Advancing a slum–circular economy model for sustainability transition in cities of the Global South

M Abunyewah, MO Erdiaw-Kwasie, SA Okyere… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The circular economy (CE) is touted to have the potential to support the much-needed shift
away from the current linear production and consumption economic model. However, many …

[HTML][HTML] Integration of urban science and urban climate adaptation research: opportunities to advance climate action

J Lobo, RM Aggarwal, M Alberti, M Allen-Dumas… - npj Urban …, 2023 - nature.com
There is a growing recognition that responding to climate change necessitates urban
adaptation. We sketch a transdisciplinary research effort, arguing that actionable research …

[HTML][HTML] Accessibility and sustainable mobility transitions in Africa: Insights from Freetown

D Oviedo, C Cavoli, C Levy, B Koroma… - Journal of Transport …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the context of still-low-but-rising levels of motorization and economic growth, increasing
social and spatial inequalities, and growing concerns about air pollution and climate …

[HTML][HTML] Epistemic justice in flood-adaptive green infrastructure planning: The recognition of local experiential knowledge in Thorncliffe Park, Toronto

N Mohtat, L Khirfan - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2023 - Elsevier
Evidence shows that green infrastructure planning relies on technocratic and economic
valuation approaches to protect lands of high monetary value against flooding without …

[HTML][HTML] Augmenting EV charging infrastructure towards transformative sustainable cities: An equity-based approach

SK Sikder, M Nagarajan, N Mustafee - Technological Forecasting and …, 2023 - Elsevier
An increasing number of studies have reported on the need to augment public electric
vehicle (EV) charging points (E-CPs) in areas with growing demand for parking. However …

[HTML][HTML] Pathways of Co-Production: Negotiations and contextual insights into Quito's peripheral urbanisation

R Porreca, M Janoschka - Habitat International, 2024 - Elsevier
This study offers a detailed examination of urban habitat co-production in a semi-peripheral
community of Quito, Ecuador, spotlighting a dynamic interplay of dialogue and negotiation …

Just nature-based solutions and the pursuit of climate resilient urban development

JJ Cousins - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2024 - Elsevier
Nature-based solutions (NbS) offer pathways towards climate resilient development. For
cities, these pathways translate to a host of benefits to address the climate crisis, including …

Alliances, allyship and activism: The value of international partnerships for co-producing just cities

B Perry, V Castán Broto, Z Patel, R Sitas - Planning Theory, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Co-building trust in urban nature: Learning from participatory design and construction of nature-based solutions in informal settlements in East Africa

L Diep, J Mulligan, MA Oloo, L Guthmann… - … in sustainable cities, 2022 - frontiersin.org
While the amount of research on NBS is growing rapidly, there is a lack of evidence on
community experiences of NBS design and implementation, particularly from low-income …

Radical unknowability: An essay on solidarities and multiform urban life

AM Simone, V Castán Broto - City, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
If urban life emerges within a multiplex space, what forms of change are afforded by urban
environments? The urban entails a series of relations and detachments that contain popular …