Urban Vulnerability and Climate Change in Africa A Multidisciplinary Approach
by
 
Pauleit, Stephan. editor.

Title
Urban Vulnerability and Climate Change in Africa A Multidisciplinary Approach

Author
Pauleit, Stephan. editor.

ISBN
9783319039824

Edition
1st ed. 2015.

Physical Description
X, 404 p. 131 illus., 115 illus. in color. online resource.

Series
Future City, 4

Contents
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.

Subject Term
Applied ecology.
 
Environment.
 
Human geography.
 
Architecture.
 
Natural disasters.
 
Environmental Sciences.
 
Cities, Countries, Regions.
 
Natural Hazards.

Added Author
Pauleit, Stephan.
 
Coly, Adrien.
 
Fohlmeister, Sandra.
 
Gasparini, Paolo.
 
Jørgensen, Gertrud.
 
Kabisch, Sigrun.
 
Kombe, Wilbard J.
 
Lindley, Sarah.
 
Simonis, Ingo.
 
Yeshitela, Kumelachew.

Added Corporate Author
SpringerLink (Online service)

Electronic Access
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03982-4


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