eprintid: 10124394
rev_number: 16
eprint_status: archive
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dir: disk0/10/12/43/94
datestamp: 2021-08-31 12:54:24
lastmod: 2021-10-12 21:57:30
status_changed: 2021-08-31 12:54:24
type: book_section
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Pelling, M
creators_name: Barcena, A
creators_name: Leck, H
creators_name: Adelekan, I
creators_name: Dodman, D
creators_name: Johnson, C
creators_name: Issaka, H
creators_name: Manda, M
creators_name: Mberu, B
creators_name: Nwokocha, E
creators_name: Osuteye, E
creators_name: Boubacar, S
title: Uncertain pasts and risk-sensitive futures in sub-Saharan urban transformation
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: B04
divisions: C04
divisions: F32
note: This is version of record, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
abstract: This chapter explores the status and the scope for transition of risk- sensitive and transformative urban development in diverse cities of sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa is important because of its large proportions of urban populations with high vulnerability and growing exposure to risks. High rates of urban growth pose increasing risks as we go into the future, yet there is also opportunity to reduce risk through integrating risk management into development. However, this opportunity space is often constrained by limited capacities to plan and manage the rapid urbanisation process, particularly in informal settlements. Limited capacities to prevent processes of risk accumulation pose threats to poverty reduction and sustainable development. In this context, there is an increasingly urgent need for squarely recognising and addressing the underlying vulnerabilities of urban populations and their root causes. Transitioning towards such sustainable urban pathways will require the strengthening of capacities and accountability of city authorities and broader governance systems, both formal and informal.
date: 2021-03-02
date_type: published
publisher: Manchester University Press
official_url: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526155368/
oa_status: green
full_text_type: pub
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 1854288
doi: 10.7765/9781526155351.00009
isbn_13: 9781526155351
lyricists_name: Osuteye, Emmanuel
lyricists_id: EOSUT99
actors_name: Osuteye, Emmanuel
actors_id: EOSUT99
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
place_of_pub: Manchester, UK
pagerange: 53-72
book_title: African cities and collaborative futures: Urban platforms and metropolitan logistics
edition: 1st
editors_name: Kieth, M
editors_name: de Souza Santos, AA
citation:        Pelling, M;    Barcena, A;    Leck, H;    Adelekan, I;    Dodman, D;    Johnson, C;    Issaka, H;                     ... Boubacar, S; + view all <#>        Pelling, M;  Barcena, A;  Leck, H;  Adelekan, I;  Dodman, D;  Johnson, C;  Issaka, H;  Manda, M;  Mberu, B;  Nwokocha, E;  Osuteye, E;  Boubacar, S;   - view fewer <#>    (2021)    Uncertain pasts and risk-sensitive futures in sub-Saharan urban transformation.                    In: Kieth, M and de Souza Santos, AA, (eds.) African cities and collaborative futures: Urban platforms and metropolitan logistics. (pp. 53-72).   Manchester University Press: Manchester, UK.       Green open access   
 
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