Green Cities Require Green Housing: Advancing the Economic and Environmental Sustainability of Housing and Slum Upgrading in Cities in Developing Countries

French, Matthew; Lalande, Christophe

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-1969-9_24

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“…Furthermore, in the long term, there is enormous potential for the greening of the housing sector of developing countries precisely because much of the urban housing stock is yet to be built, and this presents an enormous opportunity to build green today and make significant environmental and economic savings in the future (French & Lalande, 2013). Nevertheless, in developing countries, the challenge is not only to address the environmental impacts of the slums but to balance this with the economic, social, and cultural pillars of sustainable urban development (French & Lalande, 2013;UNHabitat, 2013). …”

Section: Global Slum Conditions and Approaches To Their Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Slum Upgrading: Can the 1.5 °C Carbon Reduction Work with SDGs in these Settlements?

Teferi¹,

Newman²

2018

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The need to improve slum housing is a major urban planning agenda, especially in Africa and Asia. This article addresses whether it seems feasible to do this whilst helping achieve the 1.5°C agenda, which requires zero carbon power along with enabling the Sustainable Development Goals. Survey data from Jakarta and Addis Ababa on the metabolism and liveability of slums are used to illustrate these issues. The article shows that this is possible due to advances in community-based distributed infrastructure that enable community structures to be retained whilst improving physical conditions. The urban planning implications are investigated to enable these 'leapfrog' technologies and a more inclusive approach to slums that enables in situ redevelopment instead of slum clearance, and which could be assisted through climate financing.

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Section: Global Slum Conditions and Approaches To Their Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Slum Upgrading: Can the 1.5 °C Carbon Reduction Work with SDGs in these Settlements?

Teferi¹,

Newman²

2018

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“…The notion that environmentally sustainable urbanization cannot be achieved without considering green infrastructure does not seem entrenched in developing countries. As argued in the last two decades, environmental sustainability (with reference to green infrastructure) in low-income informal parts of cities, has not been much of a concern/priority to the state and some non-state actors in many developing countries (Dalgliesh et al 1997;Magi 1999;Irurah, Boshoff 2003;Groebel 2007;French, Lalande 2013;Shackleton et al 2014).…”

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Green Infrastructure in Relation to Informal Urban Settlements

Adegun

2017

Journal of Architecture and Urbanism

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Green infrastructure plays a critical role in environmentally sustainable urbanization in developing countries. Based on a review of academic outputs, this paper explores green infrastructure in the context of informal urban settlements. It identifies three ways informal settlements are connected to green spaces and natural ecosystems functioning as urban green infrastructure and then shows examples of benefits derived (ecosystem services) by the urban poor from these connections. Undesirable aspects and negative outcomes, regarded as ecosystem disservices, from the connection to natural ecosystems are also pointed out. The potentials of enhancing ecosystem services in terms of improving quality of life and the environment in informal settlements came to the fore. This work contributes to the growing body of knowledge on urban green infrastructure from the perspective of informal settlements in developing countries.

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“…However, striking a balance between the idea of gender responsive planning and with the emerging demand for green, inclusive and safe cities is something that African planners ought to consider (French and Lalande, 2013;Werna, 2013;. Such a balance is obtainable if planning processes follow a holistic path, where end-user needs are the basis for defining how green, inclusive, gender responsive and safe a given city should be and further analyzing how planning processes can be adjusted to take on priorities that benefit the entire urban population.…”

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Gender responsiveness in infrastructure provision for African cities: The case of Kampala in Uganda

Buyana¹,

Lwasa²

2014

J. Geogr. Reg. Plann.

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Urban service delivery in cities of Africa is undergoing transformation in the quest to improve access and coverage while reducing the urban infrastructure deficit. This is mainly signaled by the gradual shift to integrated urban planning functions and decision-making spheres within the institutional set-up of city authorities. This paper builds on a triangulated study in Kampala city to argue that urban planning functions should not only be integrated but also responsive to gender needs, as an inclusive pathway to sustained provision of infrastructure. The study found out that the utilization of infrastructure and the associated aspects of service delivery are socially preconditioned by socioeconomic preferences that are based on gender differentials in mobility needs. Women preferred infrastructure that offers personal security, flexible mobility, hygiene and physical comfort, whereas men were primarily concerned about alternative travel routes for punctuality, safety while on the road, convenience and quicker connectivity to public utilities. But planning at city level has neither integrated nor transcended the physical, economic and environmental accounts of infrastructure and service provision to include gender responsiveness. This ultimately leads to delivery outcomes that are less aligned to variations in women's compared to men's end-user expectations. The paper concludes with a step-wise framework for conceptualizing how urban planning can be gender responsive together with examples on real-life applications in the context of African cities.

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Green Cities Require Green Housing: Advancing the Economic and Environmental Sustainability of Housing and Slum Upgrading in Cities in Developing Countries

Cited by 7 publications

References 18 publications

Slum Upgrading: Can the 1.5 °C Carbon Reduction Work with SDGs in these Settlements?

Slum Upgrading: Can the 1.5 °C Carbon Reduction Work with SDGs in these Settlements?

Green Infrastructure in Relation to Informal Urban Settlements

Gender responsiveness in infrastructure provision for African cities: The case of Kampala in Uganda

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