Program
 

Abdullahi

Jamila

College of agriculture

Rural – urban migration of the Nigerian work populace and climate change effects on food supply:  a case study of a savanna city in northern Nigeria.

Adeaga

Olusegun Adebayo

University of Lagos, Lagos

Planning and Warning Tools For Flood Disaster Management in Lagos Mega City 

Adelekan

Ibidun

Department of Geography, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Vulnerability of Poor Urban Coastal Communities to Climate Change in Lagos, Nigeria

Adeniji

Grace

Department of environmental management, lead city university, Ibadan, Nigeria

Climate adaptation in Nigerian cities: regularising informal and illegal settlements in Ibadan.

Aguilera

Anne

University Paris-Est, INRETS

Territories, Society and cities:  urban format the crossroads of geography, economy and sociology

Akinbami

John-Felix Kayode

Centre for Energy Research and Development

Opportunities and Challenges to Energy Conservation Consciousness and Climate Change Reduction in the Building Sector in Nigeria

Alberti

Marina

University of Washington, Department of Urban Design and Planning

Detecting Carbon Signatures of Development Patterns across a Gradient of Urbanization: Linking Observations, Models, and Scenarios

Annez

Patricia Clarke

World Bank

The Impacts of Higher Cost Carbon for Municipal Finance in Developing Countries

Aroua

Nadjet

Ecole polytechnique d’architecture et d‘urbanisme d’Alger

Vulnérabilité urbaine aux risques d’inondation dans un contexte de changement climatique. Cas d’Alger

Atkinson

Adrian

Badolo

Mathieu

Institut d’applications et de vulgarisation en sciences (IAVS)

Initiative pilote pour le renforcement des capacités de gestion des Risques et changements climatiques dans la ville de Ouagadougou au Burkina Faso

Bart

Istvan

European Commission, DG Environment

Does urban sprawl cause the growth of transport CO2 emissions? – a statistical analysis and a look at policy options for the EU

Bartlett

Sheridan

IIED and CERG

Climate Change and Urban Children: Impacts and Implications for Adaptation in Low- and Middle-income Countries

Bertaud

Alain

Consultant, USA

GHG Emissions, Urban Mobility and Efficiency of Urban Morphology: A Hypothesis

Betancourth

Carlos H

Independent consultant

Creating the ECO (nomical/logical)-integral cities of the Emerging world: A demonstration project

Bigio

Anthony

World Bank

Adapting to climate change in the coastal cities of North Africa

Bobylev

Nikolai

Russian Academy of Sciences

Urban Underground Infrastructure and climate change: opportunities and threats

Boyd

Emily

Oxford University Centre for the Environment,

Permissible vulnerabilities? Global media representations meet local cultural interpretations of climate adaptation in Mumbai India

Boydell

Spike

University of Technology Sydney

Carbon Property Rights, Cities and Climate Change

Boydell

Spike

University of Technology Sydney

Using Integrated Urban Models to respond to Climate Change in Cities

Braun

Boris

Department of Geography, University of Cologne

Natural Hazard and Climate Change in Dhaka: future trends, social adaptations and informal dynamics

Brody

Samuel

TX A&M University

Explaining Local Commitment to Climate Change Policy in the United States through the Dimensions of Risk, Stress, and Capacity

Bruckner

Thomas Johann Christian

Inst. for Infrastructure and Resources Management, University of Leipzig

Agent-based Modeling of Urban Energy Supply Systems Facing Climate Protection Constraints

Brun

Eric

Meteo France

Modeling Urban Climate: a case study on the Paris area

Bulkeley

Harriet

University of Oxford

The role of Institutions, governance and urban planning. Case studies in Australia, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, South Korea

Bussière

Yves

Benemerita Universidad de Puebla

Promotion de l’usage du vélo en ville: Potentiel pour une réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre. L’exemple de l’Amérique latine

Camilla

Sofia

Universidad Tecnologica Metropolitana

Disposition and amendment of urban waste into the climate change in two Latin-American cities: A gender approach.

