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View article: Advancing just and sustainable urban transitions: strengthening the role(s) of African universities
Advancing just and sustainable urban transitions: strengthening the role(s) of African universities Open
The distinctiveness of urban processes and dynamics in Africa are of global significance. Achieving sustainable transitions in African cities must necessarily engage with theory and practice, which are derived out of context, and applied i…
View article: Expansive learning of climate scientists towards transdisciplinarity
Expansive learning of climate scientists towards transdisciplinarity Open
Expansive learning theory was deployed in this study to explore how climate scientists can learn from working in a transdisciplinary mode, particularly to co-produce knowledge and navigate complex climate risks with other actors. A qualita…
View article: Fostering transdisciplinary research for sustainability in the Global South: Pathways to impact for funding programmes
Fostering transdisciplinary research for sustainability in the Global South: Pathways to impact for funding programmes Open
Advancing global sustainable development hinges on strengthening the connections between science, society, and policy, as well as addressing existing science inequalities. Research funding programmes play a pivotal role in this context, bu…
View article: Data Set of the Study "Fostering transdisciplinary research for sustainability in the global south: Pathways to impact for funding programmes "
Data Set of the Study "Fostering transdisciplinary research for sustainability in the global south: Pathways to impact for funding programmes " Open
Supplementary survey data to the project "LIRA 2030 – Fostering Transdisciplinarity in Africa". The data set contains a survey that was conducted in three cohorts to find out about the transdisciplinarity competence and learning within pro…
View article: Data Set of the Study "Fostering transdisciplinary research for sustainability in the global south: Pathways to impact for funding programmes "
Data Set of the Study "Fostering transdisciplinary research for sustainability in the global south: Pathways to impact for funding programmes " Open
Supplementary survey data to the project "LIRA 2030 – Fostering Transdisciplinarity in Africa". The data set contains a survey that was conducted in three cohorts to find out about the transdisciplinarity competence and learning within pro…
View article: Alliances, allyship and activism: The value of international partnerships for co-producing just cities
Alliances, allyship and activism: The value of international partnerships for co-producing just cities Open
This paper provides a distinctive analysis of the value of international intermediation alliances for co-production, based on the way they operate in practice. While much attention is paid to ideal or normative models of co-production, the…
View article: The potential and pitfalls of co-producing urban knowledge: Rethinking spaces of engagement
The potential and pitfalls of co-producing urban knowledge: Rethinking spaces of engagement Open
Securing sustainable and just transition pathways in cities is recognised as key to addressing global environmental challenges. There is increasing acceptance that transformative change in cities must be shaped by the co-production of know…
View article: In pursuit of just sustainability: decision-making and conflicting rationalities in government-led housing projects
In pursuit of just sustainability: decision-making and conflicting rationalities in government-led housing projects Open
Social justice and environmental sustainability are often joint policy objectives, however, achieving the dual goal of just sustainability has proved difficult in both theory and practice. Scholars argue that a key challenge is balancing t…
View article: Linking Local Projects With Global Processes: Learning From Transdisciplinary Collaborations in African Cities
Linking Local Projects With Global Processes: Learning From Transdisciplinary Collaborations in African Cities Open
The central role of science and robust data sets as a means for advancing sustainable development has gained traction across science and policy communities globally. Furthermore, strengthening the science-policy interface in ways that link…
View article: Building just and sustainable cities through government housing developments
Building just and sustainable cities through government housing developments Open
While government housing can raise living standards for the urban poor, it has environmental impacts and contributes to urban resource consumption. In Gauteng Province, South Africa, government housing aims to improve quality of life, redu…
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: Organising for Co-Production: Local Interaction Platforms for Urban Sustainability
Organising for Co-Production: Local Interaction Platforms for Urban Sustainability Open
Urban sustainability is a wicked issue unsuited to management through traditional decision-making structures. Co-productive arrangements, spaces and processes are inscribed in new organisational forms to bridge between diverse forms of kno…
View article: Urban sustainability disjunctures in Cape Town: learning the city from the inside and out
Urban sustainability disjunctures in Cape Town: learning the city from the inside and out Open
South African cities have focused on sustainability as a policy and strategic objective. Nonetheless, realising the transformative potential of fostering sustainable transition pathways is challenging. Our entry point for understanding thi…
View article: Developing and testing the Urban Sustainable Development Goal’s targets and indicators – a five-city study
Developing and testing the Urban Sustainable Development Goal’s targets and indicators – a five-city study Open
The campaign for the inclusion of a specifically urban goal within the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was challenging. Numerous divergent interests were involved, while urban areas worldwide are also extremely heterog…