Editors:
- Synthesizes results of the European Commission-funded CLUVA (CLimate Change and Urban Vulnerability in Africa) research project
- First systematic study of vulnerability of African cities to climate change in an inter- and transdisciplinary approach
- A novel multi-risk modeling methodology
Part of the book series: Future City (FUCI, volume 4)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
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.
Editors and Affiliations
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Technical University Munich (TUM), Chair for Strategic Landscape Planning and Management, Freising, Germany
Stephan Pauleit, Sandra Fohlmeister
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Department of Geography, University of Gaston Berger, Saint Louis, Senegal
Adrien Coly
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University of Naples Federico II AMRA S.c.a r.l, Naples, Italy
Paolo Gasparini
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Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Gertrud Jørgensen
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Department of Urban and Environmental Sociology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
Sigrun Kabisch
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Institute of Human Settlements Studies, Ardhi University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Wilbard J. Kombe
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School of Environment, Education and Development, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Sarah Lindley
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School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of Kwazulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
Ingo Simonis
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Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development (EiABC), Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Kumelachew Yeshitela
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Urban Vulnerability and Climate Change in Africa
Book Subtitle: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Editors: Stephan Pauleit, Adrien Coly, Sandra Fohlmeister, Paolo Gasparini, Gertrud Jørgensen, Sigrun Kabisch, Wilbard J. Kombe, Sarah Lindley, Ingo Simonis, … Kumelachew Yeshitela
Series Title: Future City
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03982-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-03984-8Published: 22 April 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-03981-7Published: 21 April 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-03982-4Published: 13 April 2015
Series ISSN: 1876-0899
Series E-ISSN: 1876-0880
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 404
Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations, 115 illustrations in colour
Topics: Applied Ecology, Climate Change, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Cities, Countries, Regions, Natural Hazards