PERCEPTION AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE RESIDENTS OF CAPE COAST ON GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AS A TOOL TO ENHANCING URBAN RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE

Keywords: CLIMATE CHANGE,URBAN RESILIENCE ,GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
Abstract Type: Poster Abstract

Abstract

Green infrastructure problems are now a pressing environmental concern that threatens human existence and progress in all spheres, but particularly in cities. There is no agreement on how to define or operationalize urban resilience, despite the tremendous expansion of publications and policy activities in this area. There aren't many empirical studies that critically analyze the politics and tradeoffs involved in applying resilience in various industries and communities. The notion of urban resilience and its empirical application in the context of urban green infrastructure design and climate change adaptation are addressed in this dissertation, which fills up these gaps through a descriptive survey and quantitative technique. It is expected that the person being affected by the problem will comprehend it and be prepared to take appropriate adaptive and mitigating action. In our knowledge-driven culture, Cape Coast residents are expected to be agents of change. Thus, the purpose of this study was to evaluate how people of the University of Cape Coast in Ghana's Central Region understood and responded to green infrastructure. 129 respondents made up the sample. This sample's data were gathered, examined, and presented using tables and percentages. According to the report, most pupils lack a fundamental understanding of green infrastructure. However, because of limited implementation, it was found that the majority of residents are underinformed about concerns related to green infrastructure.