Carbonell

Armando

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, USA

Climate Change and the resilience of New Orleans: The Adaptation of Deltaic Urban Form

Carmin

JoAnn

MIT

Government Institutions and Innovations in Governance for Achieving Climate Adaptation in Cities

Cavailhes

Jean

INRA-CESAER

The price of climate: revealed preferences of French consumers

Chabbi

Morcheb

ATU

Chao

Tzu-Yuan

Department of Urban Planning, National Cheng-Kung University

The evaluation of regional renewable energy demand and supply system in Taiwan

Charrue

H.

University Paris-Est, CSTB

Designing, building and operating cities: towards engineering conservancy

Clavel

Robert

CERTU - French Ministry of Sustainable Development

The role of Intelligent Transport Systems for demand responsive transport

Coley

David

University of Exeter

Characterising the response of buildings to climate change: the issue of overheating

Cordova

Karenia

Central University of Venezuela

Spatial geotechnology applied to the urban climate analysis: thermal behavior of urban coverages in Caracas city

Croci

Edoardo

IEFE -  Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi

A comparative analysis of major city-case experiences in climate change mitigation: exploring methodological issues in the plans of London, Paris, New York and Milan

Dahech

Salem

Faculté des letters et des sciences humaines de Sfax, Laboratoire SYFACTE

Aggravation du réchauffement en milieu urbain à Sfax (Tunisie)

Daoud

Abdelkarim

University of Sfax Tunisia

Changements climatiques et gouvernance urbaine : cas de l’agglomération de Sfax (Tunisie méridionale)

De Miras

Claude

IRD

Desplat

Julien

Meteo-France

Projet EPICEA, Etude Pluridisciplinaire des Impacts du Changement climatique à l’Echelle de l’Agglomération parisienne

Dhakal

Shobhakar

National Institute for Environmental Studies

Urban Energy use and Carbon Emissions in China and the Responsibility Debate

Diaz Olvera

Lourdes

Ministère de l’Ecologie, de l’Energie, du Développement Durable et de l’Aménagement du Territoire

Changements du climat, permanence de la mobilite ? transports urbains et pauvrete en Afrique subsaharienne

Dodman

David

IIED

Blaming Cities for Climate Change? An Analysis of Urban Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Dopp

Sonja Patricia

TNO Built Environment and Geosciences

Climate adaptation in the Netherlands; Challenges for a safe and attractive urban environment

Eckert

Ronald

University of Technology Cotbuss, Dept. of Urban Planning

Climate Sensitive & Energy Efficient Urban Structures for Adapting Ho Chi Minh City to the Impacts of Climate Change

Edvardsson Bjornberg

Karin

Royal Institute of Technology

Adapting Cities to Climate Change: Goal Conflicts and Methods of Conflict Resolution

Elong-Mbassi

Jean-Pierre

UCLG - Africa

Projet local de prévention/adaptation des risques naturels et anthropiques (vision 2015) : études d’impacts de l’étalement urbain et des risques du climat sur la capacité de financement des collectivités territoriales (Région de Kedougou au Sénégal)

Erlbeck

Ruth

Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH

Thermo overcoats (Parkas) maintain, secure and improve living conditions while reducing heating energy consumption in pre-cast panel buildings in the coldest Capital of the World

Espinoza

Eugenio

Housing Ministry of Chile

Valuing environmental characteristics in urban slums. An Spatial Hedonic approach for Chilean cities

Fernandez

Leandro Carlos

Climate Change Office. Environment Secretariat and IDEHAB. University of La Plata.

