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Overview
I am a town planner, urban researcher, and postdoctoral research fellow at the African Cities Research Consortium at the University of Manchester. My work and research focuses on housing and human settlements in urban Africa, and on using urban data to support local-government planning policy and implementation in African towns and cities.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Influence of Spatial Planning on Urban Space Economies: Two Case Studies from Johannesburg, South Africa, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
2013 → 2020
Award Date: 7 Jul 2022
Master of Science, Challenges in policy transition: In situ upgrading of informal settlements in Johannesburg and Nairobi., University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
2010 → 2013
Award Date: 25 Jun 2013
Bachelor of Arts, BA in Urban and Regional Planning, University Of Nairobi
2004 → 2008
Award Date: 17 Oct 2008
Areas of expertise
- H Social Sciences (General)
- urban planning
- housing
- human settlements
- Nairobi
- African cities
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Digital Futures
- Global Development Institute
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The emotional toll of the ‘hard’ lockdown: an analysis of diary entries from Gauteng, South Africa
Maina, M. & Gonzalez, S. P., 14 Jun 2022, In: South African Geographical Journal. 104, 3, p. 328-347 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementing transit-oriented development in Sandton Central: Ambitions and realities
Maina, M., 2020, Densifying the City?: Global Cases and Johannesburg. Rubin, M., Todes, A., Harrison, P. & Appelbaum, A. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, p. 235-245 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Influence of spatial planning on urban space economies: Two case studies from Johannesburg, South Africa
Maina, M., 2020, (Unpublished) Johannesburg: University of the Witwatersrand. 382 p.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis
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Nairobi: The Socio- Political Implications of Informal Tenement Housing in Nairobi, Kenya
Maina, M. & Mwau, B., 2019, The Routledge Handbook on Informal Urbanization. Rocco, R. & van Ballegooijen, J. (eds.). New York: Routledge, 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Adopting an incremental approach to informal settlement upgrading: The Johannesburg experience
Maina, M., 2016, Upgrading Informal Settlements in South Africa: Pursuing a Partnership Based Approach. Cirolia, L. R., Gorgens, T., van Donk, M., Smit, W. & Drimie, S. (eds.). Cape Town: University of Cape Town Press, p. 115-129 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Press/Media
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THE CONVERSATION: How the pandemic lockdown in South Africa affected mental health
18/08/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment