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Promoting Green Urban Development in African Cities: eThekwini, South Africa Urban Environmental Profile

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-11T18:32:41Z
dc.date.available2016-04-11T18:32:41Z
dc.date.issued2016-02
dc.description.abstractThe city of eThekwini or Durban has undergone a period of rapid urbanization that has contributed to the degradation of the city’s natural environment. Climate change is placing further strains on the city’s ability to manage the urban environment. The urban environmental profile of eThekwini has been prepared as the first component of the assignment promoting green urban development in Africa: enhancing the relationship between urbanization, environmental assets and ecosystem services, a project being conducted under the leadership of the World Bank. An overall objective of this project is to link the study of urban environmental issues with the advancement of more sustainable urban growth. The profile summarizes the existing quality of the terrestrial and other aquatic environmental assets, identifies the key drivers that are the cause of their vulnerability, and describes the key institutional challenges and constraining factors that limit the city’s ability to address environmental management challenges. Identification of the key environmental assets and key drivers of environmental degradation within the city required a more comprehensive review of reports on urban planning and infrastructure services. The urban environmental profile is organized as follows: section one gives introduction. Section two, eThekwini context, sets the background, and context of the study of Durban, providing an overview of the impacts of urbanization and climate change and drawing the link to the urban environment. Section three, quality of the environmental assets of eThekwini describes the state of the key environmental assets of eThekwini: the terrestrial assets, aquatic assets, coastal assets, and the air, and attempts to infer the associated historic and current trends. Section four, drivers of environmental vulnerability and degradation describes the key issues that are driving degradation, the impacts caused, and the reason for these challenges. Section five, institutional issues and challenges describes the key factors that constrain the eThekwini‘s ability to effectively address environmental management challenges. Section six, key findings provides a synthesis of key findings of the study.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/25997186/promoting-green-urban-development-african-cities-ethekwini-south-africa-urban-environmental-profile
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/24037
dc.identifier.otherP148662
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/24037
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAQUATIC HABITATS
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
dc.subjectHABITAT TYPES
dc.subjectSTORMWATER
dc.subjectESTUARINE ENVIRONMENTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND USES
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
dc.subjectTOPOGRAPHY
dc.subjectWATERWAYS
dc.subjectSTORMS
dc.subjectDISCHARGE
dc.subjectDRAINAGE CHANNELS
dc.subjectHABITAT REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectSEDIMENT TRAPS
dc.subjectHYDROLOGY
dc.subjectMONITORING
dc.subjectNUTRIENT LEVELS
dc.subjectRESERVOIRS
dc.subjectRAINFALL EVENTS
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM RESTORATION
dc.subjectINCINERATORS
dc.subjectCOASTAL PLAIN
dc.subjectQUALITY
dc.subjectRECREATIONAL USE
dc.subjectFRESHWATER WETLAND
dc.subjectSTORM RUNOFF
dc.subjectPLANTS
dc.subjectWILDLIFE
dc.subjectPETROLEUM
dc.subjectSUBTROPICAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectINVASIVE SPECIES
dc.subjectMETROPOLITAN AREAS
dc.subjectSWAMP
dc.subjectCURRENTS
dc.subjectSAND
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectIMPROPER DISPOSAL
dc.subjectSPECIES
dc.subjectWAVES
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectSEA LEVEL RISE
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectFLOOD ATTENUATION
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectPHOSPHORUS
dc.subjectINDICATORS
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectCOASTAL ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectWATERFOWL
dc.subjectRUNOFF
dc.subjectEUTROPHICATION
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectAQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectSHORES
dc.subjectTIDAL AREAS
dc.subjectSURFACE WATERS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
dc.subjectPLANTATION
dc.subjectPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION
dc.subjectSOURCE POLLUTION
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectSTORM EVENTS
dc.subjectFRUIT
dc.subjectLAND AREA
