Sustainable Urban Development in Southern Africa
Disaster Risk Reduction and Economic Resilience
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This book examines how economic resilience and sustainable development can be achieved within Southern African cities through the integration of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) into urban planning. It combats the challenges poised by rapid urbanisation, something that it exacerbated by climate change and weak infrastructure, through economic policy and practice that addresses the unique social, political, and environmental conditions found within the region. Evidence-based and empirical case studies are presented to highlight real-world successes and offer tangible solutions. Particular focus is given to land management within developing cities, infrastructure planning for resilience, climate change adaptation, institutional development, and community engagement.
This book presents a multidisciplinary framework to navigate Southern African cities through uncertainty and towards sustainable development. It will be relevant to students, researchers, and policymakers interested in development, African studies, and urban economics.
Fortune Mangara is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Durban University of Technology.
Nirmala Dorasamy is a Professor at the Durban University of Technology.
This book examines how economic resilience and sustainable development can be achieved within Southern African cities through the integration of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) into urban planning. It combats the challenges poised by rapid urbanisation, something that it exacerbated by climate change and weak infrastructure, through economic policy and practice that addresses the unique social, political, and environmental conditions found within the region. Evidence-based and empirical case studies are presented to highlight real-world successes and offer tangible solutions. Particular focus is given to land management within developing cities, infrastructure planning for resilience, climate change adaptation, institutional development, and community engagement.
This book presents a multidisciplinary framework to navigate Southern African cities through uncertainty and towards sustainable development. It will be relevant to students, researchers, and policymakers interested in development, African studies, and urban economics.
Examines how economic resilience and sustainable development can be achieved within Southern African cities Presents economic policy that addresses the social, political, and environmental conditions found within the region Includes evidence-based case studies that highlight the ability of Disaster Risk Reduction to solve urban challenges
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Fortune Mangara
Themen in »Sustainable Urban Development in Southern Africa«
Sustainable development Urban resilience Climate change adaptation Disaster risk reduction Urban planning Urban growth New urban agenda Land management Infrastructure planning Urban infrastructure Economic governance Urban economics policy Development economics policy Community-based development Rapid urbanisation