User:Dma90/Climate change and cities/Bibliography

Bibliography

Updated as of 4/19/21, 5:56:34 PM EST

Abrahams, Daniel. "Conflict in Abundance and Peacebuilding in Scarcity: Challenges and Opportunities in Addressing Climate Change and Conflict." World Development, vol. 132, 2020, pp. N.PAG, doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.104998.

Abrahams argues in his article that issues of infrastructural development are but one of the many factors that drive climate-related conflict between societies/countries. Through interviews and observational research he concludes that governmental agencies along with NGOs are often met with barriers that limit the scope of their work to address conflict risks surrounding climate change. I plan on using the Abrahams article in filling content gaps within the “Lead” and “Field of study” sections, as placing an international relations context on the importance of addressing climate change in urban areas would strengthen the article’s content overall.

Dorband, Ira I., et al. "Poverty and Distributional Effects of Carbon Pricing in Low- and Middle-Income Countries – A Global Comparative Analysis." World Development, vol. 115, 2019, pp. 246-257, doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.11.015.

Dorband et al. provide in their article research on the distribution patterns of carbon emissions in 87 low- to middle-income countries (countries where the median household income is below 15,000 USD per capita) when carbon taxes are in place. I plan to use this article to contextualize climate change in urban populations within lower income countries, filling content gaps regarding the progression of the issue in these areas not mentioned yet in the article.

Gu, Chaolin, et al. "Climate Change and Urbanization in the Yangtze River Delta." Habitat International, vol. 35, no. 4, 2011, pp. 544-552. CrossRef, doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2011.03.002.

This article includes ample scholarly review of how the gradually increased urbanization of the Yangtze River Delta has contributed to climate change in the region. Specifically, the researchers analyzed historical data on flood frequencies and energy usage inefficiencies to come to the conclusion that the urbanization of the Yangtze River Delta is unsustainable for mitigating future climate catastrophe. The information in this article will be of profound use in filling the content gaps in the “Regional and national differences” section of this Wikipedia article. This is because it directs attention to how one of the fastest-growing economic centers in the world not only impacts climate change throughout the globe, but how industrialization in general contributes to changes in the climate (particularly within the urban areas of East Asia).

Gómez-Villarino, María T., Miguel Gómez Villarino, and Luis Ruiz-Garcia. "Implementation of Urban Green Infrastructures in Peri-Urban Areas: A Case Study of Climate Change Mitigation in Madrid." Agronomy, vol. 11, no. 1, 2021, pp. 31, doi:10.3390/agronomy11010031.

This article details a Universidad Politécnica de Madrid study conducted on the efficiency of urban green infrastructures, or UGIs, in mitigating climate change via the reduction of CO2 released into the environment, with the peri-urban areas of Madrid, Spain as the diagnostic model. The study concludes that urban sustainability is increased by the introduction of UGIs, and that the implementation and maintenance of such infrastructure is greatly outweighed by their ecological benefits. This article will be useful in not only addressing content gaps in the soon-to-be-created Europe subsection of the “Regional and national differences” section, but will further examples of infrastructure policies that could be mentioned in supplementing the strength of the “International policy” section.

Jin, Gui, et al. "CO2 Emissions and Poverty Alleviation in China: An Empirical Study Based on Municipal Panel Data." Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 202, 2018, pp. 883-891, doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.08.221.

Jin et al. provide in this historical data study the basis for understanding the correlation between CO2 emissions and the socioeconomic status of populations reliant on fossil fuel use. The results of the study showed that employment rate and CO2 emissions in China had a positive correlation for all industries, and that poverty-alleviation had a positive correlation with CO2 emissions in primary industry. This article will be useful not only in filling content gaps in the East Asia subsection of the “Regional and national differences” section of the page, but also in strengthening prior points made in the Lead and “Field of study” sections regarding linkages between climate change, industrialized economies, and urban infrastructure.

Kamal, Samy, Huang, Huei-Ping, and Myint W., Soe. "The Influence of Urbanization on the Climate of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area." Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, vol. 54, no. 11, 2015, pp. 2157-2177. CrossRef, doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-15-0003.1.

