Book chapter
Urban wildscapes and green spaces in Mombasa and their potential contribution to climate change adaptation and mitigation
Planning for Climate Change: A Reader in Green Infrastructure and Sustainable Design for Resilient Cities, pp.352-360
Routledge
2018
Abstract
This chapter looks at the implications of green infrastructure for climate change adaptation and mitigation in rapidly urbanizing Africa. It explores the potential of utilizing the moderating influence of wildscapes and green spaces to address the challenges posed by climate change in Mombasa, Kenya. The chapter presents an example of an innovative and novel approach to urban landscape rehabilitation in Mombasa. It draws on lessons learnt from this example to identify the need for improved stewardship of green infrastructure resources to help urban residents in low-income countries adapt to the effects of climate change. Urban wildscapes and green spaces provide a unique opportunity to address both climate change mitigation and adaptation, in addition to maintaining, restoring and enhancing the natural environment services and offering other socioeconomic functions. The multi-functional nature of urban green infrastructure consisting of wildscapes and green spaces necessitates the application of management approaches that account for the full value of these urban landscapes.
Details
- Title
- Urban wildscapes and green spaces in Mombasa and their potential contribution to climate change adaptation and mitigation
- Authors
- Anna Lyth (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sustainability Research ClusterJ Kithiia (Author)
- Contributors
- Elisabeth M Hamin (Editor) - University of Massachusetts AmherstYaser Abunnasr (Editor) - American University of BeirutRobert L Ryan (Editor) - University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Publication details
- Planning for Climate Change: A Reader in Green Infrastructure and Sustainable Design for Resilient Cities, pp.352-360
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Date published
- 2018
- DOI
- 10.4324/9781351201117-39; 10.4324/9781351201117
- ISBN
- 9781351201117
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99513791502621
- Output Type
- Book chapter
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