A5048503385- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Caribbean history, culture, and politics
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Urban Planning and Governance
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Climate Change and Sustainable Development
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Regional resilience and development
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
- Cruise Tourism Development and Management
- Cuban History and Society
- Community Development and Social Impact
Erasmus University Rotterdam
2023-2024
Siirt Üniversitesi
2023
Government of the United States of America
2023
International Institute for Environment and Development
2013-2022
University of the West Indies
2009
University of the West Indies System
2004-2008
University of the West
2008
University of Oxford
2003-2004
Cities are often blamed for high levels of greenhouse gas emissions. However, an analysis emissions inventories shows that — in most cases per capita from cities lower than the average countries which they located. The paper assesses these patterns by city and sector, discusses implications different methodological approaches to producing inventories, identifies main drivers production, examines role potential reduce global
The Summary for Policymakers (SPM) of the Synthesis Report (SYR) Sixth Assessment (AR6) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), is a component SYR which provides policy-relevant but policy-neutral summary SYR. It consistent with Sections and approved line by Governments at plenary session Change.
Approximately 1 billion people currently live in informal settlements, primarily urban areas low- and middle-income countries. Informal settlements are defined by poor-quality houses or shacks built outside formal laws regulations. Most lack piped water adequate provision for sanitation, drainage, public services. Many on dangerous sites because their inhabitants have a higher chance of avoiding eviction. This paper considers how to build resilience the impacts climate change settlements. It...
Abstract This paper considers community‐based adaptation (CBA) to climate change and its relationship the theory practice of participatory development. It is argued that CBA needs recognise considered experience development date, particularly in relation local involvement project planning implementation, as well acknowledging specific challenges raised by change. Without attention risks uncertainty, political structures institutions, necessarily multi‐level nature policy programming, links...
This paper highlights the major challenges and considerations for addressing COVID-19 in informal settlements. It discusses what is known about vulnerabilities how to support local protective action. There heightened concern urban settlements because of combination population density inadequate access water sanitation, which makes standard advice social distancing washing hands implausible. are further do with lack reliable data social, political economic contexts each setting that will...
There is an increasing recognition of the need to understand and address risks various kinds in African cities. However, there have been very few explicit examinations way which specific characteristics urbanisation urbanism drive risk, or responses risk should take these into account. This paper presents a critical review key features urban experiences, analyses implications for creation reduction diverse risks, from everyday extensive. It argues that physical forms, social structures,...
Adaptation finance is primarily allocated to multilateral entities and national governments, rather than local organizations. This means that the social, political economic processes create sustain inequalities within a country will be same determine how adaptation used. Using an urban lens, we consider obstacles currently faced by governments civil society groups in accessing finance, show these are function of systemic power imbalances between levels government, government vulnerable...
Learning lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic opens an opportunity for enhanced research and action on inclusive urban resilience to climate change. Lessons their implications are used describe a renewal agenda. Three key identified. The first lesson is generic, that change risk coexists interacts with other risks through overlapping social processes, conditions decision-making contexts. Two further specific: networks of connectivity bring as well overcrowding indicator multiple determinants...
Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) have been advocated for their potential to contribute the making of sustainable and just cities. However, a growing body research shows that NBS cannot inherently provide outcomes might instead (re)produce environmental injustices. This explores stream/river restoration in 'informal' areas, showing how riparian margins become spaces conflict. It draws lessons from two linear parks integrated into neighbourhood regeneration strategies São Paulo. Data were...
The informal economy is crucial for making cities function, and it provides the main means of income a significant proportion all workers globally. At same time, are extremely vulnerable to effects climate change, with higher temperatures more intense weather events causing direct physical harm contributing ill-health. This paper analyzes research from three in India Zimbabwe (Indore, Harare, Masvingo) describe vulnerability several sectors. It highlights ways which impacts change compounded...
This paper reports the results of an autophotographic study carried out in Kingston, Jamaica. Cameras were distributed to high school students from different social backgrounds order for them record their own impressions and interpretations urban environment. combination unusual methodology with a level youth participation provides unique insight into human–environment interactions taking place city, reveals variety information about ways which class, age gender influence perceptions relationships
The description and analysis of climate change adaptation programmes in low- middle-income countries rarely examines the political conditions contexts which these take place, or way activities may themselves shape local national politics. This paper uses a case study Zimbabwe to examine how discourse practice has been incorporated in, potential influence, politics context marked by high levels contestation. It identifies ways is framed within discourses, describes structures for governing...