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Urban Vulnerability and Climate Change in Africa

A Multidisciplinary Approach

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Editors:
  1. Stephan Pauleit

    1. Technical University Munich (TUM), Chair for Strategic Landscape Planning and Management, Freising, Germany

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  2. Adrien Coly

    1. Department of Geography, University of Gaston Berger, Saint Louis, Senegal

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  3. Sandra Fohlmeister

    1. Technical University Munich (TUM), Chair for Strategic Landscape Planning and Management, Freising, Germany

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  4. Paolo Gasparini

    1. University of Naples Federico II AMRA S.c.a r.l, Naples, Italy

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  5. Gertrud Jørgensen

    1. Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

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  6. Sigrun Kabisch

    1. Department of Urban and Environmental Sociology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

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  7. Wilbard J. Kombe

    1. Institute of Human Settlements Studies, Ardhi University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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  8. Sarah Lindley

    1. School of Environment, Education and Development, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

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  9. Ingo Simonis

    1. School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of Kwazulu Natal, Durban, South Africa

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  10. Kumelachew Yeshitela

    1. Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development (EiABC), Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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  • 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)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Urbanisation and Climate Change in Africa: Setting the Scene

    • Angela Di Ruocco, Paolo Gasparini, Guy Weets
    Pages 1-35

  3. The Impacts of Climate Change on African Cities

    • Maurizio Giugni, Ingo Simonis, Edoardo Bucchignani, Paolo Capuano, Francesco De Paola, Francois Engelbrecht et al.
    Pages 37-75

  4. Vulnerability of Built Environment to Flooding in African Cities

    • Fatemeh Jalayer, Raffaele De Risi, Alphonce Kyessi, Elinorata Mbuya, Nebyou Yonas
    Pages 77-106

  5. Green Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation in African Cities

    • Sarah J. Lindley, Susannah E. Gill, Gina Cavan, Kumelachew Yeshitela, Alemu Nebebe, Tekle Woldegerima et al.
    Pages 107-152

  6. Small Cities and Towns in Africa: Insights into Adaptation Challenges and Potentials

    • Ben Wisner, Mark Pelling, Adolfo Mascarenhas, Ailsa Holloway, Babacar Ndong, Papa Faye et al.
    Pages 153-196

  7. Assessing Social Vulnerability of Households and Communities in Flood Prone Urban Areas

    • Sigrun Kabisch, Nathalie Jean-Baptiste, Regina John, Wilbard J. Kombe
    Pages 197-228

  8. Multi-risk Assessment as a Tool for Decision-Making

    • Alexander Garcia-Aristizabal, Paolo Gasparini, Guido Uhinga
    Pages 229-258

  9. USSDM – Urban Spatial Scenario Design Modelling

    • Andreas Printz, Hany Abo-El-Wafa, Katja Buchta, Stephan Pauleit
    Pages 259-286

  10. Multi-level Governance, Resilience to Flood Risks and Coproduction in Urban Africa

    • Trond Vedeld, Wilbard J. Kombe, Clara Kweka-Msale, Ndèye Marème Ndour, Adrien Coly, Siri Hellevik
    Pages 287-318

  11. Towards Climate Change Resilient Cities in Africa – Initiating Adaptation in Dar es Salaam and Addis Ababa

    • Lise Herslund, Dorthe Hedensted Lund, Gertrud Jørgensen, Patience Mguni, Wilbard J. Kombe, Kumelachew Yeshitela
    Pages 319-348

  12. Fostering Transformative Climate Adaptation and Mitigation in the African City: Opportunities and Constraints of Urban Planning

    • Susan Parnell
    Pages 349-367

  13. The Way Forward: Climate Resilient Cities for Africa’s Future

    • Sandra Fohlmeister, Stephan Pauleit, Adrien Coly, Hamidou Touré, Kumelachew Yeshitela
    Pages 369-399

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 401-404
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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

  • Technical University Munich (TUM), Chair for Strategic Landscape Planning and Management, Freising, Germany

    Stephan Pauleit, Sandra Fohlmeister

  • Department of Geography, University of Gaston Berger, Saint Louis, Senegal

    Adrien Coly

  • University of Naples Federico II AMRA S.c.a r.l, Naples, Italy

    Paolo Gasparini

  • Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Gertrud Jørgensen

  • Department of Urban and Environmental Sociology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

    Sigrun Kabisch

  • Institute of Human Settlements Studies, Ardhi University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Wilbard J. Kombe

  • School of Environment, Education and Development, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Sarah Lindley

  • School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of Kwazulu Natal, Durban, South Africa

    Ingo Simonis

  • 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

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