Transdisciplinary Collaborations for flood impact mitigation on human health for sustainable urban development
Abstract:This study assessed the impact of urbanization on human health with an emphasis on flood hazard mitigation
through the lens of transdisciplinary collaborations, as a strategy for achieving sustainable urban development.
In place of this, the study highlights the effects of urbanization and floods impact on health, by identifying the
health consequences of flood disasters. The goal here was to put together contributions and guidance drawn from
the literature on issues under study for a shared problem understanding and solutions. The methodological
approach employed in this study was a desktop survey, for systematic literature search, conducted in five
databases and Google Scholar from April 4th to 30th May 2018, applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, from
which, 44,860 articles were returned, narrowed to 71 articles from which 26 relevant articles were selected.
Findings suggest that transdisciplinary collaboration enhance shared learning for sustainable urban development
governance. The study further reveals functional overlaps among the collaborating partners on a common goal
due to poor coordination. The paper concludes that successful transdisciplinary collaborations for sustainable
urban development require articulation and efforts that clearly define the roles of each partner in the collaboration.
Succinctly, achieving sustainable urban development is not an easy task, but ideal transdisciplinary collaboration
simplified it.