Published Oxford research essay · 2026

How can systems thinking help us to understand the challenges and opportunities in taking forward urban climate change mitigation or adaptation? A discussion based on New Gourna and the case of Dakar

A systems-thinking analysis of urban climate mitigation and adaptation, comparing Hassan Fathy’s New Gourna with recurrent flood risks in Dakar.

The article compares Hassan Fathy’s New Gourna with flood risk in Dakar to show how housing, infrastructure, social practices and governance interact. It argues that effective urban climate adaptation needs systemic alignment, maintenance capacity and equitable institutions, not isolated technical solutions.

Systems thinkingUrban climate adaptationNew GournaDakar

Published on Zenodo. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18679852

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