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View article: What Evidence Informs Urban Policy in East Africa, and How Does It Get There?
What Evidence Informs Urban Policy in East Africa, and How Does It Get There? Open
This study examines the flows of evidence that inform urban policy in three rapidly urbanizing East African countries: Tanzania, Kenya, and Ethiopia. Using a broad definition of evidence that encompasses data, scientific knowledge, experie…
View article: Governing boards play critical role in assessing AI's impact through strategic planning
Governing boards play critical role in assessing AI's impact through strategic planning Open
Overwhelmed by disruptive changes promised by artificial intelligence, college and university governing boards may be tempted to stick their heads in the sand, avoiding confrontation with AI's looming impacts on their institutions.
View article: ‘Some for All, Forever’: Investing in Universal Access to Water Services in a Warming World—the Case of South Africa
‘Some for All, Forever’: Investing in Universal Access to Water Services in a Warming World—the Case of South Africa Open
South Africa’s internationally celebrated water legislation placed the responsibility for investing in water services at the door of the government. In recent years South Africa has struggled to invest adequately to keep up with grow…
View article: Sustainable Development, Poverty Eradication and Reducing Inequalities
Sustainable Development, Poverty Eradication and Reducing Inequalities Open
This chapter takes sustainable development as the starting point and focus for analysis. It considers the broad and multifaceted bi-directional interplay between sustainable development, including its focus on eradicating poverty and reduc…
View article: Climate Change in Cities and Urban Areas: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
Climate Change in Cities and Urban Areas: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability Open
The second volume in the Summary for Urban Policymakers (SUP) series, Climate Change in Cities and Urban Areas: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, offers a concise and accessible distillation of the IPCC Working Group II Report. Cities…
View article: CityLab reflections and evolutions: nurturing knowledge and learning for urban sustainability through co-production experimentation
CityLab reflections and evolutions: nurturing knowledge and learning for urban sustainability through co-production experimentation Open
Applied research has evolved to play an important role in understanding and reorienting relationships between different knowledge partnerships in urban sustainability. This paper reflects on experiences from the global South on knowledge c…
View article: Summary for Urban Policymakers – What the IPCC Special Report on 1.5C Means for Cities
Summary for Urban Policymakers – What the IPCC Special Report on 1.5C Means for Cities Open
Linda Steg (Netherlands/EU) SR1.5 Lead Author – Chapter 4 The Summary for Urban Policymakers synthesises the key scientific findings and policy observations from the Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C (SR1.5) for officials and polic…
View article: Inserting rights and justice into urban resilience: a focus on everyday risk
Inserting rights and justice into urban resilience: a focus on everyday risk Open
Resilience building has become a growing policy agenda, particularly for urban risk management. While much of the resilience agenda has been shaped by policies and discourses from the global North, its applicability for cities of the globa…
View article: The economic and environmental effects of a carbon tax in South Africa: A dynamic CGE modelling approach
The economic and environmental effects of a carbon tax in South Africa: A dynamic CGE modelling approach Open
The economic and environmental effects of a carbon tax in South Africa: A dynamic cge modelling approachSouth Africa’s National Treasury released its Carbon Tax Policy Paper in May 2013. The paper proposed a R120/tCO2-equiv. levy on coal, …