Urbanisation trends and global environmental change are two of the most critical modern-
day stressors threatening the resilience of cities around the world. This paper focuses on …

For a long time, research on the impacts of and adaptation to climate change in the Pacific
Islands region excluded urban areas almost entirely. This is surprising since in many Small …

Infrastructure has historically been absent in informal settlements in Oceania. Oceanic
governments have deliberately withheld infrastructure to these settlements denying them …

Purpose This paper aims to highlight the localised shelter solutions to fulfil adequate and
disaster resilient housing needs of urban informal settlers of Honiara, the capital city of …

In this chapter, building resilience of informal housing is explored based on the case of
Honiara, Solomon Islands. Informal housing is severely impacted by natural hazards …

Rates of urbanisation vary considerably among the 22 Pacific Island countries and
territories. Some of the highest percentages of urban populations are in smaller countries …

Fiji has had a turbulent political history of successive coups that have caused the nation to
oscillate between the pursuit of ethnic nationalism and civic nationalism. Since the final coup …

Globally, squatter settlements in urban areas have attracted attention and debates,
especially in the developing countries. More than 33 percent of the urban population in …

The term 'urban resilience'has become a buzz word in development planning and
humanitarian domains. The application of urban resilience varies between sectors and …

In this chapter, building resilience of informal housing is explored based on the case of
Honiara, Solomon Islands. Informal housing is severely impacted by natural hazards …