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.
