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ArticleCities (London, England)2021

Urban nexus and transformative pathways towards resilient cities: A case of the Gauteng City-Region, South Africa.

Luxon Nhamo, Lameck Rwizi, Sylvester Mpandeli, Joel Botai, James Magidi, Henerica Tazvinga, Nafiisa Sobratee, Stanley Liphadzi, Dhesigen Naidoo, Albert T Modi and 2 more

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Article in Cities (London, England), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Luxon NhamoWater Research Commission of South Africa (WRC), Lynnwood Manor, Pretoria 0081, South Africa.
Lameck RwiziCollege of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES), University of South Africa (UNISA), Florida, Johannesburg 1710, South Africa.
Sylvester MpandeliWater Research Commission of South Africa (WRC), Lynnwood Manor, Pretoria 0081, South Africa.
Joel BotaiSouth Africa Weather Services (SAWS), Ecoglades, Centurion 0157, Pretoria, South Africa.
James MagidiGeomatics Department, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa.
Henerica TazvingaSouth Africa Weather Services (SAWS), Ecoglades, Centurion 0157, Pretoria, South Africa.
Nafiisa SobrateeSchool of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg 3209, South Africa.
Stanley LiphadziWater Research Commission of South Africa (WRC), Lynnwood Manor, Pretoria 0081, South Africa.
Dhesigen NaidooWater Research Commission of South Africa (WRC), Lynnwood Manor, Pretoria 0081, South Africa.
Albert T ModiCentre for Transformative Agricultural and Food Systems (CTAFS), School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg 3209, South Africa.
Rob SlotowSchool of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg 3209, South Africa.
Tafadzwanashe MabhaudhiCentre for Transformative Agricultural and Food Systems (CTAFS), School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg 3209, South Africa.

Funding

Wellcome Trust 201790Wellcome Trust 205200/Z/16/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Challenges emanating from rapid urbanisation require innovative strategies to transform cities into global climate action and adaptation centres. We provide an analysis of the impacts of rapid urbanisation in the Gauteng City-Region, South Africa, highlighting major challenges related to (i) land use management, (ii) service delivery (water, energy, food, and waste and sanitation), and (iii) social cohesion. Geospatial techniques were used to assess spatio-temporal changes in the urban landscapes, including variations in land surface temperatures. Massive impervious surfaces, rising temperatures, flooding and heatwaves are exacerbating the challenges associated with rapid urbanisation. An outline of the response pathways towards sustainable and resilient cities is given as a lens to formulate informed and coherent adaptation urban planning strategies. The assessment facilitated developing a contextualised conceptual framework, focusing on demographic, climatic, and environmental changes, and the risks associated with rapid urbanisation. If not well managed in an integrated manner, rapid urbanisation poses a huge environmental and human health risk and could retard progress towards sustainable cities by 2030. Nexus planning provides the lens and basis to achieve urban resilience, by integrating complex, but interlinked sectors, by considering both ecological and built infrastructures, in a balanced manner, as key to resilience and adaptation strategies.

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Adaptationcircular economymigrationsustainabilityurbanisationurban planning

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PMID37674556
PMCPMC7615023

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