Urban vulnerability and climate change in Africa : a multidisciplinary approach /: a multidisciplinary approach. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stephan Pauleit [and nine others], editors.
• Editors: Pauleit, Stephan, 1960-
• Contents: 1. Urbanisation and Climate Change in Africa: Setting the Scene -- 2. The Impacts of Climate Change on African Cities -- 3. Vulnerability of Built Environment to Flooding in African Cities -- 4. Green Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation in African Cities -- 5. Small Cities and Towns in Africa: Insights into Adaptation Challenges and Potentials -- 6. Assessing Social Vulnerability of Households and Communities in Flood Prone Urban Areas -- 7. Multi-Risk Assessment as a Tool for Decision-Making -- 8. USSDM -- Urban Spatial Scenario Design Modelling -- 9. Multi-level Governance, Resilience to Flood Risks and Coproduction in Urban Africa -- 10. Towards Climate Change Resilient Cities in Africa -- Initiating Adaptation in Dar es Salaam and Addis Ababa -- 11. Fostering Transformative Climate Adaptation and Mitigation in the African City: Opportunities and Constraints of Urban Planning -- 12. The Way Forward: Climate Resilient Cities for Africa{u2019}s Future -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations, color maps
• Subjects: 307.76096; Life sciences; Urbanization -- Environmental aspects -- Africa; Sustainable urban development -- Africa; Climatic changes -- Africa; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban; Climatic changes; Sustainable urban development; Urbanization -- Environmental aspects; Science -- Environmental Science; Political Science -- Public Policy -- City Planning & Urban Development; Architecture -- General; Nature -- Natural Disasters; Climate change; Regional & area planning; City & town planning - architectural aspects; Natural disasters; Applied Ecology; Climatic changes; Regional planning; Architecture; Geology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Applied ecology; Africa; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319039824; 3319039822
• Related ISBNs: 3319039849; 9783319039848
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed April 21, 2015).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.