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Informal urban settlements, adverse weather events and adaptation : responses to incidents of flash flooding by residents in Eerste Fabriek, Mamelodi
Dissertation (MSocSci (Development Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2024.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/100812 Informal urban settlements, adverse weather events and adaptation : responses to incidents of flash flooding by residents in Eerste Fabriek, Mamelodi Thebe, Vusilizwe u16051603@tuks.co.za Mogotsi, Dineo A UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Climate Change Urbanisation Informal settlements Adaption Vulnerability Dissertation (MSocSci (Development Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2024. The adverse impacts of climate change, mainly droughts and floods that affect agriculture activities, are pushing rural households to migrate to urban areas. Through this rural push, people move to the city to search for work, better economic opportunities, and a higher standard of living to mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change-linked weather events. In developing countries, the pace at which people move into urban areas is often faster than the development of formal urban settlements and related amenities. As a result, many who migrate to cities and towns end up living in informal settlements. Some of these informal settlements are built in vulnerable locations where the impacts of extreme climate change-linked weather events such as floods, drought, heatwaves, and severe fires, amongst others, are dire when they manifest. Against this background this study, examines the case of the case of Eerste Fabriek, an informal settlement in Mamelodi, Pretoria, in South Africa, seeking to analyse the community's vulnerability and adaptability to the adverse effects of climate change. This settlement has recently been adversely affected by a series of climate change incidents of flooding. The qualitative study gathered data through key informant interviews, household semi structured interviews, observation and the use of document review. The research found that many of the respondents perceived repeated cases of flooding in the area as a man-made phenomenon, discounting the contribution of climate change to the recent incidents of flooding. This indicates a lack of understanding of the drivers of climate change and its impacts. Noting the likelihood of increased climate change-related extreme weather events, the research recommends an increased intensity of educating people in this settlement and beyond on the drivers, impacts, evidence, and management of the climate change phenomenon. Anthropology, Archaeology and Development Studies MSocSci (Development Studies) Unrestricted Faculty of Humanities SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities SDG-13: Climate action 2025-02-13T08:22:26Z 2025-02-13T08:22:26Z 2025-04 2024 Dissertation * A2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/100812 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.28382156 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Climate Change Urbanisation Informal settlements Adaption Vulnerability Informal urban settlements, adverse weather events and adaptation : responses to incidents of flash flooding by residents in Eerste Fabriek, Mamelodi |
| title | Informal urban settlements, adverse weather events and adaptation : responses to incidents of flash flooding by residents in Eerste Fabriek, Mamelodi |
| title_full | Informal urban settlements, adverse weather events and adaptation : responses to incidents of flash flooding by residents in Eerste Fabriek, Mamelodi |
| title_fullStr | Informal urban settlements, adverse weather events and adaptation : responses to incidents of flash flooding by residents in Eerste Fabriek, Mamelodi |
| title_full_unstemmed | Informal urban settlements, adverse weather events and adaptation : responses to incidents of flash flooding by residents in Eerste Fabriek, Mamelodi |
| title_short | Informal urban settlements, adverse weather events and adaptation : responses to incidents of flash flooding by residents in Eerste Fabriek, Mamelodi |
| title_sort | informal urban settlements adverse weather events and adaptation responses to incidents of flash flooding by residents in eerste fabriek mamelodi |
| topic | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Climate Change Urbanisation Informal settlements Adaption Vulnerability |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/100812 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.28382156 |