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Environment and Urbanization
Journal Prestige (SJR): 1.371

Citation Impact (citeScore): 3
Number of Followers: 11

Hybrid journal (It can contain Open Access articles)
ISSN (Print) 0956-2478 - ISSN (Online) 1746-0301
Published by Sage Publications

[1174 journals]

Editorial: Nature and equity in the city
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  Authors: Sarah Colenbrander
  Pages: 3 - 9
  Abstract: Environment and Urbanization, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 3-9, April 2022.
  
  Citation: Environment and Urbanization
  PubDate: 2022-04-26T01:31:31Z
  DOI: 10.1177/09562478221084547
  Issue No: Vol. 34, No. 1 (2022)
Interrogating park access and equity in Johannesburg, South Africa
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  Authors: Samkelisiwe Khanyile, Christina Culwick Fatti
  Pages: 10 - 31
  Abstract: Environment and Urbanization, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 10-31, April 2022.
  Equitable access to green spaces is essential in cities, especially those with complex socio-economic challenges. This study considers how socio-economic characteristics influence traditional park access measures, using a geographically weighted regression (GWR) to analyse park access equity in Johannesburg. The use of a spatially sensitive statistical approach enables a more nuanced analysis of equity than previous studies have permitted in Johannesburg, thus empowering better park access planning. The method considers the number of parks and distance to the nearest park as important access measures. The study shows a complex relationship between different interpretations of park access relative to various socio-economic considerations, such as population density, unemployment rates and education levels, and that inequity in access to park space according to these measures varies across the city. The findings offer an opportunity for an improved understanding of local environmental justice and could potentially inform more equitable park planning and management policies in cities.
  Citation: Environment and Urbanization
  PubDate: 2022-04-26T01:31:31Z
  DOI: 10.1177/09562478221083891
  Issue No: Vol. 34, No. 1 (2022)
“Living systems infrastructure” of Kolkata: exploring co-production of
urban nature using historical urban political ecology (HUPE)
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  Authors: Jenia Mukherjee
  Pages: 32 - 51
  Abstract: Environment and Urbanization, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 32-51, April 2022.
  Capital investment-laden green blue infrastructures (GBI) are being globally celebrated as harbingers of urban resilience to address environmental risks. These technocratic designs exclude historical and micro-political processes shaping urban environments. It is within this context that exposure to social sciences frameworks remains significant. Here, I formulate and deploy historical urban political ecology (HUPE) to explore the mutual relationship between Kolkata and her wetlands, finally demonstrating that cities need to be perceived as complex and adaptive “living systems infrastructure” evolved over time, across an intersecting array of technological apparatuses and social arrangements through constant interactions between human and non-human actors. Beyond linear choreographies of power equations, HUPE conveys the “plural” by exemplifying collaborations, compulsions and contingencies that mediate urban ecologies. I argue that HUPE is an enabling framework, eliciting emancipatory possibilities within political ecology by envisioning the translation of epistemological insights into implementable actions, towards more just and resilient urban ecologies of future.
  Citation: Environment and Urbanization
  PubDate: 2022-04-26T01:31:18Z
  DOI: 10.1177/09562478221084560
  Issue No: Vol. 34, No. 1 (2022)
An assessment of ecosystem degradation and poverty: a case study of
Obafemi-Owode local government area, Ogun State, Nigeria
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  Authors: Amidu Owolabi Ayeni, Adeshina Gbenga Aborisade
  Pages: 52 - 75
  Abstract: Environment and Urbanization, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 52-75, April 2022.
  Ecosystem services have continued to dwindle due to human activities, with likely implications for the dependent populations. This paper assesses the relationship between poverty and ecosystem degradation within the peri-urban domain of Obafemi-Owode local government area (LGA) using a range of research methods including satellite imagery analysis to track land-use change, economic valuation of ecosystem services, and surveys to construct a multidimensional poverty index (MPI). The analysis shows that vegetation and wetlands have been replaced with built-up area and savannahs. This has resulted in a net loss in the value of ecosystem services worth US$ 11.3 million, most of which is attributable to the decline in waste-management services provided by peri-urban wetlands. The major activities cited as causing environmental degradation were lumbering and land clearing, which were perceived to be deepening poverty through water contamination, food shortages, loss of farmlands, unemployment, increased erosion, epidemics and dropping out of school.
  Citation: Environment and Urbanization
  PubDate: 2022-04-26T01:33:53Z
  DOI: 10.1177/09562478221080456
  Issue No: Vol. 34, No. 1 (2022)
There is no environmental health without public health: exploring the
links between sanitation and waterbody health in Bengaluru, India
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  Authors: Clifford Godwin Sundar Navamany, Abishek Sankara Narayan, Lisa Scholten
  Pages: 76 - 98
  Abstract: Environment and Urbanization, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 76-98, April 2022.
  Over 70 per cent of India’s surface water is polluted by human excreta and other waste and less than 35 per cent of urban wastewater is treated. This poses a severe risk to public and environmental health. Urban waterbody rejuvenation in India often focuses on aesthetic improvements rather than addressing its systemic interdependencies with sanitation. This paper establishes these systemic links through a mixed-methods study using water-quality testing and stakeholder interviews in the city of Bengaluru, India. A conceptual system dynamics model of technical, social, institutional and environmental factors is developed. Results show that sewage leaks into lakes via stormwater drains are a major pollution pathway, among others. Three system levers for positive change have been identified: coordination of government entities, adequate faecal sludge management and strong citizen involvement. Citywide inclusive sanitation (CWIS) is proposed as an approach to provide leverage and solve the intertwined issues of public and environmental health.
  Citation: Environment and Urbanization
  PubDate: 2022-04-26T01:31:30Z
  DOI: 10.1177/09562478221084243
  Issue No: Vol. 34, No. 1 (2022)
Climate change and health in informal settlements: a narrative review of
the health impacts of extreme weather events
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  Authors: Emma Hambrecht, Rachel Tolhurst, Lana Whittaker
  Pages: 122 - 150
  Abstract: Environment and Urbanization, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 122-150, April 2022.
  In this paper, we present a narrative review of primary research on the health impacts of extreme weather events in urban informal settlements published between 1990 and June 2021. We include 54 studies and examine the health impacts of extreme weather events and how these were determined. We find that these events impact health directly by causing mortality, injury and disease and through indirect pathways by impacting livelihoods, access to healthcare, coping strategies and adaptive capacity. Drawing on the social determinants of health framework to frame our analysis, we find that health impacts are determined by multiple intersecting factors, relating to individual circumstances, material conditions, health status, and political and socio-economic context. Consequently, vulnerability varies between and within informal settlements. Overall, we show that responding to and minimising these health impacts requires an intersectional approach to understand and address these contextual root causes of vulnerability.
  Citation: Environment and Urbanization
  PubDate: 2022-04-26T01:31:19Z
  DOI: 10.1177/09562478221083896
  Issue No: Vol. 34, No. 1 (2022)
Bulletin Board
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  Pages: 249 - 254
  Abstract: Environment and Urbanization, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 249-254, April 2022.
  
