Flooding in Cape Town's informal settlements : collaborative capacity, community leadership and the conditions for settlements to move towards adaptation

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dc.contributor.authorDrivdal, Laura
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-07T18:27:23Z
dc.date.available2014-08-07T18:27:23Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractResidents of informal settlements are particularly vulnerable to environmental hazards, as they lack proper infrastructure and homes are often built with inferior materials. This paper discusses how micro-political dynamics affect action necessary to mitigate flooding, by comparing three flood-prone informal settlements in Cape Town. Collaboration and cross-scale interaction (interaction between communities and local governments) is never simple, as it relates to governance and political dynamics. Factors that impact on the collaborative capacity of informal settlements are: location of the settlement, external connections and networks, and internal consolidation. How these intertwine and combine in different places matters for effective collaborative action.en
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dc.identifier.citationDrivdal, L. (2013). Flooding in Cape Town's informal settlements: Collaborative capacity, community leadership and the conditions for settlements to move towards adaptation. South African Geographical Journalen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/53004
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRoutledgeen
dc.subjectFLOODINGen
dc.subjectINFORMAL SETTLEMENTSen
dc.subjectVULNERABILITYen
dc.subjectCOLLABORATIVE CAPACITYen
dc.subjectCAPE TOWNen
dc.subjectFLOODSen
dc.subjectPHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTUREen
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGEen
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPSen
dc.subjectADAPTATION TO CHANGEen
dc.subjectDISASTER MANAGEMENTen
dc.subjectSOUTH AFRICA--CAPE TOWNen
dc.titleFlooding in Cape Town's informal settlements : collaborative capacity, community leadership and the conditions for settlements to move towards adaptationen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.componentnumber105674001
idrc.project.number105674
idrc.project.titleManaging the Risk of Flooding and Sea-level Rise in Cape Town : the Power of Collective Governanceen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC01-880-55
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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