The Geography of Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Africa
This book take a comprehensive look at several cases of climate change adaptation responses across various sectors and geographical areas in urban Africa and places them within a solid theoretical context. Each chapter is a state-of-the-art overview of a significant topic on climate change adaptatio...
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| Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Έκδοση: | 1st ed. 2019. |
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Part I
- Introduction
- Chapter One: Climate Change, Urban Planning and Sustainable Development in Africa: The Difference worth Appreciating; Michael Addaney and Patrick Brandful Cobbinah
- Part II: Climate Change Adaptation in urban Africa: land tenure, biodiversity conservation and local responses
- Chapter Two: Towards Sustainable Development in Africa: The Challenge of Urbanization and Climate Change; Matthew Ogwu
- Chapter Three: Community-Based Mapping Methodology for Climate Change Adaptation: A Case Study of Quarry Road West Informal Settlement, Durban, South Africa; Bahle Mazeka, Catherine Sutherland, Sibongile Buthelezi and Duduzile Khumalo
- Chapter Four: Urban Residents and Communities Responses to Climate Change Impacts in Tamale, Ghana; Patrick Brandful Cobbinah and Enoch Akwasi Kosoe
- Chapter Five: Urban Farmers' Perceptions of and Responses to Climate Variability in Ibadan, Nigeria; Bolanle Wahab and Ayobami Popoola
- Chapter Six: Placing Climate Change in Wetland Conservation and Urban Agriculture Contestations in Harare, Zimbabwe; Luckymore Matenga
- Chapter Seven: Heritage Preservation in a Changing Climate: The Potential of Green Infrastructure on the Île de Saint-Louis, Senegal; Samantha McLean
- Chapter Eight: Competing Interests in Urban Biodiversity Management in the Context of a Changing Climate: A Case Study of the Giba Gorge Environmental Precinct, South Africa; Chuma Banji Chinzila, Andrew Emmanuel Okem, Fathima Ahmed and Urmila Bob
- Chapter Nine: Exploring the Future of Nairobi National Park in a Changing Climate and Urban Growth; Obed Matundura Ogega, Hellen Njoki Wanjohi and James Mbugua
- Part III: Urban Climate Change Adaptation in Africa: Towards Policy and Practice
- Chapter Ten: Connecting climate change to poverty reduction: Poverty Reduction Co-Benefits of Climate Change-Related Projects in eThekwini Municipality, South Africa; Andrew Emmanuel Okem
- Chapter Eleven: Beyond climate change adaptation in urban Africa: A synthesis of urban food (in)security; Bright Nkrumah
- Chapter Twelve: Thinking into the future: Constructing social security law as climate change adaptation strategy in urban South Africa; Ademola Oluborode Jegede and Crystal Mokoena
- Chapter Thirteen: Governing river rehabilitation for climate adaptation and water security in Durban, South Africa; Partick Martel, Catherine Sutherland, Sibongile Buthelezi and Duduzile Khumalo
- Part IV: Climate Change Adaptation Planning and Institutional Responses in Urban Africa
- Chapter Fourteen: Towards Citizen-led Planning for Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Ghana: Hints from Japanese "Machizukuri" Activities; Seth Asare Okyere, Stephen Kofi Diko, Matthew Abunyewah, Michihiro Kita
- Chapter Fifteen: Climate Change Adaptation in Ghana: The Future of Spatial Planning; Patrick Brandful Cobbinah and Nelson Nyabanyi N-yanbini
- Chapter Sixteen: Institutional Responses to Climate Change Adaptation: Flood Management at the Metropolitan Level in Accra, Ghana; Prosper Issahaku Korah and Patrick Brandful Cobbinah
- Chapter Seventeen: Adaptation Governance and Building Resilience in the face of Climate Change in African Cities: Policy Responses and Emerging Practices from Accra; Michael Addaney
- Chapter Eighteen: Missed Opportunities: Financing Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Ghana and Uganda; Stephen Diko.
