by Mark Swilling | Dec 3, 2015 | Blog
Swaraj University in India – yet another example of an alternative education system that anticipates a future that most mainstream Universities cannot imagine. Educating for a sustainable future – that is what young people want today! Not the boring,...
by Mark Swilling | Dec 3, 2015 | Blog
I got an email today from a former student which said: “It is a few years since you mentioned that there will be a potential Windhoek water crisis… and now it arrived. Regards. Manjo” Gauteng, South Africa’s heartland, is very close to a similar...
by Mark Swilling | Dec 1, 2015 | Publication
Author: Mark Swilling Type of publication: book chapter Reference details: How Black is the Future of Green in South Africa’s Urban Future? In Mangcu, X. (ed.) 2015. The Colour of Our Future. Johannesburg: Wits University Press. Keywords: development,...
by Mark Swilling | Nov 29, 2015 | Blog
This video, entitled Africa’s Urban Future, is based on an extended interview with me about my understanding of the dynamics of African urbanization, what incrementalism means and the role that transdisciplinary research should play to support the process of...
by Mark Swilling | Nov 26, 2015 | Blog
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) publishes a report each year that highlights a specific theme. Industrial Policy in Africa was the theme, for example, in 2014 was Industrial Policy for Africa. The theme for 2016 is Green Industrialization....
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