Africa's Blue Cities

Building Resilience in a Time of Climate Change
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-20323-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 290 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 581 g

Reihe: Europa Regional Perspectives

Coastal towns and cities in Africa from Lagos and Cape Town to Victoria, Durban, Djibouti and Swakopmund sit at the front line of the climate crisis, while also sustaining their national economies. Drawing on rich case studies, this volume showcases how ports, fisheries, tourism and urbanization currently contend with sea level rise, storms, inequality and ‘blue crimes’.

An introductory section of chapters is followed by comprehensive sections of case studies from small island developing states (SIDS) and mainland Africa, with a concluding section outlining cross-cutting themes. The volume explains and highlights path breaking responses such as blue bonds, marine spatial planning, climate responsive mobility, and circular, localized nature-based solutions, offering a compelling roadmap for policymakers, researchers, city leaders and practitioners seeking inclusive, climate resilient and justice orientated blue economies across the shores of sub-Saharan Africa.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sparks, Donald L.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: Introduction, Regional Overview and Comparative Cities. Introduction 2. Regional Issues: Climate Change, Aquatic Ecosystems and Livelihoods in the Gulf of Guinea: A Review 3. Coastal Climate Trends and Environmental Impacts in four African Cities: Dakar, Luanda, Maputo and Taolagnaro PART TWO: Case Studies from SIDS 4. Blue Crimes and Oceanic Insecurity in African Indian Ocean Small Island Developing States 5. Island Urbanism and the Blue economy: Rethinking Victoria's Coastal Future 6. The Port of Port-Louis: Its Pivotal Role in Mauritian Blue Economy Development in the Midst of Climate Change PART THREE: Case Studies from Mainland Africa. Eastern Africa 7. Djibouti’s Blue Economy: Making the Most of its Limited Ocean Space 8. Tides and Traffic: Rethinking Urban Mobility in Mombasa, Kenya Through the Lens of Swahili Urbanism 9. Building Policy Coherence for Blue Economy in Blue Cities: A Case Study of Dar Es Salaam City. Southern Africa 10. Between Two Currents: Cape Town’s Pursuit of Being a Climate-responsive Blue City 11. Food Sovereignty in a Time of Climate Change: The Case for Urban Small-scale Fishers in Durban, South Africa 12. Durban as a Blue City: Legal and Policy Dimensions of Climate Resilience in a Coastal Metropolis 13. Swakopmund as a Blue City: Pathways to Resilience and Circular Development in Coastal Namibia. Western Africa 14. Nigeria’s Blue Economy Contributors: Port Lagos and Port Harcourt Complexes 15. Opportunities and Challenges for Blue Economy in Ghana: Examining Two Coastal Cities PART FOUR: Cross-Cutting Themes and Conclusion 16. Building Blue Cities Resilience Through an SDGs Lens 17. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Donald L. Sparks is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, United Kingdom, Visiting Professor of International Economics at the Management Center Innsbruck, Austria, and Emeritus Professor of International Economics at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, USA (where he was named MBA Professor-of-the-Year three times). He also serves on the board of directors of the Charleston Council for International Visitors. Dr Sparks was a Senior Consulting Associate in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research at the US Department of State during the Obama Administration. He has been a Fulbright Professor of Economics at the University of Eswatini, the University of Maribor, Slovenia and at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He was also a Fulbright Senior Specialist at the University of Eswatini, at the African Union Commission’s Department of Economic Affairs in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and the National University of Laos. He was the Department Chairman and Visiting Professor of Economics at the American University in Cairo in 2000–01. Hs is a member of the IUCN’s Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy and Chatham House. Dr Sparks has published widely, including authoring the ‘Economic Trends’ chapter in Africa South of the Sahara (Routledge) for each edition for the past 37 years. His latest two books are The Blue Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Working for a Sustainable Future and Southern Africa’s Blue Economy: Regional Cooperation for Sustained Development (2021 and 2023, respectively, Routledge). He received his BA from the George Washington University and his MA and PhD from SOAS, University of London.