Urbanisation and climate change are among the major challenges for
sustainable development in Africa. The overall aim of this book is
to present innovative approaches to vulnerability analysis and for
enhancing the resilience of African cities against climate
change-induced risks. Locally adapted IPCC climate change
scenarios, which also consider possible changes in urban
population, have been developed. Innovative strategies to land use
and spatial planning are proposed that seek synergies between the
adaptation to climate change and the need to solve social problems.
Furthermore, the book explores the role of governance in
successfully coping with climate-induced risks in urban areas. The
book is unique in that it combines: a top-down perspective of
climate change modeling with a bottom-up perspective of
vulnerability assessment; quantitative approaches from engineering
sciences and qualitative approaches of the social sciences; a novel
multi-risk modeling methodology; and strategic approaches to urban
and green infrastructure planning with neighborhood perspectives of
adaptation.
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