Urban Vulnerability and Climate Change in Africa A Multidisciplinary Approach [Paperback]

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.

1 Urbanisation and Climate Change in Africa: Setting the Scene
Angela Di Ruocco, Paolo Gasparini and Guy Weets
2 The Impacts of Climate Change on African Cities
Maurizio Giugni, Ingo Simonis, Edoardo Bucchignani, Paolo Capuano, Francesco De Paola, Francois Engelbrecht, Paola Mercogliano and Maria Elena Topa
3 Vulnerability of Built Environment to Flooding in African Cities
Fatemeh Jalayer, Raffaele De Risi, Alphonce Kyessi, Elinorata Mbuya and Nebyou Yonas
4 Green Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation in African Cities
Sarah J. Lindley, Susannah E. Gill, Gina Cavan, Kumelachew Yeshitela, Alemu Nebebe, Tekle Woldegerima, Deusdedit Kibassa, Riziki Shemdoe, Florian Renner, Katja Buchta, Hany Abo-El-Wafa, Andreas Printz, Fatimatou Sall, Adrien Coly, Nd?ye Mar?me Ndour, Rodrigue A. Feumba, Maurice O. M. lÓ'