Overview
- Documents cyclone and tornado-related impacts within the framework of the SDGs in Southern Africa
- Addresses increasing incidents of floods and tornadoes in Southern Africa
- Discusses rural and urban challenges to flood and tornado risks
Part of the book series: Sustainable Development Goals Series (SDGS)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction and Background
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Flood Modelling, Early Warning and Partnerships
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Urban Flooding and Insurance Matters
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Challenges from Rural Flooding
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Increasing Risk of Tornadoes
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About this book
This volume discusses the increasing occurrence of floods and tornadoes in Southern Africa over the last few years. The book discusses existing flood and tornado management protocols, indigenous approaches to mitigate disaster risk, urban and peri-urban flooding, tornado-induced flooding and windstorms, and the challenges and vulnerabilities associated with rural and transboundary floods. The book offers planning and recovery strategies to minimise impacts from these events through sustainable means. Such means include sustainable drainage systems, waste management in harbors and beaches, community engagement in flood-prone areas, and improved food security measures in urban poor households.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Godwell Nhamo is a Full Professor and Exxaro Chair in Business and Climate Change at the University of South Africa (UNISA), South Africa. He is a National Research Foundation (NRF) C-Rated researcher in the fields of Climate Change and Governance, Green Economy and Sustainable Development. He holds a PhD from Rhodes University (South Africa), an MSc from the University of Botswana (Botswana) and a BSc Honours from the University of Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe).
Lazarus Chapungu is a post-doctoral fellow under the Exxaro Chair in Business and Climate Change at the University of South Africa. He holds a PhD in Environmental Management from the University of South Africa, as well as an MSc degree in Environmental Policy and Planning, and a BA (Honours) degree in Geography both from the University of Zimbabwe.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Increasing Risk of Floods and Tornadoes in Southern Africa
Editors: Godwell Nhamo, Lazarus Chapungu
Series Title: Sustainable Development Goals Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74192-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-74191-4Published: 04 August 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-74194-5Published: 05 August 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-74192-1Published: 03 August 2021
Series ISSN: 2523-3084
Series E-ISSN: 2523-3092
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 290
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 133 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geography, general, Science, multidisciplinary, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis, Natural Hazards