Collecting flooding and vulnerability information in informal settlements : the governance of knowledge production

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dc.contributor.authorMusungu, K.
dc.contributor.authorSmit, J.L.
dc.contributor.authorDrivdal, L.
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-08T12:42:06Z
dc.date.available2014-08-08T12:42:06Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractIt is well documented that informal settlement residents are particularly vulnerable to flooding, and many suggest improved collaboration is needed to improve the situations. Reason being, that sustainable change will require a varied set of knowledge. This means that stakeholders from different spheres with different economic and political interests are likely to be involved. This paper will look into processes of knowledge production by applying a nodal governance framework to analyse the interaction between researchers, local communities, local government and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the production of survey data/GIS knowledge of two specific informal settlements in Cape Town, South Africa, prone to flooding. The production of knowledge at a local scale is critical to effective governance, but the gathering of this data is a complex process ‘flavoured’ with the differing perspectives and objectives of the various ‘actors’ involved. This shapes the outcomes of knowledge production and needs to be carefully considered in the survey process.en
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dc.identifier.citationMusungu, K., Drivdal, L., & Smit, J. (2016). Collecting flooding and vulnerability information in informal settlements: the governance of knowledge production. South African Geographical Journal, 98(1), 84–103. https://doi.org/10.1080/03736245.2015.1117013en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/53008
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectSOUTH AFRICA--CAPE TOWNen
dc.subjectGOVERNANCEen
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENTen
dc.subjectINFORMAL SETTLEMENTSen
dc.subjectRURAL URBAN MIGRATIONen
dc.subjectNON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSen
dc.subjectFLOODINGen
dc.titleCollecting flooding and vulnerability information in informal settlements : the governance of knowledge productionen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.componentnumber105674001
idrc.project.number105674
idrc.project.titleManaging the Risk of Flooding and Sea-level Rise in Cape Town : the Power of Collective Governanceen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC01-880-60
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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