Satterthwaite, D;
Archer, D;
Colenbrander, S;
Dodman, D;
Hardoy, J;
Mitlin, D;
Patel, S;
(2020)
Building Resilience to Climate Change in Informal Settlements.
One Earth
, 2
(2)
pp. 143-156.
10.1016/j.oneear.2020.02.002.
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Abstract
Approximately 1 billion people currently live in informal settlements, primarily in urban areas in low- and middle-income countries. Informal settlements are defined by poor-quality houses or shacks built outside formal laws and regulations. Most informal settlements lack piped water or adequate provision for sanitation, drainage, and public services. Many are on dangerous sites because their inhabitants have a higher chance of avoiding eviction. This paper considers how to build resilience to the impacts of climate change in informal settlements. It focuses on informal settlements in cities in low- and middle-income countries and how these concentrate at-risk populations. This paper also reviews what is being done to address climate resilience in informal settlements. In particular, community- and city-government-led measures to upgrade settlements can enhance resilience to climate-change risks and serve vulnerable groups. It also discusses how the barriers to greater scale and effectiveness can be overcome, including with synergies with the Sustainable Development Goals.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Building Resilience to Climate Change in Informal Settlements |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.oneear.2020.02.002 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.02.002 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
| 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/10092176 |
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