CLIMATE CHANGE, ASSETS AND FOOD SECURITY IN SOUTHERN AFRICAN CITIES by Bruce Frayne (Editor), Caroline Moser (Editor), Gina Ziervogel (Editor) ( 9781136502026 )

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Title:

CLIMATE CHANGE, ASSETS AND FOOD SECURITY IN SOUTHERN AFRICAN CITIES

By:

Bruce Frayne (Editor), Caroline Moser (Editor), Gina Ziervogel (Editor)

Format:

Electronic book text

List price:	£85.00
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ISBN 10:

1136502025

ISBN 13:

9781136502026

Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

1 December, 2011

Series:

Earthscan Climate

Pages:

212

Synopsis:

There is overwhelming evidence that the climate is changing. It is the poorest countries and people who are the most vulnerable to this threat and who will suffer the most. This book shows how increasing urbanization and growing poverty levels mean that it is imperative to ask how climate change might impact on asset accumulation and food security for the urban poor. It demonstrates how these three, often separate foci, can be brought together to frame a holistic urban adaptation approach. Furthermore, although much has been written about climate change, limited evidence exists in southern Africa of how climate change has been integrated in urban planning. The authors explore the urban climate change nexus linking asset adaptation, climate change science and food security through several case study cities. These include Cape Town, George and Khara Hais (South Africa), Lusaka (Zambia), Maputo (Mozambique), Mombasa (Kenya) and Harare (Zimbabwe). The results shed light on how this nexus might be explored from different perspectives, both theoretical and practical, in order to plan for a more resilient future. Climate Change, Assets and Food Security in Southern African Cities comprises ten chapters which focus on southern African cities, with each chapter written by highly experienced academics, research-focused practitioners and professional planners. Although the book concentrates on southern African cities, the insights which are presented can be used to understand other urban centres in low and middle-income countries outside of this region and around the world.

Illustrations:

32 Line drawings, black and white; 7 Halftones, black and white; 14 Tables,

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Imprint:

Routledge

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Non-returnable

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