Autonomous adaptation to global environmental change in peri-urban settlements: Evidence of a growing culture of innovation and revitalisation in Mathare Valley Slums, Nairobi

Using the case of Mathare Valley Slums in central Nairobi, Kenya, findings show that slums, often viewed as illegitimate, makeshift, and temporary settlements, are places experienced by many residents as permanent communities characterised by rapid environmental change.

Author Name(s):

Thorn, Jessica Thornton, Thomas F. Helfgott, Ariella

Citation:

Thorn, J., T. F. Thornton and A. Helfgott. 2015. Autonomous adaptation to global environmental change in peri-urban settlements: Evidence of a growing culture of innovation and revitalisation in Mathare Valley Slums, Nairobi. Global Environmental Change 31(0): 121-131.

Publication type:

Articles

Journal Article

Publication year:

2015

DOI:

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.12.009

Biome/Habitat:

Urban

Population:

Growth Rates

Household