Browsing Research Articles (School of Public Leadership) by Title
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Designing for informal contexts : a case study of Enkanini sanitation intervention
(Chinese Institute of Design, 2016)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Increasing social agency in the design profession corresponds to the call for greater participation of science in solving complex social problems. We analyse the complex problem of informal urban sanitation ... -
Determinants of quality of shared sanitation facilities in informal settlements : case study of Kisumu, Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2017)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Shared facilities are not recognised as improved sanitation due to challenges of maintenance as they easily can be avenues for the spread of diseases. Thus there is need to evaluate the quality ... -
Energy scenarios for the Minas Gerais State in Brazil : an integrated modeling exercise using System Dynamics
(BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Developing medium- to long-term energy scenarios is a key to achieve goals of energy security and greenhouse gas emission reduction through the implementation of effective public policies. Methods: Despite ... -
Enhancing the adaptive capacity of collaboratives through education and learning in South Africa
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2014-12)ABSTRACT: It is clear that the environmental issues facing us today are prime manifestations of complex or “wicked” public problems and, as such, natural resource governance has to be approached from a complexity science ... -
Enhancing the capabilities of municipalities for Local economic development through skills training
(ARMG publishing, 2017)The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent to which the existing training interventions in municipalities can be able to build skills capacity for municipal staff to promote local economy, with special focus ... -
Environmental and natural resource implications of sustainable urban infrastructure systems
(IOP Publishing, 2017)As cities grow, their environmental and natural resource footprints also tend to grow to keep up with the increasing demand on essential urban services such as passenger transportation, commercial space, and thermal comfort. ... -
Estimating current and future global urban domestic material consumption
(IOP Publishing, 2018)Urban material resource requirements are significant at the global level and these are expected to expand with future urban population growth. However, there are no global scale studies on the future material consumption ... -
Estimating the cost and payment for sanitation in the informal settlements of Kisumu, Kenya : a cross sectional study
(MDPI, 2017)Lack of sanitation facilities is a common occurrence in informal settlements that are common in most developing countries. One challenge with sanitation provision in these settlements is the cost and financing of sanitation. ... -
Experiences from establishing structured inter- and transdisciplinary doctoral programs in sustainability : a comparison of two cases in South Africa and Austria
(Elsevier, 2013-12)Inter- and transdisciplinarity is an essential research approach to address complex sustainability problems from a "science with socieity" perspective instead of the traditional approach of "science for society". We ... -
Exploring how women’s social capital in rural areas can inform the development of policy as a source of agency for empowerment
(African Consortium of Public Administration (ACPA), 2019)This article argues that social capital for purposes of women’s empowerment is important for developing policies that are aimed to uplift women and communities in rural areas. It is widely known that South Africa has ... -
Exploring the connections between green economy and informal economy in South Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2015)The notion of an inclusive green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication requires an approach that engages with the informal economy. However, the informal economy is generally ignored ... -
A framework for assessing environmental governance structures
(South African Association of Public Administration and Management, 2007-03)The emergence in the late nineties in South Africa of new environmental governance systems as decentralised sets of formal and informal agreements among diverse groups and organisations in the form of networks and partnerships ... -
A framework for conceptualizing and assessing the resilience of essential services produced by socio-technical systems
(Resilience Alliance, 2018)Essential services such as electricity are critical to human well-being and the functioning of modern society. These services are produced by complex adaptive socio-technical systems and emerge from the interplay of technical ... -
Governance of urban transitions : towards sustainable resource efficient urban infrastructures
(IOP Publishing, 2017)The transition to sustainable resource efficient cities calls for new governance arrangements. The awareness that the doubling of the global urban population will result in unsustainable levels of demand for natural resources ... -
The guiding logics and principles for designing emergent transdisciplinary research processes : learning experiences and reflections from a transdisciplinary urban case study in Enkanini informal settlement, South Africa
(Springer Verlag, 2018)Transdisciplinarity is not a new science per se, but a new methodology for doing science with society. A particular challenge in doing science with society is the engagement with non-academic actors to enable joint problem ... -
Improved decision-making on irrigation farming in arid zones using a system dynamics model
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2013-11-27)The Sandveld region in the Western Cape is a low rainfall area dominated by agricultural production using groundwater resources. The rise in agricultural production in the Sandveld has led to questions regarding the region’s ... -
Inculcating public leadership for citizen value : reflecting on public administration curricula
(Association of Southern Association of Southern African Schools and Departments of Public Administration and Management, 2011-04)Although broadly advocated and entrenched in South African law, the practice of public administration often tends to pay lip service to the principles of public participation and citizen empowerment. It would seem that ... -
Independence of anti‑corruption agencies : a comparative study of South Africa and India
(African Consortium of Public Administration (ACPA), 2017)The article attempts to dissect the independence of anti-corruption agencies and the reasons for their operational successes and challenges. This brief examination of legislative and regulatory frameworks is important as ... -
Innovations in governance for biodiversity conservation : the case of the Conservation Stewardship Programme, Western Cape
(Association of Southern African Schools and Departments of Public Administration and Management, 2011)South Africa boasts one of the world’s richest and most diverse natural landscapes and is world renowned for its biodiversity. The Cape Floristic Region (CFR) is the world’s sixth and smallest floral kingdom and the ... -
An integrated public service system (IPSS) utilising complexity and network theory in the enhancement of public value (PV)
(Association of Southern African Schools and Departments of Public Administration and Management, 2016-03)An integrated public service system (IPSS) is highly feasible as a system geared to the production and measurement of public value (PV), utilising stakeholder engagement, relationship building and citizens’ participation. This ...
