Urban development and climate change: Lessons from the City of Cape Town

Author:   M. New ,  D. Scott ,  H. Davies
Publisher:   University of Cape Town Press
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9781775822172


Pages:   336
Publication Date:   18 March 2018
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   M. New ,  D. Scott ,  H. Davies
Publisher:   University of Cape Town Press
Imprint:   University of Cape Town Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9781775822172


ISBN 10:   1775822176
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   18 March 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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African urban development and climate change; An overview of urban development and climate change in Cape Town; Responding to Climate Change and Urban Development Through the Co-Production of Knowledge; Addressing climate change through social housing: Unpacking the possibilities and the challenge; Conservation planning for climate change in a rapidly developing city. The cases of the Cape Town Biodiversity Network False Bay Strandveld; Assessing the management effectiveness of the city of Cape Town’s protected areas as a tool for climate change resilience; The Sea-Change of Coastal Risk Management in the City of Cape Town: Towards a New Paradigm of Collaborative Governance; Building energy efficiency in City of Cape Town operations: the role of the energy intermediary; Water demand management in Cape Town: managing water security in a changing climate; Reframing urban flood responses: Gravel platforms as a means to address emergency flood relief and climate change adaptation?; Managing stormwater and flood risk in a changing climate: charting urban adaptation pathways in Cape Town; Environmental fiscal reform: efforts at co-producing the transition to a climate resilient economy in Cape Town; The Dassenberg Coastal Catchment Partnership: Promoting Ecosystem-Based Adaptation and climate resilient protected areas expansion in Cape Town; Reflections on the co-production of knowledge for urban development and climate change.

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Mark New is Director of the African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI) at the University of Cape Town, and Professor of International Development at the University of East Anglia, UK. Dianne Scott is Senior Researcher: Climate and Fractal Research Projects, at the African Centre of Cities, UCT, and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Helen Davies is Head of Environmental Policy and Strategy at the City of Cape Town.

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