Urban Vulnerability and Climate Change in Africa A Multidisciplinary Approach /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Pauleit, Stephan (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Coly, Adrien (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Fohlmeister, Sandra (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Gasparini, Paolo (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Jørgensen, Gertrud (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Kabisch, Sigrun (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Kombe, Wilbard J. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Lindley, Sarah (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Simonis, Ingo (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Yeshitela, Kumelachew (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Σειρά: Future City, 4
• Θέματα: 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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Urbanisation and Climate Change in Africa: Setting the Scene
• 2. The Impacts of Climate Change on African Cities
• 3. Vulnerability of Built Environment to Flooding in African Cities
• 4. Green Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation in African Cities
• 5. Small Cities and Towns in Africa: Insights into Adaptation Challenges and Potentials
• 6. Assessing Social Vulnerability of Households and Communities in Flood Prone Urban Areas
• 7. Multi-Risk Assessment as a Tool for Decision-Making
• 8. USSDM - Urban Spatial Scenario Design Modelling
• 9. Multi-level Governance, Resilience to Flood Risks and Coproduction in Urban Africa
• 10. Towards Climate Change Resilient Cities in Africa - Initiating Adaptation in Dar es Salaam and Addis Ababa
• 11. Fostering Transformative Climate Adaptation and Mitigation in the African City: Opportunities and Constraints of Urban Planning
• 12. The Way Forward: Climate Resilient Cities for Africa’s Future
• Index.