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1、*第十一篇  ClimateChangePosesMajorRisksforUnpreparedCities     Anewexaminationofurbanpolicieshasbeen   1   recentlybyPatriciaRomeroLankao．Sheisasociologistspecializinginclimatechangeand   2   development．Shewarnsthat manyoftheworld’sfast-growingurbanareas，especia

2、llyindevelopingcountries．willlikelysuffer fromtheimpactsofchangingclimate．Herworkalsoconcludesthatmostcitiesarefailingto   3    emissionsofcarbondioxideandothergreenhouse   4  ．These gasesareknown toaffecttheatmosphere．”Climatechangeisadeeplylocalissueandpose

3、sprofoundthreatstothegrowingcitiesoftheworld,”saysRomeroLankao.”Buttoofewcitiesaredevelopingeffectivestrategiesto   5   theirresidents."    Citiesare     6   sourcesofgreenhousegases．Andurbanpopulationsarelikelytobeamongthosemostseverelyaffectedbyfutureclimat

4、echange.Lankao’sfindings  highlightwaysinwhichcity-residentsareparticularlyvulnerable,andsuggestpolicyinterventionsthatcouldofferimmediateandlonger-term    7   ．    Thelocationsanddenseconstructionpatternsofcitiesoftenplacetheirpopulationsatgreaterriskfornatu

5、raldisasters.Potential    8    associatedwithclimateincludestormsurgesand prolongedhotweather.Stormsurgescanfloodcoastalareasandprolongedhotweathercanheat     9  pavedcitiesmorethansurroundingareas．Theimpactsofsuchnaturaleventscanbemoreseriousinanurbanenviron

6、ment．Forexample，aprolongedheatwavecanincreaseexisting levelsofairpollution，causing  widespreadhealthproblems．Poorerneighborhoodsthat  may  10  basicfacilitiessuchasdrinkingwateroradependablenetworkofroads，areespeciallyvulnerabletonaturaldisasters．Manyresident

7、sinpoorercountriesliveinsubstandardhousing  11    accesstoreliabledrinkingwater，roadsandbasicservices.      Localgovernments,    12   ,shouldtakemeasurestoprotecttheirresidents.”Unfortunately，theytendtomovetowardsrhetoric    13   meaningfulresponses,  RomeroL

8、ankaowrites,”Theydon’timposeconstructionstandardsthatcouldreduceheatingandairconditioningneeds.Theydon'temphasizemasstransitandreduce     14     use.Infact,manylocal  governments  aretaki