Flooding in Cape Town's informal settlements: Conditions for community leaders to work towards adaptation

South African Geographical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 21-36

  Drivdal, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cape Town; community leaders; community scale adaptation; flooding; informal settlements

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CAPACITY BUILDING; COPING STRATEGY; FLOODING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; LEADERSHIP; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; VULNERABILITY;

CAPE TOWN; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 84958047786     PISSN: 03736245     EISSN: 21512418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2015.1052839     Document Type: Article

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