Urban Vulnerability and Climate Change in Africa: A Multidisciplinary Approach

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, Ndèye Marème Ndour, Rodrigue A. Feumba, Maurice O. M. Zogning, Emmanuel Tonyé, Youssoufou Ouédraogo, Saïdou Bani Samari and Bakary T. Sankara
5 Small Cities and Towns in Africa: Insights into Adaptation Challenges and Potentials
Ben Wisner, Mark Pelling, Adolfo Mascarenhas, Ailsa Holloway, Babacar Ndong, Papa Faye, Jesse Ribot and David Simon
6 Assessing Social Vulnerability of Households and Communities in Flood Prone Urban Areas
Sigrun Kabisch, Nathalie Jean-Baptiste, Regina John and Wilbard Kombe
7 Multi-Risk Assessment as a Tool for Decision-Making
Alexander Garcia-Aristizabal, Paolo Gasparini and Guido Uhinga
8 USSDM - Urban Spatial Scenario Design Modelling
Andreas Printz, Hany Abo-El-Wafa, Katja Buchta and Stephan Pauleit
9 Multi-level Governance, Resilience to Flood Risks and Coproduction in Urban Africa
Trond Vedeld, Wilbard Kombe, Clara Kweka-Msale, Ndèye Marème Ndour, Adrien Coly and Siri Hellevik
10 Towards Climate Change Resilient Cities in Africa - Initiating Adaptation in Dar es Salaam and Addis Ababa
Lise Herslund, Dorthe Hedensted Lund, Gertrud Jørgensen, Patience Mguni, Wilbard Kombe and Kumelachew Yeshitela
11 Fostering Transformative Climate Adaptation and Mitigation in the African City: Opportunities and Constraints of Urban Planning
Susan Parnell
12 The Way Forward: Climate Resilient Cities for Africa's Future
Sandra Fohlmeister, Stephan Pauleit, Adrien Coly, Hamidou Touré and Kumelachew Yeshitela
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