Leck, H;
Pelling, M;
Adelekan, I;
Dodman, D;
Issaka, H;
Johnson, C;
Manda, M;
... Boubacar, S; + view all
(2018)
Towards risk-sensitive and transformative urban development in sub Saharan Africa.
Sustainability
, 10
(8)
, Article 2645. 10.3390/su10082645.
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Abstract
Risk-sensitive urban development is required to reduce accumulated risk and to better consider risk when planning new developments. To deliver a sustainable city for all requires a more frank and comprehensive focus on procedure: On who makes decisions, under which frameworks, based upon what kind of data or knowledge, and with what degree and direction of accountability? Acting on these procedural questions is the promise of transformative urban development. This paper explores the status of risk sensitive and transformative urban development and the scope for transition towards these components of sustainability in urban sub-Saharan Africa through the lens of diverse city cases: Karonga (Malawi), Ibadan (Nigeria), Niamey (Niger) and Nairobi (Kenya). The paper draws from a 3-year research and capacity building programme called Urban Africa: Risk Knowledge that aims to address gaps in data, understandings and capacity to break cycles of risk accumulation. A common analytical framework is presented to help identify blockages and opportunities for transition towards a risk-sensitive and transformative urban development. This framework is then illustrated through each city in turn and a concluding discussion reflects on city observations to draw out recommendations for city level and wider action and research partnerships.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Towards risk-sensitive and transformative urban development in sub Saharan Africa |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su10082645 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3390/su10082645 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. (CC BY 4.0). |
| Keywords: | risk-sensitive development; transition; transformative urban development; sub-Saharan Africa |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Development Planning Unit |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10054449 |
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