Sustainable development requires harnessing technological innovation to improve human well-being in current and future generations. However…
This book argues that Africa can feed itself in a generation and help contribute to global food security despite its history of persistent…
In this paper I sketch key episodes in the two thousand year history of interactions between society and environment that have shaped the…
A review of "Women and the Informal Economy in Urban Africa: From the Margins to the Centre."
Work is mostly unpleasant. Doing lots of unpleasant work is how countries get rich. And being rich is how more people get to do pleasant…
Waste—its generation, collection and disposal—is a major global challenge in the 21st century. Cities are responsible for managing…
Standing for long hours in line to receive your first paycheck may sound pretty stressful. However, for recyclers in Bogotá, their first…