Urban Vulnerability and Climate Change in Africa A Multidisciplinary Approach /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pauleit, Stephan (Editor), Coly, Adrien (Editor), Fohlmeister, Sandra (Editor), Gasparini, Paolo (Editor), Jørgensen, Gertrud (Editor), Kabisch, Sigrun (Editor), Kombe, Wilbard J. (Editor), Lindley, Sarah (Editor), Simonis, Ingo (Editor), Yeshitela, Kumelachew (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Future City, 4
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Natural disasters.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Architecture.; Applied ecology.; Climate change.; Life Sciences.; Applied Ecology.; Climate Change.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Cities, Countries, Regions.; Natural Hazards.

The book presents results of CLUVA (CLimate Change and Urban Vulnerability in Africa), a large European Commission funded research project (2010-2013). The project aimed to develop a better understanding of the risks and impacts of climate change related hazards to African cities, assess their vulne...