| Urbanisation and the urban dividend. Macro-trends of urbanization. Climate risks, impacts and vulnerability at the urban scale. Climate change mitigation at the city-scale. Climate change as one of the many drivers of systemic change. Interaction of climate change and key dimensions of urban development. Informality. Political economy of urbanization. Frameworks for addressing climate risk and vulnerability in cities. Risk, vulnerability and resilience assessment methods and tools. Planning and implementing urban climate adaptation measures. Greenhouse gas emissions in cities. Green economy, mitigation practices and opportunities. Green architecture. Green transportation. City functions and their role in mitigation, integrated planning and development. Unpacking urban governance - where does power to change the city reside? Politics, power, discourses and decision making. Governing climate change in cities- who and how? Pathways and transitions. Case studies. |
Administrative assistant: DILMAHOMED BOCUS Bibi Swaleha
Telephone: 4037400
Email: s.dilmahomed@uom.ac.mu |