  Citation: Environment and Urbanization
  PubDate: 2022-04-26T01:33:52Z
  DOI: 10.1177/09562478221084553
  Issue No: Vol. 34, No. 1 (2022)
Summaries of Articles
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  Pages: 255 - 265
  Abstract: Environment and Urbanization, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 255-265, April 2022.
  
  Citation: Environment and Urbanization
  PubDate: 2022-04-26T01:33:53Z
  DOI: 10.1177/09562478221084559
  Issue No: Vol. 34, No. 1 (2022)
Insights into relations in community-led urban interventions in the global
South: civil society and co-production in Kampala
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  Authors: Gilbert Siame, Vanessa Watson
  Abstract: Environment and Urbanization, Ahead of Print.
  For many decades, civil society organisations have been instrumental in driving the development agenda in many parts of the world. In the urban global South, these organisations have championed alternative, transformational and transnational grassroots-led urban development practice. An important dimension of their efforts has involved working with the state to jointly produce urban services and the urban space, an approach termed co-production. While the rapidly growing literature on co-production has applauded the efficacy of the approach, there has been no explicit interrogation of how it is affected by clearly visible divisions within communities and civil society. This paper argues that co-production is implemented within the context of a divided civil society and that success depends to a large extent on how these civil society actors address their internal conflicts to engage with the state as a consolidated community force, able to negotiate while resisting capture by a manipulative state.
  Citation: Environment and Urbanization
  PubDate: 2022-06-28T05:42:22Z
  DOI: 10.1177/09562478221098621
Exploring the views of Iranian planning professionals on children’s
active involvement in urban planning
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  Authors: Bahar Manouchehri, Edgar A Burns, Sina Davoudi, Ayyoob Sharifi
  Abstract: Environment and Urbanization, Ahead of Print.
  This article explores the extent to which urban planning professionals in Iran are prepared to facilitate children’s inclusion in city decision-making. What do Iranian planners believe about the potential effectiveness of children’s inclusion' Evidence from research in Mashhad elicited ambivalent reactions on the part of planners. They held conflicting viewpoints on children’s involvement from various perspectives, including its feasibility, its value to children and to the planning system, and its implications for their own roles. There was evidence, however, that planners’ current purpose could change from passively instrumental roles to advocacy, partnership and communication. The paper considers how the functioning of the larger planning system might incorporate child-participation initiatives, facilitating a more democratic approach to planning and citizen participation in urban environments.
  Citation: Environment and Urbanization
  PubDate: 2022-05-25T05:24:07Z
  DOI: 10.1177/09562478221092688
The condition of urban agriculture in a Chinese global city: evidence from
the field
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  Authors: Gianni Talamini, Qi Zhang, Paola Viganò
  First page: 99
  Abstract: Environment and Urbanization, Ahead of Print.
  Urban agriculture (UA) encompasses different practices and dissimilar agendas, not all environmentally and socially savoury, ranging from food security to leisure and recreation. Although there is a wealth of literature on UA, little research has investigated its presence and role in a Chinese global city against the backdrop of unbridled urbanisation. This article focuses on Nanshan District in Shenzhen, a vast, rapidly urbanising region in China. We analyse the social and spatial characteristics of UA and its regulation. Employing a mixed-method approach that combines spatial analysis and in-depth semi-structured interviews, the results demonstrate the coexistence and interaction of diverse types of UA. What emerges is a socio-biologically rich heterogeneity of precarious practices, overlooked by the local authorities, but contributing to stewardship, social development and community engagement, while preserving a precious agricultural heritage. This article presents policy insights and advocates for government involvement in recognising the social significance of UA.
