[HTML][HTML] Nature-based solutions in informal settlements: A systematic review of projects in Southeast Asian and Pacific countries
Nature-based solutions (NbS) have gained traction in Southeast Asia and the Pacific region
over the last decade. While the benefits of NbS are established for most urban contexts …
over the last decade. While the benefits of NbS are established for most urban contexts …
A Global (South) collective burden: a systematic review of the current state of climate-related hazards in informal settlements
C Tavares, RSD Pereira, C Bonnin, D Duarte… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Currently, 1 billion residents inhabit informal settlements characterized by a lack of urban
services, inadequate housing, insecure land tenure, and heightened vulnerability to climate …
services, inadequate housing, insecure land tenure, and heightened vulnerability to climate …
Urban climate justice, human health, and citizen science in Nairobi's informal settlements
J Corburn, P Njoroge, J Weru, M Musya - Urban Science, 2022 - mdpi.com
Urban informal settlements or slums are among the most vulnerable places to climate-
change-related health risks. Yet, little data exist documenting environmental and human …
change-related health risks. Yet, little data exist documenting environmental and human …
Flooding in the urban fringes: analysis of flood inundation and hazard levels within the informal settlement of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya
Overlapping conditions of rapid urbanisation and climate change across developing
countries are threatening the capacity of cities to manage climate risks, especially in the …
countries are threatening the capacity of cities to manage climate risks, especially in the …
Simulation of flood peak discharges and volumes for flood risk management in the ungauged urban informal settlement of Kibera, Kenya
In spite of the increasing extremity and adverse consequences of urban floods under climate
change, flood characteristics in most developing countries are still largely unknown due to …
change, flood characteristics in most developing countries are still largely unknown due to …
Implementing participatory nature-based solutions in the Global South
This article delves into the participatory aspects of the implementation of nature-based
solutions (NbS) in the Global South. It examines the practices of community engagement in …
solutions (NbS) in the Global South. It examines the practices of community engagement in …
[HTML][HTML] Filling data gaps using citizen science for flood modeling in urbanized catchment of akaki
Identifying and understanding the value of citizen science to improve flood modeling is of
importance to flood risk management. However, there are few studies that explore the value …
importance to flood risk management. However, there are few studies that explore the value …
[HTML][HTML] Advancing equitable 'resilience imaginaries' in the Global South through dialogical participatory mapping: Experiences from informal communities in Brazil
V Pitidis, J Coaffee, F Lima-Silva - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
Over recent years, and as a result of the recent global health pandemic, resilience has
become increasingly central to contemporary policy discourses in urban planning and …
become increasingly central to contemporary policy discourses in urban planning and …
Identifying relevant volunteered geographic information about adverse weather events in Trondheim using the CitizenSensing participatory system
The study set out to investigate how the experience of creating a map-based participatory
system might help identify what is needed to support the production of relevant volunteered …
system might help identify what is needed to support the production of relevant volunteered …
[PDF][PDF] A citizen science approach to the characterisation and modelling of urban pluvial flooding
Urban pluvial flooding (UPF), a growing challenge across cities worldwide that is expected
to worsen due to climate change and urbanisation, requires comprehensive response …
to worsen due to climate change and urbanisation, requires comprehensive response …