期刊名称：International Journal of Development and Sustainability
印刷版ISSN：2186-8662
出版年度：2018
卷号：7
期号：3
页码：892-903
出版社：International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS)
摘要：The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States are becoming extremely urbanized. The region consists of more than 15 major cities with more than 15million inhabitants and clearly these cities are the vital cultural, economic and innovative centers. Urbanization of the region is characterized by one of the world high urban population growth rates. Urban primacy is another feature of these countries as most countries are dominated by huge capital cities. The urban growth rates within the region are basically attributed to both high fertility rates as well as to the influx of migration into the region. It is quite evident that climate change stresses create pressures on these rapidly growing urban centers. The key objective of this article is to study and examine the urban policy question in response to climate change challenges in these countries. The overall approach and method is focused on a policy review and a policy analysis framework to see how climate change mitigation and adaptation measures could to be incorporated and coordinated within the whole policy frameworks. Results have revealed the inadequacy inclusion and integration required.
关键词：Urban Policy; Climate Change; Adaptation; Arabian Gulf States
