Projects:
Towards a Low Carbon City: Focus on Durban
Chance2Sustain
Knowledge for Coastal Governance
Unlocking the Green Economy in KwaZulu-Natal
Biographical sketch: Dianne Scott has a research interest in the field of environmental governance, environmental politics and sustainable urban development, with a particular focus on South Africa and KwaZulu-Natal. She and her post-graduate students have also worked with environmental civil society organisations undertaking action research related to environmental and social issues identified as critical to these groups. She is currently working on a critical analysis of South African environmental management policy and practice.
Publications:
Leck, H. Sutherland, C. Scott, D., Oelofse, G. (2012) Social and cultural barriers to adaptation implementation: The case of South Africa, In: Masters, L. and Duff, L. (eds) Overcoming barriers to climate change adaptation implementation in southern Africa, Pretoria, Africa Institute of South Africa & Institute for Global Dialogue, p. 61-87.
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Baud, I., Pfeffer, K., Sydenstricker, J. and D. Scott. (2011). Developing participatory ‘spatial’ knowledge models in metropolitan governance networks for sustainable development. Chance2Sustain Literature Review No 1.
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Kennedy, L., Robbins, G., Scott, D., Sutherland, C., Denis, E., Andrade, J., Miranda, L., Varrel, A., Dupont, V. and Bon, B. (2011). The Politics of large-scale economic and infrastructure projects in fast-growing cities of the south.
Chance2Sustain Literature Review No.3.
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Godfrey, L. and Scott, D. (2010). Improving waste management through a process of learning: the South African waste information system. Waste Management & Research, September (Published online), 1-11.
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Brooks, S., Sutherland, C., Scott, D. and Guy, H. (2010). Integrating qualitative methodologies into risk assessment: Insights from South Durban. South African Journal of Science, 106, 9&10, 55-64.
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Student/s:
Ms Vuyiswa Mathambo
Mr A. Mbereko