  Citation: Environment and Urbanization
  PubDate: 2022-01-25T07:04:15Z
  DOI: 10.1177/09562478211066422
Area-based approaches and urban recovery in the Pacific: lessons from
Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
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  Authors: Meg Keen, David Sanderson, Kira Osborne, Roshika Deo, Janet Faith, Anouk Ride
  First page: 151
  Abstract: Environment and Urbanization, Ahead of Print.
  Flooding events are set to worsen in rapidly urbanising Pacific Islands.(1) Most Pacific Island cities and towns are in low-lying areas vulnerable to more severe tropical cyclones and rising sea levels. Approaches to disaster response and recovery need to improve. This article uses four principles drawn from area-based approaches (ABAs) – people-centred responses, adaptive processes, multi-sector collaboration and reflective practice – to review urban disaster recovery efforts in Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Information was gathered through key informant interviews and a literature review. The research found positive examples of collaboration, locally tailored social protection mechanisms and community leadership. It also found challenges, including bypassed community structures and traditional adaptation techniques, duplication of efforts and weak coordination. The article concludes with a call to localise ABA approaches further, to strengthen people-centred disaster recovery and locally owned resilience.
  Citation: Environment and Urbanization
  PubDate: 2022-03-11T04:41:00Z
  DOI: 10.1177/09562478211072668
COVID-19 in real time: comparing the struggle of three low-income
neighbourhoods in Buenos Aires
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  Authors: Michael Cohen, Margarita Gutman, Matias Ruiz Díaz, María Belén Fodde, Cecilia Cabrera, Bárbara Mora Doldan, Carolina Díaz
  First page: 209
  Abstract: Environment and Urbanization, Ahead of Print.
  This article seeks to explain why some popular neighbourhoods in Buenos Aires have responded more effectively than others to COVID-19. It compares actions that took place between March and October 2020 in the neighbourhoods of Villa 20, Villa 15 and Villa 1-11-14. We analyse public policies carried out by government agencies, especially the Instituto de Vivienda de la Ciudad (IVC) and the Ministerio de Desarrollo Humano y Hábitat (MDHyH), and the active collaboration of local organisations. While significant scholarship has focused on COVID-19 effects and coping strategies in Latin American neighbourhoods, there is limited analysis of how pre-existing relationships between local actors and government agencies have shaped neighbourhood responses. This comparative analysis shows that in fact the consolidation and depth of historical working relations between local government and local organisations determined the response capacity of each informal neighbourhood.
  Citation: Environment and Urbanization
  PubDate: 2022-01-28T07:10:31Z
  DOI: 10.1177/09562478211060687
Citizen participation in multiscale planning: the case of “26 Local
Strategies: A Metropolitan Plan” in the Rosario Metropolitan Area,
Argentina (2016–2020)
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  Authors: Cecilia Galimberti
  First page: 229
  Abstract: Environment and Urbanization, Ahead of Print.
  One of the greatest challenges of contemporary planning lies in expanding the strategies and mechanisms of citizen participation in the different scales involved in urban-territorial transformation. In this context, this fieldnote explores the programme “26 Local Strategies: A Metropolitan Plan”, developed in the Rosario Metropolitan Area (AMR), Argentina, by the Rosario Metropolitan Coordination Entity (ECOMR), between 2016 and 2020. This case study is a significant contribution on the topic of participatory strategies in multilevel planning. During the formulation of 24 local urban plans and an interjurisdictional plan, which together constitute the metropolitan plan, it was possible to implement a multiscalar approach, with the wide participation of various social groups, entities, organisations and citizens involved, through which the urban and territorial policies of the AMR were co-designed for the following 10 years.
  Citation: Environment and Urbanization
  PubDate: 2022-01-28T07:12:11Z
  DOI: 10.1177/09562478211069017
Book Notes
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  First page: 247
  Abstract: Environment and Urbanization, Ahead of Print.
  
