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...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Cities of Sub-Saharan Africa: Failed or Ordinary Cities?
• Interpreting the Sub-Saharan City: Approaches for Urban Development
• Environmental Management and Urbanization: Dar es Salaam as an Illustrative Case
• Adaptive Capacity as a Strategic Element for Reducing Vulnerability to Environmental Changes
• Conclusions: The Distance Between Critical Review and Institutional Commitment.