Pratik Dash – författare

This book offers an integrated understanding of how cities experience and respond to rising climatic stress. Bringing together advanced geospatial analysis, environmental assessment, and public-health insights, it highlights how heat, pollution, land-use change, and hydrological disruptions shape urban well-being. This book adopts a multidisciplinary approach, presenting new evidence from diverse Indian cities to reveal emerging patterns in urban heat islands, air composition, groundwater vulnerability, and health risks. Designed for researchers, practitioners, and students in urban studies, climate science, health, and planning, it supports decision-making, risk assessment, and climate-resilient urban management.

This book highlights practical pathways for strengthening climate resilience in cities through innovative strategies, governance reforms, and human-centered approaches. Integrating insights from urban design, policy, mental health, environmental management, and remote sensing, it showcases solutions ranging from heat-mitigation techniques and green infrastructure to participatory climate justice, eco-psychology, and AI-driven disaster preparedness. With evidence-based case studies from India and the Global South, this book offers actionable frameworks for planners, policymakers, researchers, and practitioners seeking to implement climate-smart interventions and promote sustainable, resilient, and equitable urban futures.