Autor: Verna Nel

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Abraham R Matamanda is an NRF Y2-rated Urban Planner lecturing at the University of Free State (UFS) in the Department of Geography. He is currently Editor of the Town Planning Journal published by UFS and serves on the editorial board of Plos Water Journal. He is a fellow of the South African DHET Future Professorate Programme Phase 1, third Cohort. His research focuses on urban governance and planning, climate change adaptation, informal Global South urbanism, urban food systems, and housing studies.  James Chakwizira is a professor of spatial and transport planning and lecturers in the department of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Venda and an extra-ordinary professor, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North – West University. He has practiced in the public and private sector while leading multidisciplinary teams/units. His research focus on transportation studies, spatial planning and development, urban designing of precincts and neighbourhoods and climate change and adaptation. Kudzai Chatiza is a local governance, and spatial planning researcher. He is currently a research fellow in the Department of Geography, UFS and Director at Development Governance Institute. With over 30 years’ experience in decentralization, development and strategic planning, citizen participation, housing policy and practice, he teaches and supervises research students at UZ and Midlands State University. Kudzai also advises state and non-state development organizations on spatial planning and governance issues.  Verna Nel qualified as a town and regional planner at Wits University and obtained her MSc and Ph D through UNISA. After three decades of working primarily in municipalities, she was appointed as a Professor in the Urban and Regional Planning Department of the UFS and assumed the title of Emeritus Professor with her retirement from 2024. She has diverse research interests that include spatial and urban resilience, local economic development and spatial governance. Her most recent publication is a book on land use management in South Africa.​




7 Ebooks de Verna Nel

Abraham R. Matamanda & Verna Nel: Urban Geography in Postcolonial Zimbabwe
This interdisciplinary book provides a cross-sectoral and multi-dimensional exploration and assessment of the urban geography perspectives in Zimbabwe. Drawing on work from different disciplines …
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€117.69
Stuart Paul Denoon-Stevens & Verna Nel: Land-Use Management to Support Sustainable Settlements in South Africa
This book provides a theoretical and practical foundation needed to change the practice of land use management in Southern Africa.It presents an overview of alternative land use management system for …
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€51.52
Stuart Paul Denoon-Stevens & Verna Nel: Land-Use Management to Support Sustainable Settlements in South Africa
This book provides a theoretical and practical foundation needed to change the practice of land use management in Southern Africa.It presents an overview of alternative land use management system for …
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€51.34
Lochner Marais & Sethulego Matebesi: Local Responses to Mine Closure in South Africa
This book investigates mine closure and local responses in South Africa, linking dependencies and social disruption. Mine closure presents a major challenge to the mining industry and government poli …
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€51.52
Lochner Marais & Sethulego Matebesi: Local Responses to Mine Closure in South Africa
This book investigates mine closure and local responses in South Africa, linking dependencies and social disruption. Mine closure presents a major challenge to the mining industry and government poli …
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€51.47
Abraham R. Matamanda & James Chakwizira: Secondary Cities and Local Governance in Southern Africa
This book is the first to consider the roles, challenges and governance responses of secondary cities in southern Africa to changing circumstances. Among the challenges are governance under condition …
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€128.39
Abraham R. Matamanda & Verna Nel: Sustainable Development Goals and Urban Health
The main aim of this book is to understand the interplay between the SDGs and urban health. This is a critical issue in cities, considering the complexity of health issues and how they transcend most …
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€171.19