Advancing a slum–circular economy model for sustainability transition in cities of the Global South

M Abunyewah, MO Erdiaw-Kwasie, SA Okyere… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
The circular economy (CE) is touted to have the potential to support the much-needed shift
away from the current linear production and consumption economic model. However, many …

African urbanisation at the confluence of informality and climate change

BM Finn, PB Cobbinah - Urban Studies, 2023‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Africa contributes the least to global greenhouse gas emissions, yet it faces climate change's
harshest consequences. Ramifications of climate change pose daunting multi-scalar urban …

Strengthening the information deficit model for disaster preparedness: Mediating and moderating effects of community participation

M Abunyewah, T Gajendran, K Maund… - International journal of …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The information deficit model (IDM) suggests that disseminating relevant information to the
public about an issue or concern can result in people changing their perception, beliefs and …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of personal and collective social capital on flood preparedness and community resilience: Evidence from Old Fadama, Ghana

M Abunyewah, MO Erdiaw-Kwasie, SA Okyere… - International journal of …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Social capital constitutes an important resource in vulnerable cities of the develo** world
where formal disaster management capacities are weak, responses are limited, and socio …

The influence of land tenure and dwelling occupancy on disaster risk reduction. The case of eight informal settlements in six Latin American and Caribbean countries

JP Sarmiento, V Sandoval, M Jerath - Progress in Disaster Science, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Purpose This study seeks to understand how land tenure security and dwelling occupancy
modes influence disaster risk reduction in precarious urban communities …

[HTML][HTML] Disaster risk assessment of informal settlements in the Global South

A Quesada-Román - Sustainability, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
More than a billion people live in informal settlements worldwide. Their high exposure and
vulnerability increase the risk of disaster in their lives. Global changes challenge the …

[HTML][HTML] Moving with risk: Forced displacement and vulnerability to hazards in Colombia

R Few, V Ramírez, MT Armijos, LAZ Hernández… - World Development, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The paper examines the processes through which people forced from their homes by conflict
can become exposed to heightened risk from environmental hazards in the places where …

Urbanization and floods in sub-saharan africa: Spatiotemporal study and analysis of vulnerability factors—case of antananarivo agglomeration (Madagascar)

FN Ramiaramanana, J Teller - Water, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Flooding is currently one of the major threats to cities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The
demographic change caused by the high rate of natural increase, combined with the …

[HTML][HTML] Flood disaster evacuation route choice in Indonesian urban riverbank kampong: Exploring the role of individual characteristics, path risk elements, and path …

HAW Irsyad, N Hitoshi - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Emergency evacuation is regarded as the most important disaster response action for
protecting human life from potentially lethal threats. Despite growing research aimed at …

Exploiting temporal-spatial patterns of informal settlements using GIS and remote sensing technique: a case study of Jimma city, Southwestern Ethiopia

MS Abebe, KT Derebew, DO Gemeda - Environmental Systems Research, 2019‏ - Springer
Background Temporal change detection of informal settlement was conducted using
geographic information system and remote sensing in order to evaluate the land use land …