[HTML][HTML] Africa's urban adaptation transition under a 1.5 climate
Highlights•Everyday risk associated with inadequate basic infrastructure and poverty make
even small natural hazards impactful in African cities.•Enhanced development opportunity is …
even small natural hazards impactful in African cities.•Enhanced development opportunity is …
Collaborative governance for climate change adaptation: mapping citizen–municipality interactions
Increasing climate change impacts are a major threat to sustainable urban development,
and challenge current governance structures, including actors' responsibilities for dealing …
and challenge current governance structures, including actors' responsibilities for dealing …
Decision making under deep uncertainty for adapting urban drainage systems to change
Urbanisation and climate change are augmenting the uncertainty surrounding the future
state of the world's water resource and are resulting in cities experiencing growing levels of …
state of the world's water resource and are resulting in cities experiencing growing levels of …
An evaluation of sustainable construction perceptions and practices in Singapore
Environmental challenges and risks associated with climate change face all of our cities,
and the construction industry has a major role to play in terms of changed practice. The …
and the construction industry has a major role to play in terms of changed practice. The …
Doing more with the same: A reality-check on the ability of local government to implement Integrated Coastal Management for climate change adaptation
S Rosendo, L Celliers, M Mechisso - Marine Policy, 2018 - Elsevier
Many countries are implementing Integrated Coastal Management (ICM, also known as
Integrated Coastal Zone Management or ICZM) as a means to promote the sustainable use …
Integrated Coastal Zone Management or ICZM) as a means to promote the sustainable use …
Adapting to climate change in rapidly urbanizing river basins: insights from a multiple-concerns, multiple-stressors, and multi-level approach
Much of the research on climate change adaptation in rapidly urbanizing developing regions
focuses primarily on adaptation or resilience as the goal, assumes that climate change is the …
focuses primarily on adaptation or resilience as the goal, assumes that climate change is the …
Towards risk-sensitive and transformative urban development in Sub Saharan Africa
Risk-sensitive urban development is required to reduce accumulated risk and to better
consider risk when planning new developments. To deliver a sustainable city for all requires …
consider risk when planning new developments. To deliver a sustainable city for all requires …
Transformative approaches to address climate change and achieve climate justice
D Krause - Routledge handbook of climate justice, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
The need “transforming our world” is recognised not only by academics but also in the
commitment of national governments to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development …
commitment of national governments to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development …
Land-use planning as a tool for balancing the scientific and the social in biodiversity and ecosystem services mainstreaming? The case of Durban, South Africa
This paper evaluates the role of land-use planning, especially open space systems, in
mainstreaming biodiversity and ecosystem services (BES) at the urban level. Whilst there is …
mainstreaming biodiversity and ecosystem services (BES) at the urban level. Whilst there is …
Performance standard for tropical outdoors: A critique of current impasse and a proposal for way forward
R Emmanuel - Urban Climate, 2018 - Elsevier
Climate change will bring more heat extremes to the already warm tropical areas in Asia,
Africa and Latin America. The resulting surge in cooling demand will only make the thermal …
Africa and Latin America. The resulting surge in cooling demand will only make the thermal …