Exploration of the applicability of mechanisms and instruments of risk management and strategies of adaptation to climate change in the La Plata River coast throughout a Decision Support Model

Formiga-Johnsson

Rosa Maria

State university of Rio de Janeiro - department of environmental and sanitary engineering

Climate Variability and Competing Demands for Urban Water Supply: Reducing Vulnerability Through River Basin Governance in Brazil

Franck

Travis

MIT, USA

Ghorra-Gobin

Cynthia

Science-Po Paris

Conceptualization of Cooperation Among Institutions

Gilli

Frederic

Paris Political Science Institute

Goetz

Scott

Woods Hole Research Center

Modeling Strategies for Adaptation to Coupled Climate and Land Use Change in the United States

Gore

Christopher

Department of Politics and Public Administration - Ryerson University, Toronto

A framework for assessing urban adaptation and mitigation to climate change

Grazi

Fabio

International research Centre on the Environment and Development (CIRED)

Urban Agglomeration Economies in Climate Policy: A CGE Modeling  Approach

Gupta

Rajat

Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development

A critical and comparative evaluation of approaches and policies to measure, benchmark, reduce and manage CO2 emissions from energy use in the existing building stock in cities of developed and rapidly-developing countries - case studies of UK, USA and India

Guzman

Maria Aileen Leah

State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Ensuring the Adaptability of Mega Cities to Climate Change: A Case Study of Metro Manila, Philippines

Haddad

Emilio

Universidade de São Paulo

Bridging land use and global warming policies

Hall

Jim

Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Newcastle University

City-scale integrated assessment of climate impacts, adaptation and mitigation

Hallegatte

Stephane

CIRED, France

Hamdi

Rafiq

Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium

Modeling the Urbanization Impact on the Temperature Series of Ukkel  (Brussels, Belgium): A case study using the Town Energy Balance (TEB) scheme

Hammer

Steve

Columbia University

Capacity to Act – The Critical Determinant of Local Energy Planning

Havaligi

Neeraja

Akamai University, USA

Climate change and food security in the cities

Heinrichs

Dirk

Helmholtz Assocation

Institutions, governance and urban planning to meet climate change challenges - A Cross-Regional Perspective

Iraki

Aziz

INAU, Maroc

Jabeen

Huraera

Department of Architecture, BRAC University

Built-in resilience: Learning from urban grassroots coping strategies to climate variability

Kanhere

Meera

Independent Researcher

Influencing Outcomes: Lessons from Agenda-Setting in Indonesia

Keirstead

James

Imperial College London

SynCity: a toolkit for the integrated modeling of urban energy systems

Kennedy

Christopher

University of Toronto

Getting to Carbon Neutral: A Review of Best Practices in Infrastructure Strategy

Kinuthia-Njenga

Cecilia

United Nations Human Settlements Programme-UN HABITAT

Climate Change and Migration in Nairobi: Environmental Migration and its Urban Manifestation at the Local Scale

Koch

Andreas

European Institute for Energy Research - EIFER

Energy Balances of Urban Quarters for the Development of Energy Efficiency and Management Strategies

Koné

Brama

Swiss Centre for Scientific Research in Côte d’Ivoire

Sécheresse et inondation dans la ville de Korhogo (Côte d’Ivoire) : de la compréhension des causes à l’adaptation des populations aux effets sur les ressources en eaux et la santé.

Kropp

Jürgen

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Cities and Climate Change: Which options do we have for a safe and sustainable future?

Kurian

Matthew

UNESCO-IHE

Adapting to Climate Variability: Productive Use of Municipal Wastewater as a Risk Management Option in Peri-urban Regions

Laigle

Lydie

CSTB (centre scientifique et technique du bâtiment)

Urban form and transport policies: integrated planning approach and governance to face against climate change. Lessons from Barcelona and Hannover.

Lapitan

Jostacio

Health Organization (WHO) Centre for Health Development

The preparedness of a selected national-capital city health plan to health impacts from climate change

Larsen

Hogne

NTNU

Managing cities and local communities; the use of life-cycle thinking through carbon footprint-based indicators

Le Tellier

Julien

LPED, Provence University

Leichenko

Robin

Rutgers University

Urban Economic Vulnerability to Climate Change

Leman

Edward

Chreod Group Inc

Institutionalizing Adaptation Strategies in Metropolitan Regions: Challenges Facing Shanghai

Lenhart

Jennifer Louise

International Environment Institute (IIIEE, Lund University) (temporarily an intern at UN-Habitat)

Empowering social networks to localize climate change coping strategies in impoverished urban communities

