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- Reimagining Urban Planning in Africa
- Reimagining Urban Planning in Africa
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Part I Understanding Sustainable Urban Planning in Africa
- 1 Reimagining African Cities
- 2 Annals of Urban Planning in Africa
- 3 New Cities in Africa and the Reimagination of Urban Planning
- 4 Informal Settlements and Pro-poor Urban Planning in African Cities
- 5 Urban Planning and Sustainable Land Governance in Africa
- 6 Urban Planning and Climate Change Action in Africa
- Part II Case Studies on Urban Planning in African Countries
- Part III Sustainable Urban Planning in Africa
- Index
- References
6 - Urban Planning and Climate Change Action in Africa
from Part I - Understanding Sustainable Urban Planning in Africa
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 December 2023
- Reimagining Urban Planning in Africa
- Reimagining Urban Planning in Africa
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Part I Understanding Sustainable Urban Planning in Africa
- 1 Reimagining African Cities
- 2 Annals of Urban Planning in Africa
- 3 New Cities in Africa and the Reimagination of Urban Planning
- 4 Informal Settlements and Pro-poor Urban Planning in African Cities
- 5 Urban Planning and Sustainable Land Governance in Africa
- 6 Urban Planning and Climate Change Action in Africa
- Part II Case Studies on Urban Planning in African Countries
- Part III Sustainable Urban Planning in Africa
- Index
- References
Summary
The purpose of this chapter is to examine how climate change actions are integrated into urban planning in Africa. Based on a review of long-term and medium-term planning frameworks from six selected cities, the chapter analyses the awareness, synthesis and strategies for addressing climate change adaptation and mitigation in Africa through urban planning. The findings indicate that despite a high level of awareness of climate change and impacts, conscious framing of planning frameworks as tools for instituting mitigation and adaptation measures for climate change action is lacking. While the issues and policies indicated in the plans have impacts on climate change mitigation and adaptation, the planning frameworks mainly regard them as immediate developmental needs rather than offering an explicit avenue for addressing climate change. Considering that climate change remains a major existential threat to the sustainable development of African cities, the chapter argues for reimagining planning to view spatial and socio-economic development issues and strategies through a climate change lens to ensure efficient allocation of resources towards climate-proof growth, sustainable development and resilience.
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- Reimagining Urban Planning in Africa , pp. 84 - 106Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023