Browsing Research Articles (Future Africa) by Issue Date

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  • Predictive modeling of wildfire occurrence and damage in a tropical savanna ecosystem of West Africa 
    Kouassi, Jean-Luc; Wandan, Narcisse; Mbow, Cheikh (MDPI, 2020-08-12)
    Wildfires are a major environmental, economic, and social threat. In Central Côte d’Ivoire, they are among the biggest environmental and forestry problems during the dry season. National authorities do not have tools and ...
  • “Colleague postgraduate supervision” and the production of space in higher education : a duoethnographic analysis 
    Madikizela-Madiya, Nomanesi; Atwebembeire, John Mushomi (Emerald, 2020-09)
    PURPOSE : In this paper we contribute knowledge to the postgraduate supervision discourses by reflecting on our socio-spatial experiences of being supervised by colleagues, a process that we refer to as colleague postgraduate ...
  • Ensembles of ecosystem service models can improve accuracy and indicate uncertainty 
    Willcock, Simon; Hooftman, Danny A.P.; Blanchard, Ryan; Dawson, Terence P.; Hickler, Thomas; Lindeskog, Mats; Martinez-Lopez, Javier; Reyers, Belinda; Watts, Sophie M.; Eigenbrod, Felix; Bullock, James M. (Elsevier, 2020-12)
    Many ecosystem services (ES) models exist to support sustainable development decisions. However, most ES studies use only a single modelling framework and, because of a lack of validation data, rarely assess model ...
  • Legal and regulatory responses 
    Soodyall, H.; Ataguba, J.; Botes, M.; Dhansay, M.A.; Du Plessis, E.; Gray, G.; Kleyn, Leti; Reddy, P.; Rumbold, K.; Thaldar, D. (DPME (Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation), GTAC (Government Technical Advisory Centre) & NRF (National Research Foundation), 2021)
    Covid-19 pandemic posed a unique challenge to legislatures and executives worldwide, necessitating the development of new regulations. This chapter evaluates South Africa’s legal and regulatory response to Covid-19 ...
  • Land resources opportunities for a growing prosperity in the Sahel 
    Mbow, Cheikh; Halle, Mark; Fadel, Rabih El; Thiaw, Ibrahim (Elsevier, 2021-02)
    The negative image of the Sahel is a stranglehold on the great potential for development in the region. A more balanced narrative can trigger action for a productive Sahel and can be based on innovative approaches and ...
  • Direct measurement of forest degradation rates in Malawi : toward a national forest monitoring system to support REDD+ 
    Skole, David L.; Samek, Jay H.; Mbow, Cheikh; Chirwa, Michael; Ndalowa, Dan; Tumeo, Tangu; Kachamba, Daud; Kamoto, Judith; Chioza, Alfred; Kamangadazi, Francis (MDPI, 2021-04-01)
    Spatial time-series measurements of forest degradation rates are important for estimating national greenhouse gas emissions but have been challenging for open forests and woodlands. This lack of quantitative data on forest ...
  • Communication 
    Della Togna, M.; Garman, A.; Adjin-Tettey, T.D.; Diale, M.; Hyera, F.; Bukula, T.; Halse, P.; Petersen, F.; Bombi, T.; Kleyn, Leti (DPME (Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation), GTAC (Government Technical Advisory Centre) & NRF (National Research Foundation), 2021-06)
    This chapter discusses research on the capacity and effectiveness of government’s communications strategy as South Africa went through the various stages of lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. It probes the ...
  • Landscape heterogeneity analysis using geospatial techniques and a priori knowledge in Sahelian agroforestry systems of Senegal 
    Ndao, Babacar; Leroux, Louise; Gaetano, Raffaele; Diouf, Abdoul Aziz; Soti, Valerie; Begue, Agnes; Mbow, Cheikh; Sambou, Bienvenu (Elsevier, 2021-06)
    Agroforestry plays a pivotal role for Sahelian communities by allowing simultaneous improvement of food security and conservation of natural ecosystems and their biodiversity. However, agroforestry systems (AFSs) are ...
  • Rethinking resilience and development : a coevolutionary perspective 
    Haider, L. Jamila; Schluter, Maja; Folke, Carl; Reyers, Belinda (Springer, 2021-07)
    The interdependence of social and ecological processes is broadly acknowledged in the pursuit to enhance human wellbeing and prosperity for all. Yet, development interventions continue to prioritise economic development ...
  • Global environmental change : 30 years of interdisciplinary research on the human and policy dimensions of environmental change 
    Brondizio, Eduardo S.; Lemos, Maria Carmen; Guan, Dabo; Jennings, Neil; Mbow, Cheikh; Nagendra, Harini; Tschakert, Petra (Elsevier, 2021-11)
    In their 2010 Global Environmental Change (GEC) 20th Anniversary editorial, Neil Adger, Kate Brown and Mike Hulme noted that “the crisis of the environment is more acute, more intransigent and more widespread than ever, ...
  • The contribution of trees outside of forests to landscape carbon and climate change mitigation in West Africa 
    Mbow, Cheikh; Skole, David L.; Samek, Jay H.; Dieng, Moussa; Mbow, Cheikh (MDPI, 2021-11-28)
    While closed canopy forests have been an important focal point for land cover change monitoring and climate change mitigation, less consideration has been given to methods for large scale measurements of trees outside of ...
  • Exploring wildfire occurrence : local farmers’ perceptions and adaptation strategies in Central Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa 
    Kouassi, Jean-Luc; Wandan, Narcisse; Mbow, Cheikh (Taylor and Francis, 2022)
    Wildfires are an important ecological threat in Côte d’Ivoire with the northern half the most affected zone. This study assessed farmers’ perception of wildfire occurrence in the N’Zi River Watershed and compared this ...
