Impact of Urban Development on Climate Change

Climate change has severe impacts worldwide both on rural areas and on urban centers. Extreme weather conditions threaten human health and productivity, and natural disasters such as flooding, wildfires and cyclones increase. While on other hand cities have tremendous capacity to contribute in world economy by urbanization and development. The cities are adapting new concepts as green and sustainable buildings, sector specific policy and sustainable planning approach to make city more resilience and energy efficiency. In this paper there is brief introduction of urban development and their impact on climate. The relationship between city development and climate change. Why it has become area of concern and what should be adaptive and meditative measure to be taken at various level.