Cities and urban areas are increasingly recognized as strategic arenas for climate change
action. Processes of urban governance addressing climate change reconfigure the politics …

In this paper we review current approaches and recent advances in research on climate
impacts and adaptation in South Africa. South Africa has a well‐developed earth system …

In all cities and urban areas, the risk faced by people and assets from hazards associated
with climate change has increased (high confidence1). Urban areas are now home to 4.2 …

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 …

A growing number of cities are preparing for climate change impacts by developing
adaptation plans. However, little is known about how these plans and their implementation …

In the 30 years since the journal Environmental Politics was founded, we have witnessed a
profound shift in how we understand climate from its initial framing as global problem, to one …

The need to adapt to climate change is now widely recognised as evidence of its impacts on
social and natural systems grows and greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated. Yet …

As marginalized neighborhoods benefit from cleanup and environmental amenities often
brought by municipal sustainability planning, recent trends of land revaluation, investments …

In our 2005 paper, Rethinking Sustainable Cities, we made a case for the increasing
significance of climate change in the urban politics of sustainability. Taking a multilevel …

Cities confronted with unsustainable development and climatic changes are increasingly
turning to green infrastructure as an approach for growth and climate risk management. In …