The Geography of Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Africa

This book takes a comprehensive look at several cases of climate change adaptation responses across various sectors and geographical areas in urban Africa and places them within a solid theoretical context. Each chapter is a state-of-the-art overview of a significant topic on climate change adaptation in urban Africa and is written by a leading expert in the field. In addition to the focus on the geography of urban adaptation to climate change in Africa, this collection offers a broader perspective by blending the use of case studies and theory based research. It examines transformations in climate change adaptation and its future orientation from the perspectives of urban planners, political economists, environmentalists, ecologists, economists and geographers, thereby addressing the challenges facing African cities adaptation responses from all angles. Providing up-to-date and authoritative contributions covering the key aspects of climate change adaptation in urban Africa, this book will be of great interest to policymakers, practitioners, scholars and students of geography, urban development and management, environmental science and policy, disaster management, as well as those in the field of urban planning. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxvi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Climate Change, Urban Planning and Sustainable Development in Africa: The Difference Worth Appreciating (Michael Addaney, Patrick Brandful Cobbinah)....Pages 3-26 Front Matter ....Pages 27-27 Towards Sustainable Development in Africa: The Challenge of Urbanization and Climate Change Adaptation (Matthew Chidozie Ogwu)....Pages 29-55 Community-Based Mapping Methodology for Climate Change Adaptation: A Case Study of Quarry Road West Informal Settlement, Durban, South Africa (Bahle Mazeka, Catherine Sutherland, Sibongile Buthelezi, Duduzile Khumalo)....Pages 57-88 Urban Residents and Communities Responses to Climate Change Impacts in Tamale, Ghana (Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, Enoch Akwasi Kosoe)....Pages 89-121 Urban Farmers’ Perceptions and Adaptation Strategies to Climate Variability in Ibadan, Nigeria (Bolanle Wahab, Ayobami Popoola)....Pages 123-154 Placing Climate Change in Wetland Conservation and Urban Agriculture Contestations in Harare, Zimbabwe (Luckymore Matenga)....Pages 155-181 Heritage Preservation in a Changing Climate: The Potential of Green Infrastructure on the Île de Saint-Louis, Senegal (Samantha McLean)....Pages 183-214 Competing Interests in Urban Biodiversity Management in the Context of a Changing Climate: A Case Study of the Giba Gorge Environmental Precinct, South Africa (Chuma Banji Chinzila, Andrew Emmanuel Okem, Fathima Ahmed, Urmilla Bob)....Pages 215-248 Exploring the Future of Nairobi National Park in a Changing Climate and Urban Growth (Obed Matundura Ogega, Hellen Njoki Wanjohi, James Mbugua)....Pages 249-272 Front Matter ....Pages 273-273 The Poverty Reduction Co-benefits of Climate Change-Related Projects in eThekwini Municipality, South Africa (Andrew Emmanuel Okem, Sarah Bracking)....Pages 275-304 Beyond Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Africa: A Synthesis of Urban Food (In)Security (Bright Nkrumah)....Pages 305-328 Thinking into the Future: Constructing Social Security Law as Climate Change Adaptation Strategy in Urban South Africa (Ademola Oluborode Jegede, Untalimile Crystal Mokoena)....Pages 329-353 Governing River Rehabilitation for Climate Adaptation and Water Security in Durban, South Africa (Patrick Martel, Catherine Sutherland)....Pages 355-387 Front Matter ....Pages 389-389 Toward Citizen-Led Planning for Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Ghana: Hints from Japanese ‘Machizukuri’ Activities (Seth Asare Okyere, Stephen Kofi Diko, Matthew Abunyewah, Michihiro Kita)....Pages 391-419 Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Ghana: The Spatial Planning Dimension (Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, Nelson Nyabanyi N-yanbini)....Pages 421-450 Institutional Responses to Climate Change Adaptation: Flood Management at the Metropolitan Level in Accra, Ghana (Prosper Issahaku Korah, Patrick Brandful Cobbinah)....Pages 451-478 Adaptation Governance and Building Resilience in the Face of Climate Change in African Cities: Policy Responses and Emerging Practices from Accra (Michael Addaney)....Pages 479-498 Missed Opportunities? Financing Climate Action in Urban Ghana and Uganda (Stephen Kofi Diko)....Pages 499-530 Back Matter ....Pages 531-548 This book take a comprehensive look at several cases of climate change adaptation responses across various sectors and geographical areas in urban Africa and places them within a solid theoretical context. Each chapter is a state-of-the-art overview of a significant topic on climate change adaptation in urban Africa and is written by a leading expert in the field. In addition to the focus on the geography of urban adaptation to climate in Africa, this collection offers a broader perspective by blending the use of case studies and theory based research. It examines transformations in climate change adaptation in urban Africa and its future orientation from the perspectives of urban planners, political economists, environmentalists, ecologists, economists and geographers, thereby addressing the challenges facing African cities adaptation responses from all angles. Providing up-to-date and authoritative contributions covering the key aspects of climate change adaptation in urban Africa, this book will be of great interest to policymakers, practitioners, scholars and students of geography, urban development and management, environmental science and policy, disaster management, as well as those in the field of urban planning. Patrick Brandful Cobbinah is a Lecturer in Land Use and Environmental Planning at the Department of Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. Patrick's background is in human geography with broad experience in urban and regional planning gained through teaching and research conducted at universities in Ghana and Australia. Michael Addaney is a Senior Research Assistant at the University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana and PhD candidate at the Research Institute of Environmental Law, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. Michael's research interests broadly focus on the role of international human rights law in framing and implementing responses to sustainability challenges in sub-Saharan Africa.