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Different shades of green: how transnational actors frame nature as a solution to sustainability challenges in African cities (2024)
Journal Article
Rochell, K., Bulkeley, H., & Runhaar, H. (2024). Different shades of green: how transnational actors frame nature as a solution to sustainability challenges in African cities. Local Environment, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2024.2353047

Nature – based solutions (NBS) are increasingly being positioned within global discourses concerning how urban sustainability challenges can be addressed. To better understand to what extent, how, by whom and with what potential implications NBS are... Read More about Different shades of green: how transnational actors frame nature as a solution to sustainability challenges in African cities.

Nature for resilience reconfigured: global-to-local translation of frames in Africa (2024)
Journal Article
Rochell, K., Bulkeley, H., & Runhaar, H. (2024). Nature for resilience reconfigured: global-to-local translation of frames in Africa. Buildings and Cities, 5(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.379

Globally, various frames of urban nature circulate, each emphasising particular challenges and natural solutions in the climate context. Yet which actors and dynamics shape their translation to the African context remains unclear. This paper explores... Read More about Nature for resilience reconfigured: global-to-local translation of frames in Africa.