The Geography of Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Africa Patrick Brandful Cobbinah

Part I. Introduction

1. Climate Change, Urban Planning and Sustainable Development in Africa: The Difference Worth Appreciating

Part II. Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Africa: Land Tenure, Biodiversity Conservation and Local Responses

2. Towards Sustainable Development in Africa: The Challenge of Urbanization and Climate Change Adaptation

3. Community-Based Mapping Methodology for Climate Change Adaptation: A Case Study of Quarry Road West Informal Settlement, Durban, South Africa

4. Urban Residents and Communities Responses to Climate Change Impacts in Tamale, Ghana

5. Urban Farmers’ Perceptions and Adaptation Strategies to Climate Variability in Ibadan, Nigeria

6. Placing Climate Change in Wetland Conservation and Urban Agriculture Contestations in Harare, Zimbabwe

7. Heritage Preservation in a Changing Climate: The Potential of Green Infrastructure on the Île de Saint-Louis, Senegal

8. Competing Interests in Urban Biodiversity Management in the Context of a Changing Climate: A Case Study of the Giba Gorge Environmental Precinct, South Africa

9. Exploring the Future of Nairobi National Park in a Changing Climate and Urban Growth

Part III. Urban Climate Change Adaptation in Africa: Towards Policy and Practice

10. The Poverty Reduction Co-benefits of Climate Change-Related Projects in eThekwini Municipality, South Africa

11. Beyond Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Africa: A Synthesis of Urban Food (In)Security

12. Thinking into the Future: Constructing Social Security Law as Climate Change Adaptation Strategy in Urban South Africa

13. Governing River Rehabilitation for Climate Adaptation and Water Security in Durban, South Africa

Part IV. Climate Change Adaptation Planning and Institutional Responses in Urban Africa

14. Toward Citizen-Led Planning for Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Ghana: Hints from Japanese ‘Machizukuri’ Activities

15. Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Ghana: The Spatial Planning Dimension

16. Institutional Responses to Climate Change Adaptation: Flood Management at the Metropolitan Level in Accra, Ghana

17. Adaptation Governance and Building Resilience in the Face of Climate Change in African Cities: Policy Responses and Emerging Practices from Accra

18. Missed Opportunities? Financing Climate Action in Urban Ghana and Uganda

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