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Title:An Integrated City-Level Planning Process to Address the Impacts of Climate Change in Kenya: The case of Mombasa
Authors:Kithia, J.
Dowling, R.
Year:2010
Periodical:Cities
Volume:27
Issue:6
Pages:466-475
Geographic term:Kenya
Discipline:Geography
Subjects:Planning - town
Mombasa
Climate
Abstract:Climate change presents one of the greatest challenges in urban development planning, yet leadership from planning can help society grapple with this challenge. Success in planning is especially important in coastal cities, where urbanization is heavily influenced by the coastline, and development planning processes have to take into consideration the socio-economic as well as ecological reasons why cities were located at the coast. This paper investigates the possibilities of and impediments to an integrated city-level planning framework that is responsive to climate change, using the case of the East African coastal city of Mombasa. It contends that both the principle of subsidiarity as well as the established law give the municipal government the necessary jurisdiction over the baseline issues underlying city management, which through stakeholder engagement, can be leveraged to facilitate an integrated climate change-responsive planning. (Journal Abstract).
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