Introduction to Disaster Risk Reduction and Urban Planning in Southern Africa

Fortune Mangara and Nirmala Dorasamy
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Fortune Mangara: Durban University of Technology, Department of Public Management
Nirmala Dorasamy: Durban University of Technology, Department of Public Management

Chapter Chapter 1 in Sustainable Urban Development in Southern Africa, 2026, pp 1-11 from Springer

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-08286-2_1

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