Handbook on Planning and Climate Change Adaptation

Edited by Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne, Australia and Michael Addaney, Department of Land Management, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Ghana

‘The Handbook on Planning and Climate Change Adaptation is a must-read — especially for urban practitioners interested in understanding the current complexities around climate adaptation. It presents a nuanced perspective, masterfully weaving together key issues with engaging, evidence-based cases across the globe. The result is a deeply informed and thought-provoking exploration of climate adaptation's multifaceted dimensions. The authors simply left no stone unturned.’

• Contents1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on Planning and Climate ChangeAdaptation 1Michael Addaney and Patrick Brandful CobbinahPART I CLIMATE CHANGE, IMPACTS, VULNERABILITY ANDADAPTATION2 Climate vulnerability of the urban poor in informal settlements 12Mohammad Arifuzzaman3 Sea level rise and climate change adaptation in coastal communities 50Shine Francis Gbedemah, Louis Kusi Frimpong, Stephen LeonardMensah and Godwin Kosi Amenyogbe4 Climate change and adaptation to extreme heat in the Middle East andNorth Africa 68Samuel Nana Safo Kantanka, Michael Addaney, Rachel YeboahNketiah, Seth Opoku Mensah and Abdulaziz Ibrahim Almulhim5 Adaptation to extreme heat in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 85Francis Dakyaga, Yeluma Mary Ntali and Paul Bata Domanban6 Climate change adaptation and transitional challenges in Zimbabweancities 103Tirivanhu Muhwati and Patience Sibanda7 Urban resilience and climate adaptation in countries of the GulfCooperation Council 121Abdulaziz Ibrahim Almulhim and Patrick Brandful Cobbinah8 Climate change and environmental health in the mining sector 139Bernard KengniPART II PLANNING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION9 Climate change adaptation policies and disparities in informal urbansettlements 157Natal Buthelezi, Abraham Matamanda and Verna Nel10 Climate change, sea level rises and planning responses in coastalcommunities 181Prosper Tornyeviadzi and Michael Osei Asibey11 Viability of managed retreat as climate change adaptation planning:experiences from Aotearoa New Zealand 194Jonty Mark Wispinski and Ashraful Alam12 Climate change and regulatory framework for planning for energyresilience in South Africa 213Angwe Rachel Lekunze13 Planning nature-based solutions for cooler Australian cities 228Judy Bush14 Climate change adaptation planning in the Pacific Island countries:problematizing locally-based knowledge and “community” 246Naohiro Nakamura and Yoko Kanemasu15 Climate change, urban resilience and urban agriculture programmes inZimbabwe 262Thabo Ndlovu, Alice Ncube and Sipho Felix Mamba16 Contribution of indigenous knowledge systems and practices to agri-foodproduction in a changing climate 274Enock Akwasi Kosoe, Michael Addaney, Seth Opoku, Mensah andIssaka Kanton OsumanuPART III TOWARDS CLIMATE ADAPTATION PLANNING FUTURES17 Planning education for climate change management in African cities 288Michael Osei Asibey and Patrick Brandful Cobbinah18 Climate change adaptation in the post-COVID world 306Sipho Felix Mamba and Alice Ncube19 Transformative climate adaptation in the Global South: pathways forinclusive learning and participation 320Olawale F. Olaniyan and Charlotte Kabaseke20 Towards climate financing in Global South cities: reflections on COP27outcomes on subnational adaptation action 336Enoch Akwasi Kosoe and Patrick Brandful Cobbinah21 Harnessing indigenous practices for enhanced climate action withreflections on letsema in South Africa 354Aubrey Manthwa and Felix Dube