While the Arizona State University study didn’t come to a causative conclusion linking changes in climate of the Las Vegas, Nevada area over time with regards to urbanization, it’s findings using Weather Research and Forecasting models suggests a correlation between changes in diurnal wind patterns in areas of extensive urban development. Not only this, but the study found whilst comparing 1900 (hypothetical), 1992, and 2006 climate maps, that the city was in an urban heat island during nighttime hours and slightly cooler during daytime hours. This article’s findings will prove useful in the supplementation of the United States subsection of the “Regional and national differences” section of the article, specifically in regards to highlighting the complexity of urban development on long-term climate shifts at the local level.

Liu, Zhifeng, et al. "Planning Sustainable Urban Landscape Under the Stress of Climate Change in the Drylands of Northern China: A Scenario Analysis Based on LUSD-Urban Model." Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 244, 2020, pp. N.PAG, doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118709.

The Liu et al. piece describes research done using a Land Use Scenario Dyanmic-urban (LUSD model) to gauge and determine the efficacy of urban planning initiatives for otherwise underdeveloped, dryland areas in the north of China. The study found that sustainable urban planning that focuses on preserving floodplains, cropland area, and other natural habitats can mitigate the “comprehensive” effects of regional urbanization on climate change. While some land area meant for crops and flood-prevention will inevitably be lost due to development, intentional urban landscape planning based in natural resource preservation is thought of as the focal step in mitigating natural resource stress and ecological determinants secondary to city development. I intend on using this article to provide further background in the “International policy” section of the article (a section that will likely be restructured soon) such that a more nuanced understanding of policy changes could be afforded to readers looking for specific instances/mitigation strategies.

Park, Jeryang, et al. "Temporal Trajectories of Wet Deposition Across Hydro-Climatic Regimes: Role of Urbanization and Regulations at U.S. and East Asia Sites." Atmospheric Environment, vol. 70, 2013, pp. 280-288, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.01.033.

The Park et al. article provides a fluid depiction of how over time, urbanization has very much implicated issues of stress on the environment, as the observational study taking into account data from 1980-2010 found decreases in air quality and ecosystem integrity in areas of the world like the United States, Africa, and South America. I intend on utilizing the findings of this article for its more general underpinnings that highlight the links between urbanization and climate change, primarily in providing supplementary information to the “Field of study” section that is otherwise missing a temporal understanding of what effects efforts to combat climate change in cities have had.

Rasch, Rebecca. "Income Inequality and Urban Vulnerability to Flood Hazard in Brazil." Social Science Quarterly (Wiley-Blackwell), vol. 98, no. 1, 2017, pp. 299-325, doi:10.1111/ssqu.12274.

This article pertains specifically to how income inequality in Brazil is directly linked to issues of land value and vulnerability to climate disasters. The article’s overarching claim is that income disparities in Brazil can be looked to as a sufficient indicator in predicting vulnerability to natural disasters, and that income inequality itself could be seen as an implicator of understanding climate change in urban areas. Simply put, this article will be profoundly useful in filling the content gaps in the prospective South America subsection of the “Regional and national differences” section of the Wikipedia page.

Rescalvo, Miguel, et al. "‘Low Carbon City Development’ (LCCD) as a Strategy for Sustainable Cities: The Case of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil." The International Journal of Technology Management & Sustainable Development, vol. 12, no. 3, 2013, pp. 261-280. doi:10.1386/tmsd.12.3.261_1.

The Rescalvo et al. article calls to mind an effort by the World Bank towards climate change mitigation in the form of “Low Carbon City Development”, and so the study uses Rio de Janeiro as the model for understanding what benefits proper urban planning can have on lessening the discernment between environmental protection and socioeconomic flourishing. I intend on using the claims made in this article as yet another piece in expanding the “International policy” section of the Wikipedia article.

Shade, Charlotte, et al. "The Effects of Urban Development and Current Green Infrastructure Policy on Future Climate Change Resilience." Ecology & Society, vol. 25, no. 4, 2020, pp. 1-10, doi:10.5751/ES-12076-250437.

The Shade et al. article discusses directly the relationship between further urbanization and existing environmentally-conscious infrastructure policies on future climate change mitigation within Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The authors argue that in the long-term Philadelphia will grow more crowded, warmer, and more moist over the next century, and so green-infrastructure policies in that timeframe, to avoid the further severity of climate change in this municipality, should aim for its most comprehensive and aggressive policy plan yet. I intend on using this article not only to contextualize the severity of the issue of climate-change and cities in the Lead section, but as yet another example of a “Regional and national difference” for the United States as the country also deals with climate-change.