Geografisk Tidsskrift - Danish Journal of Geography

Transformative adaptation in Africa’s fast-growing small towns

Africa is undergoing major spatial transformations where rural land and villages are increasingly becoming urban in form and living. The result is a new urban landscape that not only includes the growth and spatial extension of large cities, but also an exceptional growth of small towns and intermediate cities. These changes coincide with the impacts of climate changes that highly influence everyday life in both rural and urban areas although with different implications for citizens’ access to critical ecosystem services and related to this how they experience climate change related vulnerabilities. This special issue of the Danish Journal of Geography will focus on social and environmental aspects of small town development in Africa and address how different actors and governance structures are impacted by these rapid changes and how transformative adaptation processes arise. We welcome contributions that address transformative adaptation in small towns from data driven (geospatial, econometric etc.) to more qualitative approaches.