{"product_id":"9789819230891","title":"Sustainable Climate-Resilience Incremental Pathways for Cities and Communities","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAdvances in 21st Century Human Settlements\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSustainable Climate-Resilience\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eIncremental Pathways for Cities and Communities\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMahak Agrawal\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Environmental Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book highlights how small, incremental changes in policy, governance, and urban practice can collectively drive systemic transformation toward sustainable and climate-resilient futures. Rather than focusing solely on grand strategies, the book explores how modest yet strategic interventions—from procurement policies and pilot projects to behavioral nudges and community-driven initiatives—can create ripple effects with lasting impact. Drawing on global case studies and diverse disciplinary perspectives, the chapters demonstrate that cumulative micro-actions at city and community levels are not only feasible but essential for accelerating climate action. The book positions incremental change as a vital, practical, and replicable pathway for shaping resilient urban systems worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMahak Agrawal is an urban planner, sustainability expert, and climate policy professional who believes that any meaningful response to the climate crisis requires equal parts science, storytelling, and stubborn optimism. Her work sits at the intersection of data, design, and public policy, translating complex climate challenges into ideas that are genuinely useful in the real world.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eShe currently serves as Head of India at Riding Sunbeams, a UK-based social enterprise integrating solar energy into rail and mass transit infrastructure across India. Mahak is the founder of All Bits Count (ABC), a creative climate science project launched at the UN Summit of the Future in New York and COP29 in Azerbaijan in 2024. ABC began as a storytelling framework with LinkedIn India during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, grounded in the conviction that sustainability communication should be accessible, honest, and human rather than technical, preachy, or intimidating, whether the audience is an individual, a billionaire, or a city government.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2024 and 2025, Mahak was nominated by the Government of India to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as a Chapter Scientist on climate science and urban sustainability. She has twice served as an IPCC Expert Reviewer and has presented her research globally, including at the United Nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA Shardashish Scholar and Environmental Fellow at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, Mahak holds a Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy. She also holds a Master of Planning in Urban Planning from the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi, where she graduated with an Institute Rank 1 and Gold Medallist. She has been recognised as a LinkedIn Top Green Voice (2023), TEDx Fellow (2021), and UN Fellow (2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWhen she is not working, Mahak writes longhand across two book projects, and makes art with her mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Singapore\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9789819230891\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50450448482444,"sku":"9789819230891","price":161.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789819230891.jpg?v=1780597669","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789819230891","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}