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Introduction to Disaster Risk Reduction and Urban Planning in Southern Africa

In: Sustainable Urban Development in Southern Africa

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  • Fortune Mangara

    (Durban University of Technology, Department of Public Management)

  • Nirmala Dorasamy

    (Durban University of Technology, Department of Public Management)

Abstract

Rapid urbanisation, climate change, infrastructure deficits, and governance weaknesses reshape risk in Southern African cities. Disaster risk is not a natural inevitability but the outcome of poor planning and socio-political inequalities. Integrating disaster risk reduction (DRR) into urban planning emerges as a necessity to break cycles of vulnerability and exclusion. This chapter highlights key challenges such as institutional fragmentation, financial constraints, and lack of risk data while framing DRR as a governance and social justice imperative. Aligned with the Sendai Framework, SDG 11, and the New Urban Agenda, this chapter sets the foundation for context-specific approaches that embed resilience in everyday planning practices to build safer, more inclusive urban futures.

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  • Fortune Mangara & Nirmala Dorasamy, 2026. "Introduction to Disaster Risk Reduction and Urban Planning in Southern Africa," Springer Books, in: Sustainable Urban Development in Southern Africa, chapter 0, pages 1-11, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-032-08286-2_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-08286-2_1
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