  Citation: Environment and Urbanization
  PubDate: 2022-03-11T04:38:41Z
  DOI: 10.1177/09562478211069003
Rights, justice and climate resilience: lessons from fieldwork in urban
Southeast Asia
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  Authors: Rebecca Mcmillan, Joanna Kocsis, Amrita Daniere
  First page: 170
  Abstract: Environment and Urbanization, Ahead of Print.
  Recent transformative resilience research calls for urban climate interventions that better meet the needs of low-income and other marginalized groups. Such initiatives, it is suggested, must move beyond technocratic and superficial solutions to address the systems and structures that create climate vulnerability. While these are important theoretical developments, there is still much to be learned about how to support transformative resilience on the ground. This paper situates transformative resilience theory in practice with lessons from a five-year research partnership in Southeast Asian cities. We argue that for resilience research to advance rights and justice, knowledge production and mobilization efforts must be conceptualized as active parts of the transformation process. Bringing together conceptual and methodological insights from resilience, political ecology and governance learning research, we offer three pathways for transformative resilience and present examples of how they can be operationalized in Southeast Asia and beyond.
  Citation: Environment and Urbanization
  PubDate: 2021-08-23T04:50:36Z
  DOI: 10.1177/09562478211035644
A threat to life and livelihoods: examining the effects of the first wave
of COVID-19 on health and wellbeing in Bengaluru and Patna slums
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  Authors: Harlan Downs-Tepper, Anirudh Krishna, Emily Rains
  First page: 190
  Abstract: Environment and Urbanization, Ahead of Print.
  Taking advantage of our existing dataset of 6,721 slum households in two Indian cities, we undertook six rounds of follow-up phone interviews on the impact of COVID-19 between July and November 2020 with three key informants in each of 40 diverse slums. These cities showed contrasting health effects resulting from the first major wave of the COVID-19 pandemic – no deaths and nearly no illnesses were reported in Patna, while there was widespread low-intensity sickness and a cluster of deaths in Bengaluru. We found no clear pattern in the links between outbreaks and city or neighbourhood characteristics. Livelihood effects, however, were devastating across both cities. All but a few slum dwellers lost their jobs for several months and survived by cutting back on essentials, incurring loans, liquidating assets, and seeking help from neighbours. Government assistance, generous in the early part of the lockdown, dwindled rapidly. Many will likely become chronically poor.
  Citation: Environment and Urbanization
  PubDate: 2021-11-19T09:59:10Z
  DOI: 10.1177/09562478211048778