Levine

Jonathan

Urban and Regional Planning Program - Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan

Metropolitan Accessibility and Transportation Sustainability:  Comparative Indicators for Policy Reform

Li

Jun

Ecole des Mines de Paris

Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Development – the role of building sector  in China

Li

Weifeng

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Planning for Land-use and Transportation Alternatives

Loeper

Arne

Chair in Sociology and Social History of Towns/Faculty of Architecture/Bauhaus University Weimar

The Tolerant Landscape: Strategies for a less vulnerable and climate friendly urban environment

Lorrain

Dominique

Paris Political Science Institute

Mabasi

Thadeus

Uganda Pentecostal University

Assessing the Impacts, Vulnerability, Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change in Kampala City

Mallick

Bishwajit

University of Karlsruhe (TH)

Importance of Socio-Cultural Considerations in the Planning and Development of Disaster Mitigating Strategies for the Coastal Cities: Example of the Port City ‘Mongla’ in Bangladesh

Marcom

Alain

Ecobâtir inventerre

How to assess the sustainability of building construction process

Martín

Carlos

National Association of Home Builders (National Green Building Program)

Green Lessons: Housing and Climate Change

Martin Han

Silvia

Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin) Berlin Institute of Technology

Urban Agriculture as an Integrative Factor of Climate-Optimised Urban Development in Casablanca / Morocco

McCarney

Patricia

University of Toronto

City Indicators on Climate Change: Implications for Policy Leverage and Governance

Mitchell

Lily

Baker & McKenzie

Green Star and NABERS: Learning from the Australian experience with green building rating tools

Mitlin

Diana

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

The possibilities for and constraints on community-based adaptation; drawing on the experience of the Philippines Homeless People’s Federation in responding to extreme weather.

Montgomery

Mark

Stony Brook University

Mapping the Risks of Climate Change in Developing Countries

Moser

Caroline

Global Urban Research Centre

A conceptual and operational framework for pro-poor asset adaptation to urban climate change: Results from Central America and East/Southern Africa.

Musy

Marjorie

Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Nantes

Mitigating Urban Heat Island effect by urban design: forms and materials

Nair

Shadanan

Nansen Environmental Research Centre (India)

An assessment of the impact of climate change on the megacities of India and of the current policies and strategies to meet associated challenges

Nakanishi

Hitomi

CSIRO

Sustainable Urban Planning and Urban Responses to Climate Change: Practices in the Australian Cities of Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney

Negewo

Bekele Debele

World Bank

Assessment of Climate Change Impact and Adaptation of Coastal Cities: The Case of Kolkata (India)

Nichols

Robert

IPCC, University of Southampton

Nijhuis

Elizabeth

Engineering Department of Public Works Rotterdam

Instruments for climate adaptation in cities

Nitivattananon

Vilas

Asian Institute of Technology

Vulnerability and Resilience of Urban Communities under Coastal Hazard Conditions in Southeast Asia

Nouvier

Jacques

CERTU

Réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre : la piste de la gestion du trafic

Okalebo

Samuel Emasit

MOI University

Enhancing Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Areas in Kenya through Integrating Sustainable Agricultural Land Use: A Case Study of Eldoret

Opiyo

Romanus

University of Nairobi, Department of Urban and Regional Planning

Metropolitan Planning and climate Change in Nairobi: How much Room to Manouvre

Ortiz  Zuluaga

Diana

World Bank

Integrating land use and environmental planning for city growth considering the effects of climate change: the process of two policies/programs in Bogotá, Colombia

Ouedraogo

Denis

Université polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso

Institutions et adaptation dans l’agriculture urbaine et périurbaine (AUP) au Burkina Faso : Cas des producteurs maraîchers dans les principales villes du pays

Pachauri

Rajendra

Director General, Energy and Ressources Institute, New Delhi

Keynote address

Pappalardo

Michele

French Ministry of Sustainable Development

Cities and Climate Change in Public Policy. The French Case

Park

Jacob

Green Mountain College

Mobilizing Private Sector Resources Toward Urban Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Action in Asia

