There is an increasing recognition of the need to understand and address risks of various
kinds in African cities. However, there have been very few explicit examinations of the way in …

The concept of vulnerability is widely used in the social sciences as well as in policy making,
health and social care services and in social work, referring to a variety of groups or …

Approximately 1 billion people currently live in informal settlements, primarily in urban areas
in low-and middle-income countries. Informal settlements are defined by poor-quality …

Climate change is acknowledged as the largest threat to our societies in the coming
decades, potentially affecting large and diverse groups of urban residents in this century of …

One in seven of the world's population live in poverty in urban areas, and the vast majority of
these live in the Global South–mostly in overcrowded informal settlements with inadequate …

Populations and assets, in African cities, small and large, are among the most vulnerable to
disaster risk globally. Climate change and demographic shifts add urgency and uncertainty …

The impacts of climate change in any city are obviously influenced by the quality of its
housing and other buildings, its infrastructure and services. These were not built with climate …

The plight of residents in inner-city slums in the global South has continued to receive
research attention. However, there is a paucity of empirical studies on the influence of the …

Green infrastructure plays a critical role in environmentally sustainable urbanization in
developing countries. Based on a review of academic outputs, this paper explores green …

Outcome-based equity relates to the consequences of a policy, action, or developmental
trend, which is acknowledged to be important for both low-and high-income countries …