TY - BOOK
T1 - Urban Vulnerability and Climate Change in Africa
T2 - A Multidisciplinary Approach
A2 - Pauleit, Stephan
A2 - Coly, Adrien
A2 - Fohlmeister, Sandra
A2 - Gasparini, Paolo
A2 - Jørgensen, Gertrud
A2 - Kabisch, Sigrun
A2 - Kombe, Wilbard J.
A2 - Lindley, Sarah
A2 - Simonis, Ingo
A2 - Yesatila, Kumelachew
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Urbanisation and climate change are among the major challenges for sustainable development in Africa. The overall aim of this book is to present innovative approaches to vulnerability analysis and for enhancing the resilience of African cities against climate change-induced risks. Locally adapted IPCC climate change scenarios, which also consider possible changes in urban population, have been developed. Innovative strategies to land use and spatial planning are proposed that seek synergies between the adaptation to climate change and the need to solve social problems. Furthermore, the book explores the role of governance in successfully coping with climate-induced risks in urban areas. The book is unique in that it combines: a top-down perspective of climate change modeling with a bottom-up perspective of vulnerability assessment; quantitative approaches from engineering sciences and qualitative approaches of the social sciences; a novel multi-risk modeling methodology; and strategic approaches to urban and green infrastructure planning with neighborhood perspectives of adaptation.
AB - Urbanisation and climate change are among the major challenges for sustainable development in Africa. The overall aim of this book is to present innovative approaches to vulnerability analysis and for enhancing the resilience of African cities against climate change-induced risks. Locally adapted IPCC climate change scenarios, which also consider possible changes in urban population, have been developed. Innovative strategies to land use and spatial planning are proposed that seek synergies between the adaptation to climate change and the need to solve social problems. Furthermore, the book explores the role of governance in successfully coping with climate-induced risks in urban areas. The book is unique in that it combines: a top-down perspective of climate change modeling with a bottom-up perspective of vulnerability assessment; quantitative approaches from engineering sciences and qualitative approaches of the social sciences; a novel multi-risk modeling methodology; and strategic approaches to urban and green infrastructure planning with neighborhood perspectives of adaptation.
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-03982-4
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-03982-4
M3 - Book
SN - 978-3-319-03984-8
T3 - Future City
BT - Urban Vulnerability and Climate Change in Africa
PB - Springer
ER -