Parshall

Lily

Columbia University

US Urban Energy Consumption: Patterns and Possibilities

Paulais

Thierry

Cities Alliance

Adaptation and Mitigation: What are the Appropriate Financing Tools for Local Authorities

Pauleit

Stephan

for Forest and Landscape, University of Copenhagen

Developing a green infrastructure for climate change adaptation of urban areas

Pawlikowska-Piechotka

Anna

Institute of Tourism and Recreation AWF University of Warsaw

The Outdoor Recreation  Urban Space and Alleviation the Negative Inputs of City Climate Change (Warsaw)

Penney

Jennifer

Clean Air Partnership

Climate Change Adaptation Planning in Toronto: Progress and Challenges

Peterson

Charles

Carbon Finance Unit, The World Bank

Access to Carbon Finance for Climate Change Mitigation in Urban Areas

Phalatse

Linda

City of Johannesburg

Impacts of Climate Change and vulnerable communities at the City of Johannesburg

Phdungsilp

Aumnad

Department of Energy Management, Dhurakij Pundit University

Comparative Study of Energy and Carbon Emissions Development Pathways and Climate Policy in Southeast Asian Cities

Porio

Emma

Ateneo de Manila University

Vulnerability, Adaptation, and Resilience to Flood and Climate Change-Related Risks Among Riverine Communities in Metro Manila

Pouyanne

Guillaume

GREThA, UMR CNRS 5113

Existe-t-il une Courbe Environnementale de Kuznets urbaine ? Emissions polluantes dues aux transports dans 37 villes du monde

Rajack

Robin

World Bank

Climate Related Disasters and Urban Land Markets: Are Opportunities Being Missed?

Ranghieri

Federica

World Bank, East Asia and the Pacific, Sustainable Development Department

Climate Resilient Cities: An Approach to Increasing Resilience

RAUX

Charles

LET (Transport Economics Laboratory), CNRS and University of Lyon

Transport, CO2 emissions and cap-and-trade schemes. How to integrate cities?

Ravella

Olga Rosa

Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo. Universidad Nacional de La Plata.

Transporte and green house gas emissions. Medidas de mitigación

Roberts

Brian

University of Canberra

Bridging the gap between the uptake of supply and demand-side CDM and pCDM projects in Asian Cities

Romero Lankao

Patricia

National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)

Assessing cities’ vulnerability to climate change; understanding common and context specific patterns

Rosenzweig

Cynthia

NASA - Goddard Institute for Space Studies

Creating Risk-Based Climate Change Information for Urban Areas

Saborio

Cristina

Fundacion RAUM

The Planification Behind the Impacts of Climate Change: “Hey planners leave the slums alone” Case of study: Guadalajara, Mexico.

Saglio

Antoine

CIRED and LVMT

Prospective de la mobilité en France : évolutions comportementales et technologiques

Salomon

Joelle

Université de Lausanne

Climate change and the role of cities in the strategies of international institutions

Sami

Farhanullah

Water and Sanitation Program,  World Bank

Sanchez-Rodriguez

Roberto

University of California, Riverside

Understanding and Improving Urban Responses to Climate Change

Sanderson

Michael

Met Office Hadley Centre

Using climate models to assess climate change impacts in cities

Sassen

Saskia

Columbia University

Urbanizing the environmental challenge

Satterthwaite

David

International Institute for Environment and Development

Social Aspects of Climate Change in Urban Areas - Case studies in Africa, Asia, Latin America

Saulnier

Damien

Agence d’urbanisme pour le développement de l’agglomération lyonnaise

L’adaptation au Changement climatique au Grand Lyon : Légitimations croisées de politiques sectorielles et de stratégies globales au service d’une vision du futur de l’agglomération

Schmidt

Marco

Technische Universität Berlin

Rainwater harvesting for evaporation, mitigation of local and global warming

Schremmer

Christof

Austrian Institute for Regional Studies and Spatial Planning (OIR)

Sustainable Urban Metabolism for Europe (SUME)

