Over 1 billion people currently live in slums, with the number of slum dwellers only expected
to grow in the coming decades. The vast majority of slums are located in and around urban …

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is seeking to
prepare for losses arising from climate change. This is an emerging issue that challenges …

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 …

Resilience has attracted criticism for its failure to address social vulnerability and to engage
with issues of equity and power. Here, we ask: what is equitable resilience? Our focus is on …

Urban political ecology now finds itself at a crossroads between gradual marginalization or
renewed intellectual impetus. Despite some recent critical re-evaluations of the field, there …

Cities need to build on their resilience to cope with a broad range of natural and manmade
hazards that threaten their competitiveness, livability, and functionality. Recognizing this …

Global economic crisis and the implications of global environmental change have led
academics and policy-makers to consider how 'development'in all parts of the world should …

In the face of climate change, mapping flood vulnerability has become important. This is
because it helps to identify vulnerable people in particular communities and provides a …

Evidence on how coping practices for immediate climate variations can transform into long-
term adaptive capacity are relatively limited. This study addressed this gap by identifying the …

There is a consensus on the detrimental impacts of erosion and storm surges on the coast of
Lagos, Nigeria but no agreement on whether the proposed Eko Atlantic City (EAC) …