Advancing urban ecology in the global south: emerging themes and future research directions

du Toit, Marie J; Shackleton, Charlie M; Cilliers, Sarel S; Davoren, Elandre

Title: Advancing urban ecology in the global south: emerging themes and future research directions
Creator: du Toit, Marie J
Creator: Shackleton, Charlie M
Creator: Cilliers, Sarel S
Creator: Davoren, Elandre
Subject: To be catalogued
Date Issued: 2021
Date: 2021
Type: text
Type: book chapter
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/433713
Identifier: vital:72996
Identifier: ISBN 978-3-030-67650-6
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67650-6_17
Description: The rapid growth in urban ecological research and application has been led by countries of the Global North, particularly Europe and the USA, albeit not restricted to them. However, this belies that most urban growth is currently in the Global South, with the differential set to increase in the future. Thus, there is an imbalance between where the bulk of urban ecological research and framings are developed and where the majority of urban citizens globally live, work and seek to meet their aspirations. This chapter illustrates how this book addressed the identified research gaps in the Global South. We also highlight dominant recurring themes in Global South research discourse and importantly, where future research efforts over the next decade should be focussed. Eight themes are considered, namely: inequality; informality; urban–rural links; small and medium-sized towns and cities; urban green infrastructure, biodiversity and ecosystem services; understanding and accommodating multiple worldviews of urban nature; human health and urban nature; and specific research approaches.
Format: 29 pages
Format: pdf
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Relation: du Toit, M.J., Shackleton, C.M., Cilliers, S.S. and Davoren, E., 2021. Advancing urban ecology in the global south: emerging themes and future research directions. Urban ecology in the Global South, pp.433-461
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