SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace: An Analysis of Autonomous Adaptation in Response to Environmental Changes in Peri-Urban Areas

Ricci, Liana

This book explores whether and how a reinterpretation of Sub-Saharan cities, through the concept of adaptive capacity, could bridge this distance and contribute to a new understanding of the contemporary city. The research contributes to improved knowledge of urban and environmental planning and of the dynamics of development and environmental management in peri-urban areas of Dar es Salaam. This knowledge highlights the limits of certain common generalizations on the character of peri-urban areas. Moreover, the research provides methodological contribution derived from considerations on the strengths and weakness of tools and methods for investigating adaptive capacity and for environmental management, in the city of Dar es Salaam. Finally, it highlights controversial issues and possible research paths related to the relationship between adaptive capacity and urban and environmental planning.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2016-01-12

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783319271248

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-27126-2

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 211