Climate Change Vulnerability in Southern African Cities Building Knowledge for Adaptation /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Macchi, Silvia (Editor), Tiepolo, Maurizio (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Springer Climate,
• Subjects: Environment.; Climate change.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Climate Change.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Climate Change Management and Policy.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.

In recent decades, extreme rains and drought have struck urban regions in Africa like never before. Nevertheless, limited information is available on which to base development of early warning systems, identification of high-risk zones, and formulation of local action plans. This book is about how t...