  • Sex, profit, and political power : California and its influence on Paris’s queer business, press and politics in the late 1970s and 80s 
    Katito, George (Routledge, 2022)
    In late 1970s Paris, San Francisco Nights and Far West, popular institutions in the city’s new queer nightlife, helped fashion new sexual norms. They were part of a constellation of California-inspired places that stimulated ...
  • Why care about theories? Innovative ways of theorizing in sustainability science 
    Schluter, Maja; Caniglia, Guido; Orach, Kirill; Bodin, Orjan; Magliocca, Nicolas; Meyfroidt, Patrick; Reyers, Belinda (Elsevier, 2022-02)
    The complex nature of sustainability problems and the aim of sustainability science to support emergent processes of transformation require rethinking how we build and make use of theories. We highlight the diversity of ...
  • Mechanical impact evaluation of natural fibres with LDPE plastic composites : waste management in perspective 
    Arinze, R.U.; Oramah, E.; Chukwuma, Emmanuel Chibundo; Okoye, N.H.; Chris-Okafor, P.U. (Elsevier, 2022-04)
    There is increased enthusiasm towards the use of natural hair fibers for plastic reinforcement due to their toughness and light weight. In this research, low density polyethylene (LDPE) was reinforced using 0.25 ​M NaOH ...
  • Reconciling well-being and resilience for sustainable development 
    Chaigneau, Tomas; Coulthard, Sarah; Daw, Tim M.; Szaboova, Lucy; Camfield, Laura; Chapin I.I.I., F. Stuart; Gasper, Des; Gurney, Georgina G.; Hicks, Christina C.; Ibrahim, Maggie; James, Thomas; Jones, Lindsey; Matthews, Nathanial; McQuistan, Colin; Reyers, Belinda; Brown, Katrina (Nature Publishing, 2022-04)
    Securing well-being and building resilience in response to shocks are often viewed as key goals of sustainable development. Here, we present an overview of the latest published evidence, as well as the consensus of a diverse ...
  • The contributions of resilience to reshaping sustainable development 
    Reyers, Belinda; Moore, Michele-Lee; Haider, L. Jamila; Schluter, Maja (Nature Research, 2022-05)
    We review the past decade’s widespread application of resilience science in sustainable development practice and examine whether and how resilience is reshaping this practice to better engage in complex contexts. We analyse ...
  • Application of synthesized fish scale chito-protein (FSC) for the treatment of abattoir wastewater : coagulation-flocculation kinetics and equilibrium modeling 
    Okey-Onyesolu, Chinenye Faith; Chukwuma, Emmanuel Chibundo; Okoye, Chukwunonso Chukwuzuloke; Taiwo, Abiola Ezekiel (Elsevier, 2022-09)
    This work explores the use of chito-protein synthesized from fish scale as a bio-coagulant in Abattoir wastewater (AW) treatment. The effect of settling time, pH, adsorbent dosage, and temperature of coagulation on Biochemical ...
  • Ten new insights in climate science 2022 
    Mbow, Cheikh; Martin, Maria A.; Boakye, Emmanuel A.; Boyd, Emily; Broadgate, Wendy; Bustamante, Mercedes; Canadell, Josep G.; Carr, Edward R.; Chu, Eric K.; Cleugh, Helen; Csevár, Szilvia; Daoudy, Marwa; De Bremond, Ariane; Dhimal, Meghnath; Ebi, Kristie L.; Edwards, Clea; Fuss, Sabine; Girardin, Martin P.; Glavovic, Bruce; Hebden, Sophie; Hirota, Marina; Hsu, Huang-Hsiung; Huq, Saleemul; Ingold, Karin; Johannessen, Ola M.; Kameyama, Yasuko; Kumarasinghe, Nilushi; Langendijk, Gaby S.; Lissner, Tabea; Lwasa, Shuaib; Machalaba, Catherine; Maltais, Aaron; Mathai, Manu V.; Mbow, Cheikh; McNamara, Karen E.; Mukherji, Aditi; Murray, Virginia; Mysiak, Jaroslav; Okereke, Chukwumerije; Ospina, Daniel; Otto, Friederike; Prakash, Anjal; Pulhin, Juan M.; Raju, Emmanuel; Redman, Aaron; Rigaud, Kanta K.; Rockstrom, Johan; Roy, Joyashree; Schipper, E. Lisa F.; Schlosser, Peter; Schulz, Karsten A.; Schumacher, Kim; Schwarz, Luana; Scown, Murray; Sedova, Barbora; Siddiqui, Tasneem A.; Singh, Chandni; Sioen, Giles B.; Stammer, Detlef; Steinert, Norman J.; Suk, Sunhee; Sutton, Rowan; Thalheimer, Lisa; Van Aalst, Maarten; Van der Geest, Kees; Zhao, Zhirong Jerry (Cambridge University Press, 2022-11)
    NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY. We summarize what we assess as the past year’s most important findings within climate change research: limits to adaptation, vulnerability hotspots, new threats coming from the climate–health ...
  • Community participation in water and sanitation service delivery : an empirical case of Mantsopa Municipality, South Africa 
    Bazaanah, Prosper; Litabe, Nthama Mathews (Zibeline International, 2023)
    This study examined the impact of community participation on water and sanitation services in the Mantsopa Municipality. Qualitative methods, including interviews with community representatives and municipal officials, ...