City. Lecture Notes in Energy, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9768-9_2

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