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Reinterpreting Sub-Saharan Cities Through the Concept of "Adaptive Capacity"
Liana Ricci
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Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace. Num Pages: 223 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 17 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HF; RNF; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 349.
This book explores whether and how a reinterpretation of Sub-Saharan cities, through the concept of adaptive capacity, could bridge this distance and contribute to a new understanding of the contemporary city. The research contributes to improved knowledge of urban and environmental planning and of the dynamics of development and environmental management in peri-urban areas of Dar es Salaam. This knowledge highlights the limits of certain common generalizations on the character of peri-urban areas. Moreover, the research provides methodological contribution derived from considerations on the strengths and weakness of tools and methods for investigating adaptive capacity and for environmental management, in ... Read more
This book explores whether and how a reinterpretation of Sub-Saharan cities, through the concept of adaptive capacity, could bridge this distance and contribute to a new understanding of the contemporary city. The research contributes to improved knowledge of urban and environmental planning and of the dynamics of development and environmental management in peri-urban areas of Dar es Salaam. This knowledge highlights the limits of certain common generalizations on the character of peri-urban areas. Moreover, the research provides methodological contribution derived from considerations on the strengths and weakness of tools and methods for investigating adaptive capacity and for environmental management, in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace
Number of Pages
211
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319271248
SKU
V9783319271248
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About Liana Ricci
Liana Ricci is an Environmental Engineer and has a PhD in Urban Planning. She is currently post-doc fellow at Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering, SAPIENZA University of Rome in Italy. Her major fields of specialization are urban and environmental planning in sub-Saharan cities, adaptive capacity assessment, climate change adaptation mainstreaming into urban policy and plans and urban policy ... Read more
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