Titlebook: Cities and Mega Risks; COVID-19 and Climate Mohammad Aslam Khan Book 2022 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive

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Mega Risks, Urban Economies, and SustainabilityGlobally, the damage cost of weather- and climate-related disasters to cities and communities in 2020 alone has been estimated to be between $166 and $210 billion. In terms of action on the economic front, the immediate response to the pandemic was emergency relief provision followed by rescue packa

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Mega Risks, Urban Energy Use, and Sustainable Developments. In terms of clean energy transition, the COVID-19 caused some increase in renewables and decline in fossil fuels, but the real test of this transition will depend on the policies that cities and national governments implement in response to the economic recession. The Pandemic, nevertheless, has

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Mega Risks and Urban Health System: Investment in Lifeacts in indoor spaces and public transport have been listed as factors that contributed to the spread and differential impacts of the pandemic around cities of the world. While analyzing response, case studies have been cited from both developed and developing countries. Social distancing, testing,

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Mega Risks, Education, Knowledge, and Sustainabilityllions of dollars. Besides learning losses, school closures also affect the growth and development of children by denying them school meals, health services including vaccinations, and psychosocial support. In terms of response, school closures increased the reliance of institutions upon remote tech

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Mega Risks, Urban Governance, and Sustainabilityloped for the purpose form an important part of the chapter. Moreover, innovation in governance mechanisms adopted to deal with the mega risks have been discussed. Evolution of the governance system and policies of cities in relation to the climate crisis have been traced in the chapter along with t

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Vision of a Sustainable, Smart, and Resilient Cityndling risks to reduce cities vulnerability; and monitoring the development process in ‘building forward better.’ The chapter expresses concern that all tracking initiatives used so far show that the world has missed the initial opportunity to invest in green recoveries and setting a new course for