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View article: IPCC, 2023: Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Core Writing Team, H. Lee and J. Romero (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland.
IPCC, 2023: Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Core Writing Team, H. Lee and J. Romero (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland. Open
The Synthesis Report (SYR) is a stand-alone synthesis of the most policy-relevant evidence from the scientific, technical, and socio-economic literature assessed in the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climat…
View article: Climate change and informal workers: Towards an agenda for research and practice
Climate change and informal workers: Towards an agenda for research and practice Open
The informal economy is crucial for making cities function, and it provides the main means of income for a significant proportion of all workers globally. At the same time, informal workers are extremely vulnerable to the effects of climat…
View article: “It won’t work here”: Lessons for just nature-based stream restoration in the context of urban informality
“It won’t work here”: Lessons for just nature-based stream restoration in the context of urban informality Open
Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) have been advocated for their potential to contribute to the making of sustainable and just cities. However, a growing body of research shows that NBS cannot inherently provide just outcomes and might instead (…
View article: Problematizing infrastructural “fixes”: critical perspectives on technocratic approaches to Green Infrastructure
Problematizing infrastructural “fixes”: critical perspectives on technocratic approaches to Green Infrastructure Open
This paper analyzes the concept of Green Infrastructure (GI) in urban context, challenging the extent to which it can support a transition towards more socially inclusive forms of urban governance. It builds on the argument that the false …
View article: A climate resilience research renewal agenda: learning lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for urban climate resilience
A climate resilience research renewal agenda: learning lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for urban climate resilience Open
Learning lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic opens an opportunity for enhanced research and action on inclusive urban resilience to climate change. Lessons and their implications are used to describe a climate resilience research renewal ag…
View article: Uncertain pasts and risk-sensitive futures in sub-Saharan urban transformation
Uncertain pasts and risk-sensitive futures in sub-Saharan urban transformation Open
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 popula…
View article: Local response in health emergencies: key considerations for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in informal urban settlements
Local response in health emergencies: key considerations for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in informal urban settlements Open
This paper highlights the major challenges and considerations for addressing COVID-19 in informal settlements. It discusses what is known about vulnerabilities and how to support local protective action. There is heightened concern about i…
View article: Green Infrastructure in Informal Settlements through a Multiple Level Perspective
Green Infrastructure in Informal Settlements through a Multiple Level Perspective Open
The aim of this paper is to highlight limits in the current conceptualisation and implementation of urban Green Infrastructure (GI), particularly in informal settlements. We propose a Multi-Level Perspective (MLP) that helps analyse and id…
View article: A spectrum of methods for a spectrum of risk: Generating evidence to understand and reduce urban risk in sub‐Saharan Africa
A spectrum of methods for a spectrum of risk: Generating evidence to understand and reduce urban risk in sub‐Saharan Africa Open
Many African towns and cities face a range of hazards, which can best be described as representing a “spectrum of risk” of events that can cause death, illness or injury, and impoverishment. Yet despite the growing numbers of people living…
View article: Towards Risk-Sensitive and Transformative Urban Development in Sub Saharan Africa
Towards Risk-Sensitive and Transformative Urban Development in Sub Saharan Africa Open
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 ma…
View article: Making the case for the nexus between resilience and resource efficiency at the city scale
Making the case for the nexus between resilience and resource efficiency at the city scale Open
Global challenges such as climate change, resource scarcity and poverty must increasingly be tackled in cities. While cities can be significant contributors to climate change and resource scarcity, and face considerable risks as a conseque…