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• List of ContributorsForewordAbout the EditorsPrefaceChapter 1 From Concrete to Crisis: How Climate Change is Redefining Our Towns and CitiesColin A. Booth, David G. Proverbs, Jessica E. Lamond and Chris A. GorseChapter 2 International Action on Climate ChangeRosemary Horry and Martin BaxterChapter 3 The Urbanisation and Climate Change NexusKwasi Gyau Baffour Awuah and Felix HammondChapter 4 Urban Land Use Policy and Planning for Climate Change ActionAnna HürlimannChapter 5 Harnessing Health Solutions for Climate Change in the Built EnvironmentFaatihah Niyi-OdumosuChapter 6 Powering Tomorrow: Transitioning to Renewable and Alternative Energy SourcesIwona Gajda, Shine Win Naung and Colin A. BoothChapter 7 Ashes and Asphalt: Impacts and Strategies to Mitigate and Adapt the Built Environment for Wildfire DisastersGargy Makkanai Sudhakaran, Colin A. Booth and Abhinesh PrabhakaranChapter 8 Flood and Drought Resilience in the UK Built Environment: Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies for Climate ChangeSiavash Fasihi, David Proverbs, Wen Zyn Lim and Wenyan WuChapter 9 Community Engagement to Enhance Climate Resilience through Blue and Green InfrastructureOlalekan Adekola, Glyn Everett and Jessica E. LamondChapter 10 Green Infrastructure: A Pathway to Urban Sustainability and Climate ResilienceSusanne M. Charlesworth, Colin A. Booth and Yasaman NamaziChapter 11 Sustainable Net Zero Transition of Critical Infrastructure SectorSuresh Renukappa, Panagiotis Georgakis, Harry Williams, Devan Hipkiss and Subashini SureshChapter 12 Artificial Intelligence and Digital Twins: A Pathway to Climate-Resilient Transport Infrastructure in the UK?Giuseppe Vega, Manu Sasidharan and Georgios HadjidemetriouChapter 13 Geotechnical Foundations: Insights of Soil Instabilities Triggered by Climate ChangePromise Nukah, Colin A. Booth and Samuel AbbeyChapter 14 Certify to Fortify: Unlocking Climate Action through the Implementation of Sustainability and Environmental Assessment Schemes Across the AECOM SectorsPaul Mundy, Carolynne Williams-Twynam, Sophie Ball, Grazyna Wiejak-Roy, Rosemary E. Horry and Colin A. BoothChapter 15 Building Energy Efficiency: Closing the Performance Gap Through In-Use Monitoring – A Practical Climate Action MeasureChris GorseChapter 16 Carbon Reporting Frameworks and Regulations for the Real Estate Sector – Challenges to ImplementationSandra Weinfeld and Grazyna Wiejak-RoyChapter 17 Progress in Eco and Resilient Construction Materials DevelopmentJamal KhatibChapter 18 Net Zero Carbon Buildings: The Active Building ApproachJoanna Clarke, John Littlewood and George KaraniChapter 19 Sustainable Heritage RetrofitsSam Organ, Christopher Whitman, Sophie Norton and Gareth FlemingChapter 20 Don't Let the Taps Run Dry: Towards Water Efficiency in BuildingsKemi Adeyeye, Aisha Bello-Dambatta, Susanne M. Charlesworth and Colin A. BoothChapter 21 Solutions for Flooding in the Built EnvironmentFiona GleedChapter 22 The Green Maintainability of High-Rise Green FaçadesSheila Conejos, Michael Yit Lin Chew and Aristotle UbandoChapter 23 Organisational Culture and Climate Change Driven ConstructionNii A. Ankrah, Patrick A. Manu and Emmanuel ManuChapter 24 Polders and Reservoirs – the Effectiveness of Flood Protection Infrastructure in Mitigating the Effects of Flash Floods Occurring in the Transitional Climate Zones of Central and Eastern EuropeKamil Pietrzyk, Natalia Janczewska, Marcin Jarzyński, Magdalena Matysik, Grażyna Wiejak-Roy and Agnieszka BiedaChapter 25 Managing the Impacts of Extreme Hydrometeorological Events on a European Railway InfrastructureGiada Varra, Renata Della Morte and Luca CozzolinoChapter 26 Enhancing Environmental Sustainability and Climate Actions in Construction: Barriers and Opportunities in Developing CountriesAli M. Saad and Chris A. GorseChapter 27 From Rain to Ruin: Insights from Landslides and Floods in the Petropolis Municipality, Rio de Janeiro State, BrazilAntonio José Teixeira Guerra, Jimena Bruna Florentino Ferreira, Maria do Carmo Oliveira Jorge, Colin A. Booth, Rhuan Reis do Nascimento and Diego Janoti SuarezChapter 28 Urbanisation, Inequality and Floods: Threats to Brazilian Cities that Bestow Learnings to Combat Climate Change Across the Global SouthCristiane M. C. Avelar, Silas N. de Melo, Colin A. Booth and Quésia D. da SilvaChapter 29 Regenerative Construction Using Bamboo in ColombiaHector ArchilaChapter 30 Climate Resilient Strategies for Building Infrastructure in West AfricaKofi Agyekum, Benjamin Botchway, Frederick Owusu Danso, Kezia Nana Yaa Serwaa Sackey and Isaac AgyemangChapter 31 Promoting Sustainable Road Construction to Mitigate Climate Change EffectsFidelis Emuze, Les Sesing and Nutifafa GehChapter 32 Constructed Wetlands as a Sustainable Solution for Wastewater TreatmentWalaa S.E. IsmaeelChapter 33 Rising from the Water: Impacts, Resilience and Recovery Pathways of the Kerala Floods of 2018Abhinesh Prabhakaran, Colin A. Booth and Gargy Makkanai SudhakaranChapter 34 Expert System for Rapid Assessment of Flood Vulnerability in Residential Structures: A Case Study of Sri LankaDilum Rajapaksha, Chandana Siriwardana, Tariq Maqsood, Rajeev Ruparathna, Lalith Rajapakse and Sujeeva SetungeChapter 35 Integrating Design for Maintainability with Biodiversity in Green Buildings to Improve Coexistence with Nature in the Built EnvironmentSheila Conejos, Anuj Jain, Michael Yit Lin Chew and Dominic John BroadhurstChapter 36 Adapting Our Built Environment to Flood Risks: An Australian Case StudySara Wilkinson and Jessica E. LamondChapter 37 Exploring Water Engineering Challenges and Solutions in the Caribbean: A Case Study ApproachKiran Tota-Maharaj and Leighton A. EllisChapter 38 Resilience Dividends on Climate Change and Urban Design in the Dominican Republic: Case Study of Domingo Savio – Flood Risk Management StrategyHamlet Reynoso Vanderhorst, David Proverbs and Pathirage ChamindaChapter 39 Climate Change and Its Effects on the Built Environment in the Eastern Caribbean Small Island Developing StatesDenise D.P. ThompsonChapter 40 Confronting the Climate Challenge in the Built EnvironmentDavid G. Proverbs, Colin A. Booth, Jessica E. Lamond and Chris Gorse