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Climate Change and Sustainable Urban Development in Africa and Asia

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  • © 2011

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Editors:
  1. Belinda Yuen

    1. Singapore Institute of Planners, Singapore, Singapore

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  2. Asfaw Kumssa

    1. UNCRD Africa Office, Nairobi, Kenya

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  • Empirical and diagnostic analysis of urban development of Africa and Asia

  • Identifies the essential building blocks for a climate resilient urban future

  • Integrates adaptation and mitigation policies

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Africa and Asia: Two of the World’s Fastest Growing Regions

      • Belinda Yuen, Asfaw Kumssa
      Pages 3-18

  3. Climate Change and Urban Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Climate Change and Living Cities: Global Problems with Local Solutions

      • Priyanka Anand, Kallidaikurichi Seetharam
      Pages 21-35

    3. Climate Change in the Context of Urban Development in Africa

      • Kempe Ronald Hope Sr.
      Pages 37-55

    4. A Region of Contrasts: Urban Development, Housing and Poverty in Asia

      • Kioe Sheng Yap
      Pages 57-68

    5. The Effects of Climate Change on Urban Human Settlements in Africa

      • Aloysius Clemence Mosha
      Pages 69-100

  4. Climate Change and Housing: Case Studies from Africa and Asia

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101
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    2. Climate Change and the Housing Environment in Ghana

      • Kwasi Kwafo Adarkwa, Michael Poku-Boansi
      Pages 103-116

    3. Creating a Sustainable Living Environment for Public Housing in Singapore

      • Johnny Liang Heng Wong
      Pages 117-128

    4. Climatic Change and Housing Issues in South Africa

      • Bornwell C. Chikulo
      Pages 129-152

    5. Climate Change and Sustainable Housing in Uganda

      • Stephen A. K. Magezi
      Pages 153-166

    6. Housing and Climate Change: Adaptation Strategies in Vietnam

      • Vinh Hung Hoang
      Pages 167-192

  5. Climate Change and Its Effect on Cities: Case Studies from Africa and Asia

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 193-193
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    2. Climate Change and Cities’ Actions in China

      • Xiaodong Pan, Zhenshan Li
      Pages 195-210

    3. Climate Change and Its Effect on Cities of Eastern African Countries

      • Samuel Kerunyu Gichere, George Michael Sikoyo, Ally Matano Saidi
      Pages 211-220

    4. Climate Change and Liveable Cities in Malaysia

      • Kamalruddin Shamsudin, Suan Siow Neo
      Pages 221-241

    5. Climate Change and Its Effect on Urban Housing and Liveable Cities: The Case of Harare, Zimbabwe

      • Rodreck Mupedziswa
      Pages 243-262

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 263-266
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About this book

This book is about African and Asian cities. Illustrated through selected case cities, the book brings together a rich collection of papers by leading scholars and practitioners in Africa and Asia to offer empirical analysis and up-to-date discussions and assessments of the urban challenges and solutions for their cities. A number of key topics concerning housing, sustainable urban development and climate change in Africa and Asia are explored along with how policy interventions and partnerships deliver specific forms of urban development. It is intended for all who are interested in the state of the cities and urban development in Africa and Asia. Africa and Asia present, in many ways, useful lessons in dealing with the burgeoning urban population, and the problems surrounding this influx of people and climate change in the developing word.

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“The Book is made up of 14 chapters which systematically synthesize vast evidences in a logical and coherent manner to tell a compelling story of the impact of climate change on urban centres in Africa and Asia, whilst offering some pragmatic and thoroughly scrutinised thoughts for policy reforms in the two regions. … I unreservedly recommend this book to academics, students and development policymakers who have interest in the planning and management of the built environment.” (Eric Yeboah, African Review of Economics and Finance, Vol. 3 (1), June, 2012)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Singapore Institute of Planners, Singapore, Singapore

    Belinda Yuen

  • UNCRD Africa Office, Nairobi, Kenya

    Asfaw Kumssa

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