This paper reviews the current state of literature on the impacts of urbanisation on rural
development in the context of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with special emphasis to the …

Abstract Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have so far failed to sustainably address urban
sprawl and its ramifications. Meanwhile, the projected increase in the urban population in …

Human security will be progressively threatened as the climate changes (robust evidence,
high agreement). Human insecurity almost never has single causes, but instead emerges …

Key insights on needs in urban regional governance-Global urbanization (the increasing
concentration in urban settlements of the increasing world population), is a driver and …

This paper documents strong but differentiated links between climate and urbanization in
large panels of districts and cities in Sub-Saharan Africa, which has dried substantially in the …

Sustainable development (SD) is a paradigm shift from the conventional pursuit of economic
growth hinged on resource depletion and environmental degradation. This chapter …

Background Floods have affected 2.3 billion people worldwide in the last 20 years, and are
associated with a wide range of negative health outcomes. Climate change is projected to …

Nitrogen dioxide is a common air pollutant with growing evidence of health impacts
independent of other common pollutants such as ozone and particulate matter. However, the …

There is an increasing recognition of the need to understand and address risks of various
kinds in African cities. However, there have been very few explicit examinations of the way in …

Ecological modernization theories suggest that it is hard to determine a priori the
environmental effects of urbanization, while neoliberal doctrine advocates a positive role of …