Schwaiger

Bärbel

GTZ – German Technical Cooperation

First Steps to Energy-Efficient Cities in Ukraine

Schwarz

Nina

Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ

Analysing vulnerability of European cities resulting from urban heat island

Serageldin

Mona

Institute for International Urban Development

Climate Change in the Local Development Agenda: Promoting Resilience through Enhanced Understanding of Early Threats

Seto

Karen

Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies

The Impacts of Urban Expansion on Local Precipitation

Setzer

Joana

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK

Subnational and transnational climate change governance: evidences from the state and city of São Paulo, Brazil

Sietchiping

Remy

UN-HABITAT

Poor, urban planning and adaptation to climate change: Tales of Haitian cities

Soldo

Edina

Institut de Management Public et Gouvernance Territoriale

Existe-t-il un modèle stratégique d’action publique en matière de transport urbain durable ? L’exemple du tramway dans 23 villes françaises

Someshwar

Shiv

International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Earth Institute, Columbia University

From Reactive to Proactive Management of Urban Climate Risks in Asia: Institutional challenges, scientific opportunities

Souami

Taoufik

French Institute for City Planning

From sustainable neighborhoods experiences to Local Climate Change Strategies

Steinberger

Julia K.

IFF/ Institute of Social Ecology

Urban Metabolism: towards a systematic understanding of the energy dependency of cities

Storch

Harry

Brandenburg University of Technology

Adaptation Planning Framework to Climate Change for the Urban Area of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Surjan

Akhilesh

United Nations University

Government-Community partnership for Climate-Change Risk Reduction in Mumbai (India): Lessons for mega-cities to meet climate change challenges

Torrenti

JM

University Paris-Est, LCPC

Paris Est Cluster : providing technical and scientific services on sustainable cities

Truck

Stefan

Macquarie University Sydney

Measurement of Catastrophic Risks and Optimal Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Local Governments

Vaggione

Pablo

International Society of City and Regional Planners

Linking urban development and climate change mitigation and adaptation in a small city: an approach in Cuenca, Spain

Van den Dobbelsteen

Andy

Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture

Towards CO2 neutral city planning and low-energy redevelopment – presenting the Rotterdam Energy Approach and Planning (REAP)

Verdote

Noel

Department of Energy, Philippine Efficient Lighting Market Transformation Project – Project Management Office (DOE, PELMATP-PMO)

Efficient Lighting Market Transformation in the Making: The Philippine Experience

Villa

Nicola

Cisco Systems Inc

Connecting Cities: Achieving Sustainability Through Innovation

Voiron

Christine

UMR Espace, Universite de Nice, CNRS

Evaluer les impacts du changement climatique sur le fonctionnement d’une aire urbaine littorale : outils d’aide à la réflexion et d’aide à la décision existants

Waibel

Michael

Department of Geography - University of Hamburg/Germany

Targeting Emerging Consumers for Sustainable Climate Solutions: The Case of Ho Chi Minh City/Vietnam

Waisman

Henri

CIRED (Centre International de Recherche sur l’Environnement et le Développement)

Agglomeration economies and spatial sustainability

Warden

Toby

National Academy of Sciences, USA

Viral Governance and Mixed Motivations – How and Why U.S. Cities Engaged on the Climate Change Issue, 2005-2007

Webster

Douglas 

School of Sustainability

Role of Institutions, Governance, and Urban Planning: Improving Management, Coordination, and Planning of Cities to Meet Climate Change Challenges

Winchester

Lucy

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean - United Nations (ECLAC/UN)

The Urban Poor’s Vulnerability to the Impacts of Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean. A Policy Agenda.

Yuen

Belinda

National University of Singapore

Climate Change and Urban Planning in South East Asia

Yuksel

Ulku

Gazi Univ. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture Dep. Of City and Regional Planning

Effects of Urbanization on the Climate of Ankara, Turkey

Zhang

Le-Yin

Development Planning Unit (DPU), University College London

Does climate change make industrialization an obsolete development strategy for cities

Zitoun

Safar