Global South Urbanisms and Urban Sustainability—Challenges and the Way Forward

Arku, Godwin; Marais, Lochner

doi:10.3389/frsc.2021.692799

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“…Coastal cities all over the world are experiencing a plethora of impacts of climate change, and especially in the cities of the Global South, the impacts of climate change get exacerbated due to a lack of planning and management practices (Arku and Marais, 2021; The Lancet, 2017). It is the bigger question – how these cities can achieve resilience and ensure sustainable urban development as set out in the sustainable development goal?…”

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Climate change adaptation through nature-based solution: examining the case of Thakurani Khal of Mongla Port Municipality, Bagerhat Bangladesh

Chowdhooree,

Aziz,

Rashid

et al. 2023

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Purpose Urban areas, especially in the coastal region of Bangladesh, face environmental degradation due to rapid urbanization, uncontrolled socio-economic activities and experiencing the adverse impacts of climate change. Nature-based solutions (NbS) as options for restoring, preserving, maintaining and elevating natural features or systems are becoming popular for reducing vulnerabilities caused either by natural hazards or human-induced activities. With this understanding, this study aims to explore the need of practicing NbS by studying the condition of a tidal canal (known as Thakurani Khal) and its peripheral areas of Mongla Port Municipality, a coastal and seaport town in Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach This case study-based research uses multiple inquiries, including focus group discussions, pair-wise comparison, observation, GIS-based mapping, key informant interviews and secondary climate data review, to understand the spatial development of the area and community reactions to the changes in the urban environment. Findings The natural water flow of this canal is controlled by sluice gates that indirectly allowed the dweller to encroach its lands and convert the canal into a solid waste dumping area. These human-induced activities as well as the climate change-induced events (i.e. extreme heat, intensive and irregular rainfall, increased number of cyclones, etc.) have made the adjacent areas prone to waterlogging and drainage congestion. In this context, the revival of the original natural quality of the canal has been identified as an alternative to ensuring an adaptive urban environment. Originality/value This research highlights the importance of practicing NbS for developing urban resilience in the context of climate change.

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Climate change adaptation through nature-based solution: examining the case of Thakurani Khal of Mongla Port Municipality, Bagerhat Bangladesh

Chowdhooree,

Aziz,

Rashid

et al. 2023

IJDRBE

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“…But this potential and the fast growth are one of the reasons of environmental problems. The megacities of the Global South have major socio-economic and environmental problems, such as in increase in slum-dwellers, air and water pollution, resource depletion, and rising urban poverty [5].…”

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Environmental Journalism: Education on the Global South

Yarnykh¹

2023

Journalism - The Ethical Dilemma

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This chapter focuses on the development of environmental journalism and the Global South. The material discusses the modern approach to pedagogical design in journalism study. It is important to pay attention to the new request for the learning process and learning technologies from generation Z (Gen Z). The response to the new request is new media educational technologies, including the formation of a unified educational and communication space. The global environmental news agenda is seen as a tool for integrated education and opportunities for professional specialization of students. Environmental journalism is one of the new integrated areas of journalism, which is shaping the educational space in a new way.

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“…However, in recent years, the city has simultaneously experienced urban expansion in suburban areas [ 23 ] and shrinkage of urban core [ 24 ]. Though the city's nature is compact like other mid-sized cities [ 25 , 26 ] but is experiencing polycentric expansion influenced by potential primary factors such as development of transboundary transportation and economic zones [ 27 ], intra-regional transportation and economic corridor [ 28 ], revitalization of industrial sector [ 22 ]. These factors are triggering Khulna city to expand and suburbanize.…”

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confidence: 99%