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Promoting Climate Change Adaptation in Developing Countries: The Urban Planning Opportunities in Resilience Building

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Climate Change Adaptation in Africa

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In Africa, the impact of climate change are epitomized by changes in environmental attributes such as rising temperatures and heat waves, flooding, drought, among others. Despite the connection between urban agglomerations and changing climate resulting from anthropogenic activities, not many studies on climate change do focus on urban planning leverages in resilience building. The aim of this study is to examine the operational opportunities in urban planning in Nigeria that can build resilience to climate change impact. This paper posits that, findings can be replicated across Africa. This study used a case study approach and adopted survey and experimental design on a Nigerian urban centre. Survey instruments included structured questionnaire and interview schedules. Ambient air temperatures were measured using thermometers at designated locations. Secondary data sources were books, journals, and reports, including from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (Nimet). The ANOVA statistics shows a significant difference (F = 10.249, p < 0.05) between the average temperature reading across the sampled locations. Observed local resilience strategies to climate change effect synchronize with some of the urban planning convention as contained in the interim development order. Unfortunately, the declining urban green elements −4.0 km per annum and the increasing built-up area +1.0 km per annum in the city are evidence of weak enforcement. The study concludes with planning recommendations for leveraging climate change resilience building including a review of the interim development order among others.

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  1. Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Environmental Science, Benue State University, P.M.B. 102119, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria

    Davidson S. A. Alaci

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    Walter Leal Filho

  2. Environmental and Development Studies, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Simane Belay

  3. School of Water Resources, South Eastern Kenya University, Nairobi, Kenya

    Jokasha Kalangu

  4. Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe

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  5. Department Ecosystems and Conservation, College of Forestry, Wildlife and Tourism, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania

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  6. Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe

    Kumbirai Musiyiwa

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Alaci, D.S.A. (2017). Promoting Climate Change Adaptation in Developing Countries: The Urban Planning Opportunities in Resilience Building. In: Leal Filho, W., Belay, S., Kalangu, J., Menas, W., Munishi, P., Musiyiwa, K. (eds) Climate Change Adaptation in Africa. Climate Change Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49520-0_20

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