Reinterpreting Sub-Saharan Cities through the Concept of Adaptive Capacity An Analysis of Autonomous Adaptation in Response to Environmental Changes in Peri-Urban Areas /

• Main Author: Ricci, Liana (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace, 26
• Subjects: Environment.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Environmental management.; Environmental Management.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.

This book explores whether and how a reinterpretation of Sub-Saharan cities, through the concept of adaptive capacity, could bridge this distance and contribute to a new understanding of the contemporary city. The research contributes to improved knowledge of urban and environmental planning and of...