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Differentiating Vulnerability to Climate Change

Wedepohl, Pauline Clara LU (2021) SGED10 20211
Department of Human Geography
Abstract
Climate change affects every ecosystem, country, and individual on this planet. However, its impacts are felt differently across time and space, differentiating between the diverse communities, depending on their vulnerability. The purpose of this comparative case study is to problematize vulnerability to climate change by examining the differences in vulnerability between informal settlements and formal residential areas on the example of Quarry Road West and Westville in eThekwini, Durban, South Africa. Based on the results, it will be discussed how these differences impact the process of climate-proofing cities. The research adopts a mixed-method comparative case study design based on an analysis of secondary data and semi-structured... (More)
Climate change affects every ecosystem, country, and individual on this planet. However, its impacts are felt differently across time and space, differentiating between the diverse communities, depending on their vulnerability. The purpose of this comparative case study is to problematize vulnerability to climate change by examining the differences in vulnerability between informal settlements and formal residential areas on the example of Quarry Road West and Westville in eThekwini, Durban, South Africa. Based on the results, it will be discussed how these differences impact the process of climate-proofing cities. The research adopts a mixed-method comparative case study design based on an analysis of secondary data and semi-structured expert interviews. Thereby, the findings answering the research question how is vulnerability to climate change-related hazards differentiating between informal settlements and formal settlements alongside the Palmiet River in eThekwini, South Africa? will be placed within the Climate Change Vulnerability Framework. Based on the results, this research argues that vulnerability to climate change differentiates between informal settlements and formal residential areas, highlighting the need for context-specific and localized policy approaches when climate-proofing cities. (Less)
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author
Wedepohl, Pauline Clara LU
supervisor
organization
course
SGED10 20211
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
vulnerability, informal settlements, residential areas, climate change, climate-proofing cities, South Africa
language
English
id
9050031
date added to LUP
2021-06-15 16:25:29
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2021-06-15 16:25:29
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  abstract     = {{Climate change affects every ecosystem, country, and individual on this planet. However, its impacts are felt differently across time and space, differentiating between the diverse communities, depending on their vulnerability. The purpose of this comparative case study is to problematize vulnerability to climate change by examining the differences in vulnerability between informal settlements and formal residential areas on the example of Quarry Road West and Westville in eThekwini, Durban, South Africa. Based on the results, it will be discussed how these differences impact the process of climate-proofing cities. The research adopts a mixed-method comparative case study design based on an analysis of secondary data and semi-structured expert interviews. Thereby, the findings answering the research question how is vulnerability to climate change-related hazards differentiating between informal settlements and formal settlements alongside the Palmiet River in eThekwini, South Africa? will be placed within the Climate Change Vulnerability Framework. Based on the results, this research argues that vulnerability to climate change differentiates between informal settlements and formal residential areas, highlighting the need for context-specific and localized policy approaches when climate-proofing cities.}},
  author       = {{Wedepohl, Pauline Clara}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Differentiating Vulnerability to Climate Change}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}