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Title:

Waterways transformation in the vulnerable port city of Alexandria

Document type:
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Author(s):
Weilacher, Udo/ Fouad, Sara/ Heggy, Essam
Abstract:
The IPCC AR6 report advises that climate change will exacerbate storm surges and coastal flooding in the eastern Mediterranean basin in the upcoming decades. The above is particularly acute in low-lying arid cities in developing nations like Alexandria. The communities' lack of awareness of these rising vulnerabilities subsequently impacts their willingness to tackle upcoming challenges. The latter strongly relies on the public perception and efficiency of the ongoing waterways and waterscape tr...     »
Keywords:
Waterways transformations City development strategy Inefficient planning policies Public engagement Landscape architecture Port cities Climate change Alexandria Environmental design Landscape urbanism
Journal title:
Cities
Year:
2023
Month:
Oct
Journal issue:
141
Covered by:
Scopus
Reviewed:
ja
Language:
en
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.cities.2023.104426
WWW:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2023.104426
Publisher:
Elsevier
Date of publication:
14.07.2023
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