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Leapfrogging towards resilience? : Investigating the potential that Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems possess for transitions towards sustainable urban water management and water resilience in Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam and Johannesburg.
My research has two objectives, the first is to explore the potential for the Sub-Saharan cities to transition towards water-resilient futures through approaches such as Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems from a sustainability transitions perspective. By looking at Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam and Johannesburg i hope to understand the dynamics in each city’s urban water management sector, the drivers for change and the possibilities for addressing infrastructure deficits as well as sustainability and resilience concerns simultaneously. The second objective is to examine the extent to which theories of sustainability transitions may be applicable in the analysis of past, current states and tentative futures of urban water management systems in the respective cities and possibly how the realities in Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam and Johannesburg can also conceptually-inform this body of theories.
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Education
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Qualification |
Institution |
Date conferred |
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MSc (Eng) Urban Planning and Management |
Aalborg University |
July 2010 |
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BSc (Hons) Rural & Urban Planning |
University of Zimbabwe |
October 2007 |
Current
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January 2014 - Present |
Research affiliate Urban Water Management Group, University of Cape Town |
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April 2011 - Present |
PhD Candidate, IGN, University of Copenhagen |
Experience
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Period |
Activity |
Institution |
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January 2014 - Current |
Resource person, Water Resilient Green Cities in Africa (WRGCA) DANIDA project |
University of Copenhagen |
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October 2012 |
Lecture on ecosystem-based adaptation |
NIRAS, Ørestad |
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June 2011 & March 2013 |
Assistant researcher in Climate Change & Urban Vulnerability (CLUVA) EU Project |
University of Copenhagen |
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September – November 2010 |
Intern assisting on Water, Sanitation & Hygiene projects |
ADRA, Denmark |
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September – December 2009 |
Research assistant, Sustainable Mobility |
Reykjavik University |
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January – August 2008 |
Assistant site manager during construction of Lobatse Mental Hospital |
China Civil Engineering Construction Company (Botwana) |
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Examining urban water management practices – Challenges and possibilities for transitions to sustainable urban water management in Sub-Saharan cities
Herslund, L. & Mguni, P., 2019, In: Sustainable Cities and Society. 48, 9 p., 101573.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Conditions and opportunities for green infrastructure – Aiming for green, water-resilient cities in Addis Ababa and Dar es Salaam
Herslund, L. B., Backhaus, A., Fryd, O., Jørgensen, G., Jensen, M. B., Mtwangi Limbumba, T., Liu, L., Mguni, P., Mkupasi, M., Workalemahu, L. & Yeshitela, K., Dec 2018, In: Landscape and Urban Planning. 180, p. 319-327 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Understanding the Urban Context and Its Challenges
Frantzeskaki, N., Bach, M. & Mguni, P., 2018, Co-creating Sustainable Urban Futures: A Primer on Applying Transition Management in Cities. Frantzeskaki, N., Hölscher, K., Matthew Bach, M. B. & Avelino, F. (eds.). Cham, Schweiz: Springer, Vol. 11. p. 43-61 19 p. (Future City, Vol. 11).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable urban drainage systems: examining the potential for green infrastructure-based stormwater management for Sub-Saharan cities
Mguni, P., Herslund, L. B. & Jensen, M. B., 1 Jun 2016, In: Natural Hazards. 82, p. S241–S257 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Green infrastructure for flood risk management in Dar es Salaam and Copenhagen: exploring the potential for transition towards sustainable urban water management
Mguni, P., Herslund, L. B. & Jensen, M. B., 2015, In: Water Policy. 17, 1, p. 126-142Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Transitions in the Developing World: Exploring the Potential for Integrating Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems in the Sub-Saharan Cities
Mguni, P., 2015, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen. 150 p.Research output: Book/Report › Ph.D. thesis
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Towards climate change resilient cities in Africa: Initiating adaptation in Dar es Salaam and Addis Ababa
Herslund, L. B., Lund, D. H., Jørgensen, G., Mguni, P., Kombe, W. & Yeshitela, K., 2015, Urban Vulnerability and Climate Change in Africa: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Pauleit, S., Coly, A., Fohlmeister, S., Gasparini, P., Jørgensen, G., Kabisch, S., Kombe, W., Lindley, S., Simonis, I. & Yeshitela, K. (eds.). Springer, p. 319-348 (Future City, Vol. 4).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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An exemplary of city adaptation to climate change: Experiences from City Climate Change: Adaptation with examples from CLUVA cities
Herslund, L. B., Mguni, P. & Lund, D. H., 2012, The European Commission. 60 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research › peer-review