Urban Vulnerability and Climate Change in Africa A Multidisciplinary Approach /

The book presents results of CLUVA (CLimate Change and Urban Vulnerability in Africa), a large European Commission funded research project (2010-2013). The project aimed to develop a better understanding of the risks and impacts of climate change related hazards to African cities, assess their vulne...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Pauleit, Stephan (Editor ), Coly, Adrien (Editor ), Fohlmeister, Sandra (Editor ), Gasparini, Paolo (Editor ), Jørgensen, Gertrud (Editor ), Kabisch, Sigrun (Editor ), Kombe, Wilbard J. (Editor ), Lindley, Sarah (Editor ), Simonis, Ingo (Editor ), Yeshitela, Kumelachew (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Colección:Future City, 4
Temas:
Applied ecology.
Environment.
Human geography.
Architecture.
Natural disasters.
Applied Ecology.
Environmental Sciences.
Human Geography.
Cities, Countries, Regions.
Natural Hazards.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Urbanisation and Climate Change in Africa: Setting the Scene
  • 2. The Impacts of Climate Change on African Cities
  • 3. Vulnerability of Built Environment to Flooding in African Cities
  • 4. Green Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation in African Cities
  • 5. Small Cities and Towns in Africa: Insights into Adaptation Challenges and Potentials
  • 6. Assessing Social Vulnerability of Households and Communities in Flood Prone Urban Areas
  • 7. Multi-Risk Assessment as a Tool for Decision-Making
  • 8. USSDM - Urban Spatial Scenario Design Modelling
  • 9. Multi-level Governance, Resilience to Flood Risks and Coproduction in Urban Africa
  • 10. Towards Climate Change Resilient Cities in Africa - Initiating Adaptation in Dar es Salaam and Addis Ababa
  • 11. Fostering Transformative Climate Adaptation and Mitigation in the African City: Opportunities and Constraints of Urban Planning
  • 12. The Way Forward: Climate Resilient Cities for Africa's Future
  • Index.

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