Books and Reports

Balk, D. (2009) More than a name: Why Is global urban population mapping a GRUMPy proposition? . In: Global Mapping of Human Settlement: Experiences, Datasets and Prospects, P. Gamba & M. Herold (Eds.) CRC Press.
http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781420083392

Balk, D., McGranahan, G. and Anderson, B. (2008) Urbanization and ecosystems: recent patterns and future implications. Chapter 10 in: The New Global Frontier: Urbanization, Poverty and Environment in the 21st Century, G. Martine, G. McGranahan, M. Montgomery & R. Fernandez-Castilla (Eds.) Earthscan, pp.183-201.

Balk, D., Montgomery, M. R., McGranahan, G., Kim, D., Mara, V., Todd, M., Buettner, T. and Dorelien, A. (2009) Mapping urban settlements and the risks of climate change in Africa, Asia and South America. Chapter 5 in: Population Dynamics and Climate Change, J. M. Guzman, G. Martine, G. McGranahan, D. Schensul & C. Tacoli (Eds.), IIED/UNFPA, pp. 80-102.
https://www.unfpa.org/webdav/site/global/shared/documents/publications/2009/pop_dynamics_climate_change.pdf

Balk, D., Montgomery, M. R., McGranahan, G. and Todd, M. (2009) Understanding the impacts of climate change: Linking satellite and other spatial data with population data. Chapter 13 in: Population Dynamics and Climate Change, J. M. Guzman, G. Martine, G. McGranahan, D. Schensul & C. Tacoli (Eds.), IIED/UNFPA, pp. 206-214.
https://www.unfpa.org/webdav/site/global/shared/documents/publications/2009/pop_dynamics_climate_change.pdf

Lebel, L., Foran, T., Garden, P. and Manuta, J. B. (2009) Adaptation to Climate Change and Social Justice: Challenges for Flood and Disaster Management in Thailand. In: Climate change adaptation in the water sector, F. Ludwig, P. Kabat, H. van Schaik & M. van der Valk (Eds.), Earthscan, pp. 125-142.

McGranahan, G., Balk, D. and Anderson, B. (2008) A summary of the risks of climate change and urban settlement in low elevation coastal areas. Chapter 9 in: The New Global Frontier: Cities, Poverty And Environment In The 21st Century, G. Martine, G. McGranahan, M. Montgomery & R. Fernandez-Castilla (Eds.), Earthscan, pp. 165-182.

National Research Council, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC) & Earth and Life Studies (DELS) (2010) Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change, The National Academies Press.
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12783

United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Secretariat. (2009). 2009 Global assessment report on disaster risk reduction: risk and poverty in a changing climate. Manama, Bahrain: United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Secretariat.

http://www.preventionweb.net/english/hyogo/gar/2009/?pid:34&pih:2

Wheeler, D. (2011). Quantifying Vulnerability to Climate Change: Implications for Adaptation Assistance. Washington DC: Center for Global Development.

http://www.cgdev.org/content/publications/detail/1424759

Journal Articles

Herman, P. F. and Treverton, G. F. (2009) The political consequences of climate change. Survival: Global Politics and Strategy, 51(2): 137 - 148.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00396330902860876

McGranahan, G., Balk, D. and Anderson, B. (2007) The rising tide: assessing the risks of climate change and human settlements in low elevation coastal zones. Environment and Urbanization, 19(1): 17-37.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956247807076960

Nicholls, R. J. and Cazenave, A. (2010) Sea-level rise and its impact on coastal zones. Science, 328(5985): 1517-1520.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1185782

Last Update: 20 May 2011