dc.subjectOXYGEN LEVELS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectBACTERIAL LEVELS
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL PROCESSES
dc.subjectDISSOLVED OXYGEN
dc.subjectGRASSLANDS
dc.subjectRESTORATION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectAESTHETICS
dc.subjectISLANDS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectDATA SETS
dc.subjectCOASTS
dc.subjectIMPERVIOUS LAND
dc.subjectLAND
dc.subjectHISTORICAL WETLANDS
dc.subjectALGAE
dc.subjectANALYSIS
dc.subjectRECREATIONAL AREAS
dc.subjectNITROGEN
dc.subjectOBSERVATIONS
dc.subjectWATERSHED
dc.subjectRIVERINE
dc.subjectESTUARIES
dc.subjectDREDGING
dc.subjectMITIGATION
dc.subjectSAMPLING
dc.subjectWETLAND
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION
dc.subjectHEADWATERS
dc.subjectRESTORATION
dc.subjectBIOCONTROL
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL USE
dc.subjectIMPERVIOUS SURFACE
dc.subjectNATIVE SPECIES
dc.subjectFLOODING
dc.subjectWETLAND LOCATIONS
dc.subjectNO
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectBIRDS
dc.subjectINVERTEBRATES
dc.subjectLAND USES
dc.subjectWATER RUNOFF
dc.subjectRESTORATION ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectCOASTAL WATERS
dc.subjectDAMS
dc.subjectPARKS
dc.subjectDRAINAGE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectNUTRIENT CYCLING
dc.subjectHABITATS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectFLATS
dc.subjectPLANT LIFE
dc.subjectFRESHWATER WETLANDS
dc.subjectWILDLIFE HABITAT
dc.subjectCOASTAL ZONE
dc.subjectUPLAND AREAS
dc.subjectMANGROVES
dc.subjectTIDAL FLATS
dc.subjectBAY
dc.subjectEROSION CONTROL
dc.subjectFOREST FLOOR
dc.subjectBENTHIC COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectRIVER CORRIDORS
dc.subjectWINDS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectSTREAM
dc.subjectHEAVY METAL
dc.subjectHUMAN ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectSEDIMENT
dc.subjectMARINE SCIENCE
dc.subjectMINING OPERATIONS
dc.subjectNATIONAL FORESTS
dc.subjectWETLAND LOSS
dc.subjectLAND AREAS
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectSEDIMENTS
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectFOOD CHAIN
dc.subjectCOASTAL EROSION
dc.subjectIMPERVIOUS SURFACES
dc.subjectMACROPHYTES
dc.subjectPOINT SOURCE
dc.subjectSTORM WATER
dc.subjectCLASSIFICATION
dc.subjectBACTERIA
dc.subjectPLANT SPECIES
dc.subjectFLOODPLAINS
dc.subjectVEGETATIVE COVER
dc.subjectNATIONAL PARKS
dc.subjectBEACH
dc.subjectVEGETATION
dc.subjectSTUDIES
dc.subjectUPLAND HABITATS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectDISSOLVED OXYGEN LEVELS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL WASTES
dc.subjectPLANTATIONS
dc.subjectBEACHES
dc.subjectFRESHWATER
dc.subjectCONSERVATION RESERVE
dc.subjectSTORM EVENT
dc.subjectCOASTAL STORMS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectPOLLUTANTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectESTUARINE
dc.subjectRIPARIAN VEGETATION
dc.subjectPOLLUTANT LOADS
dc.subjectFOOD
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHIC AREAS
dc.subjectADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectSURFACE AREA
dc.subjectEROSION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY
dc.subjectSEWAGE TREATMENT
dc.subjectINVASIVE PLANT SPECIES
dc.subjectECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectCOAST
dc.subjectNATIVE FLORA
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL SEWAGE SYSTEM
dc.subjectCONSERVATION
dc.subjectNUTRIENT LOADS
dc.subjectECOLOGY
dc.subjectPOLLUTION CONTROL
dc.subjectSOILS
dc.subjectRIVER SYSTEMS
dc.subjectEFFLUENTS
dc.subjectIMPERVIOUS SURFACE AREA
dc.subjectWETLANDS
dc.subjectIMPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectLAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWETLAND ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectPRESERVATION
dc.subjectRIVER
dc.subjectSTORMWATER RUNOFF
dc.titlePromoting Green Urban Development in African Citiesen
dc.title.subtitleeThekwini, South Africa Urban Environmental Profileen
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okr.crossref.titlePromoting Green Urban Development in African Cities
okr.date.disclosure2016-03-01
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::City Development Strategy
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/25997186/promoting-green-urban-development-african-cities-ethekwini-south-africa-urban-environmental-profile
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countrySouth Africa
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.themePublic sector governance :: Decentralization
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicUrban Development::City Development Strategies
okr.topicUrban Development::National Urban Development Policies and Strategies
okr.topicEnvironment::Environmental Economics & Policies
okr.topicWater Resources::Water Conservation
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