Coastal cities and regions in the global south are some of the most vulnerable regions susceptible to climate change impacts. They experience escalating risks from sea-level rise, extreme weather patterns, ecosystem loss and degradation, along with sporadic urbanization. These regions range from small cities to metropolitan areas and peri-urban settlements. The climate impacts are critical to livelihood aspects, stability of the ecosystem and the economy of the locality. However, they are often ignored in the mainstream urban environmental planning domain.
Climate Adaptation in Coastal Ecosystems: Interdisciplinary Conceptualizations and Approaches from the Global South offers a group of scientific interdisciplinary chapters compiled together. The volume brings together perspectives from urban and regional planning, architecture, environmental studies, disaster management, public policy, and social sciences to explore how climate risks are reshaping coastal urban systems, governance structures, and development trajectories affecting the communities at large. The book is divided into four thematic sections: namely, marginalized communities, heritage and tourism, governance strategies, and governance policies. The compilation presents empirically grounded case studies mostly from the global south. It analyzes several themes ranging from gendered vulnerability, livelihood management, ecosystem-based planning, climate risks, economic development and institutional and governance reforms, in response to the changing climate.
The book will be of interest to scholars, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners engaged in urban studies, regional planning, and climate adaptation in coastal contexts.
Table of Contents:
Introduction 1. Climate Adaptation in Coastal Ecosystems: Interdisciplinary Conceptualizations and Approaches from the Global South Marginalized Communities 2. Applying the Livelihood Vulnerability Index to assess the gendered vulnerability to climate change in the coastal community of Man Thai Ward, Da Nang City, Vietnam 3. Women-centric approaches in framing proactive disaster management strategies in the Indian state of Odisha 4. From Predictions to Protection: How Climate Information Services is Ushering Resilience Among Coastal Farming Communities in Bangladesh 5. Indigenous Landscape as Response to Flood Risk in Coastal Urban Slums: Dharavi Slum, Mumbai Heritage/Tourism 6. Framework for assessing coastal tourism carrying capacity, a case of Puducherry, India 7. Transition from Vulnerability to Resilience through Adaptive Strategies: Insights from Tourism-Linked Communities of Mousuni Island, West Bengal 8. Unveiling the Invisible: The Ethnography of Intangible Heritage in a Coastal Fishing Community, Odisha 9. Unveiling the Potential of Heritage Tourism: A Case Study of Kumortuli and Kolkata's River Bank Governance – Strategies 10. Monitoring changes in coastal wetlands in cities to inform climate change adaptation strategies: The case of Songhor Lagoon in Ghana 11. Green Roof System and Assessing Key Parameters for Runoff Reduction and Water Retention 12. Assessing Community Resilience to Climate Change in Small Islands: A Case in Pasaran Island, Bandar Lampung , Indonesia 13. Exploring Community Resilience to Coastal Disasters: A Case Study of Sagar Island in the Sundarbans, West Bengal Governance – Policies 14. Climate Resilient Infrastructure: Conceptualizing Ecosystem Services Approach for Landscape Planning and Management in Coastal Areas of India 15. Resilience of the Fishing Community to Coastal hazards induced by the Climate Change: A Case of Edavanakkad and Pattanakkad panchayat in Kerala State 16. The Need and Challenges for Municipal Marine Spatial Planning for Urban Seascapes 17. Exploring Existing Waste Management Initiatives along Thiruvananthapuram Coast for Informed Climate Change Governance and Policy Measures Conclusion 18. Conclusions - Policy Recommendations for Climate Adaptation in Coastal Ecosystems in the Global South
