Towards urban resource flow estimates in data scarce environments : the case of African cities

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dc.contributor.authorCurrie, Paulen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLay-Sleeper, Ethanen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorFernandez, John E.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKim, Jennyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMusango, Josephine Kavitien_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-04T13:56:00Z
dc.date.available2016-05-04T13:56:00Z
dc.date.issued2015-09
dc.descriptionCITATION: Currie, P. et al. 2015. Towards Urban Resource Flow Estimates in Data Scarce Environments: The Case of African Cities. Journal of Environmental Protection, 6(9):1066-1083, doi:10.4236/jep.2015.69094.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.scirp.org/journal/JEP/en_ZA
dc.description.abstractData sourcing challenges in African nations have led many African urban infrastructure developments to be implemented with minimal scientific backing to support their success. In some cases this may directly impact a city’s ability to reach service delivery, economic growth and human development goals, let alone the city’s ability to protect ecosystem services upon which it relies. As an attempt to fill this gap, this paper describes an exploratory process used to determine city-level demographic, economic and resource flow data for African nations. The approach makes use of scaling and clustering techniques to form acceptable and utilizable representations of selected African cities. Variables that may serve as the strongest predictors for resource consumption intensity in African nations and cities were explored, in particular, the aspects of the Koppen Climate Zones, estimates of average urban income and GDP, and the influence of urban primacy. It is expected that the approach examined will provide a step towards estimating and understanding African cities and their resource profiles.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jep.2015.69094
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent17 pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCurrie, P. et al. 2015. Towards Urban Resource Flow Estimates in Data Scarce Environments: The Case of African Cities. Journal of Environmental Protection, 6(9):1066-1083, doi:10.4236/jep.2015.69094.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2152-2219 (online)en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2152-2197 (print)en_ZA
dc.identifier.otherDOI:10.4236/jep.2015.69094en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/98976
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherScientific Research Publishingen_ZA
dc.rights.holderCurrie, Paul et al.en_ZA
dc.subjectResource Flows -- African Citiesen_ZA
dc.subjectData scalingen_ZA
dc.subjectService delivery -- Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectCities and towns -- Africa -- Data processingen_ZA
dc.subjectInformation resourcesen_ZA
dc.titleTowards urban resource flow estimates in data scarce environments : the case of African citiesen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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