Why Durban?

I wrote this reflection while facilitation a workshop on sustainable urbanization in Durban last week: Durban – origin of so many South African movements: John Dube, Inanda, 1920s – early years of the ANC; Albert Luthuli, ANC in the 1950s (won Nobel Prize...

Reflections on the State of Global Change

I delivered this talk to senior management of the Stellenbosch wine company Distel on 28 August 2015, based in turn on initial reflections in a 5 minute talk at the launch of the SI’s Soil, Soul and Society seminar series. I hope to write it up into a essay...

New paper on intermediaries in urban transitions

Delivered at the International Sustainability Transitions 2015 in Brighton in August, this paper was based on Mphil research by Megan Davies who did this work under my supervision. Raises important issues about how transitions happen and the important role of...

Webinar on the Greek Crisis

Participating today in a webinar organised by the World Academy of Art and Science on the Greek Crisis. Keynote speaker is Zoltan Pogatsa who wrote a great book on the Green Crisis.