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Transforming education for sustainable futures: Learning from the Global South
This book examines how education can drive change for marginalized communities across the Global South. Drawing on evidence from 67 projects in India, Rwanda, Somaliland/Somalia and South Africa, the book
Making water systems work: A state roadmap for achieving performance and resilience
This report examines why India’s water systems, despite significant infrastructure investment, often fail to deliver reliable services. Drawing on eight field cases from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Odisha, it finds
Rethinking ecology through a sociological lens
This article redefines survival beyond biological persistence, examining it through ecological and sociological lenses. Drawing on case studies from India, the authors highlight how power, inequality, and environmental injustice shape
Supporting migration as a response to climate risk: Precarity, adaptive capacity, and well-being dimensions
Human migration is a prevalent and widely used strategy to deal with emerging risks from climate and environmental change. Yet the reality of migration and its consequences are underrepresented in
Sustainable development initiatives in academic libraries: An observational study
In the developing world, sustainable and ecologically friendly activities are becoming increasingly important. In recent times, academic institutions and higher education have played a significant role in encouraging these behaviours.
Informality and climate change in cities of the Global South
More than half of the world’s population now lives in cities. Today, urbanisation is dominated by Asian cities, with 19 of the world’s 33 megacities located in Asia. By 2050,
Birds and vegetation of shade coffee plantations in Chikmagalur, Central Western Ghats, India
This dataset contains bird community and vegetation data collected from 12 shade coffee plantation estates and two sites within Bhadra Tiger Reserve in the Chikmagalur District of Karnataka, India, between
Climate-resilient development pathways for urban areas: A multi-dimensional classification framework for India
India is projected to have the largest increment of global urban population growth in the coming decades, with its urbanisation trajectory likely to surpass that of China in absolute terms.
Shifting the gaze: Rethinking the study of urban food market systems in the Global South
This paper proposes conceptually rethinking the study of urban food market systems in the Global South, offering an approach that better fits the characteristics of these cities. Urban low-income households
Does urban agriculture make us healthier and happier?: Examining self-reported wellbeing outcomes of home gardening in India
Urban life is often characterised by multiple challenges citizens face from increasing exposure to air and water pollution, stress, unsustainable lifestyles, and high inequalities. Urban agriculture (UA), which includes urban
Sanitation-related empowerment resources are associated with women’s well-being, anxiety, and depression: Findings from Bangladesh, India, Senegal, and Uganda
Recent research has identified linkages between women's sanitation experiences, like safety and privacy, and their mental health. Our study examined associations between sanitation-related empowerment resources (Bodily Integrity, Safety and Security,
Navigating the promise and pitfalls of dashboards in health policy decision making: Experiences from Ghana, India, and South Africa
Dashboards and other interactive web-based data visualisation tools are increasingly being developed to inform health policy at global, national, and subnational levels. Dashboards aim to make policy-relevant data accessible to
Deconstructing identity politics in forest governance through women-led conservation movements of South Asia
Forest governance in South Asia is shaped by long-standing conflicts between state control and forest-dependent communities, a legacy of colonial policies that were intended to marginalise Indigenous rights. Within these
A ‘Justice Doughnut’ approach to reconciling directionality and subsidiarity in regional development: Evidence from green transition in North Sweden
As green transitions accelerate, the resulting socio-technical transformations often produce uneven spatial impacts, generating ‘green’ discontent in peripheral and rural regions. Despite the growing discourse on ‘just transition’, regional policy
A ‘justice doughnut’ approach to reconciling directionality and subsidiarity in regional development: Evidence from green transition in North Sweden
As green transitions accelerate, the resulting socio-technical transformations often produce uneven spatial impacts, generating ‘green’ discontent in peripheral and rural regions. Despite the growing discourse on ‘just transition’, regional policy
Bargaining with the ‘Empire’: Strategic subordination and dollar dependence in India’s energy transition
India’s green transition is framed as a vision of energy security, developmental ambition, and strategic autonomy. We argue, however, that the expansion of renewable energy in India increasingly depends on