Johannes Bhanye, CASAS’ member, has published a chapter in the book “Sustainable Development Goals and Urban Health”, with Abongile Mgwele, and Kgosi S. Mocwagae. This chapter investigates the gender disparities and implications of inadequate water and sanitation in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality. The study further explores the coping strategies employed by women in selected Mangaung…
Tag: Africa
Peasant Agroecology in Africa and Latin America
Boaventura Monjane, CASAS’ member, has published this article with Peter Rosset in the journal Food Studies. Abstract: Agroecology is a word with multiple definitions. Some define it as a narrow set of technologies to make farming more sustainable, while in a broader sense it is multifaceted and seen as: (a) critical thought —offering critical analysis…
Equity in COVID-19: Mitigation and Policy Responses in Africa
CASAS’ member Gertrude Dzifa Torvikey has edited a book with Anika Altaf, Dzodzi Tsikata and Marleen Dekker. Abstract: This Open Access edited volume presents twelve African case studies that systematically reconstruct, document and analyse how national governments and other stakeholders took equity into account in their initial policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the…
Reimagining Travellers’ Airport Experience: Innovative Approaches for a Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Future
Johannes Bhanye, CASAS’ member, has published a chapter in the book Making Sense of Planning and Development for the Post-Pandemic Cities with his colleagues Mareli Hugo, Abraham Matamanda & Kgosi Mocwagae. Abstract: As the aviation industry recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, the ability of African airports to adapt and innovate has become even more critical….
Centering Emission Rights Expropriation and the Role of Unpaid Women’s Labour: Rethinking Climate Justice from an African Feminist Perspective
CASAS’ member, Natacha Bruna, has published a new article in Feminist Africa. Abstract: The implementation of market-based top-down climate mitigation policies is resulting in the expropriation of emission rights of non-polluters while fuelling accumulation by powerful actors. Redirecting political energy from African feminism to alternative non-extractivist climate solutions requires the recognition of the role of…