Dianne Scott

Professor Dianne Scott

	Position	Honorary Professors and Research Fellows
	Discipline
	Phone	031 260 2116
	Email	scottd@ukzn.ac.za
	Campus	Howard College
	Office Address	A722 7th Floor, Denis Shepstone Building

Dianne Scott is a social scientist with a research interest in the field of environmental and climate change governance, environmental politics and sustainable urban development, with a particular focus on South Africa and KwaZulu-Natal. She and her post-graduate students have also worked with environmental civil society organisations undertaking action research related to environmental and social issues identified as critical to these groups. She is currently working on a critical analysis of climate change/ water governance in South African and sub-Saharan cities. She is also a co-editor of a book on the co-production of development and climate change knowledge for the city of Cape Town.

Publications

Scott, D. Sutherland, C. Sim, V. and Robbins, G. (2015) Pro-growth challenges to sustainability in South Africa. In Hansen, A. and Wethal, U. (eds) Emerging economies and challenges to sustainability: theories, strategies, local realities Routledge.

Scott, D. (2013) Apartheid removals in south Durban: the journey of the Durban bay fishing community to Chatsworth. Vahed, G. and Desai, A. (eds), Chatsworth: The Making of a South African Township. Pietermaritzburg: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press , 31-47.
Scott, D. James, B. and Govender, N. 2012. World heritage and sustainable development: The alignment of world heritage with national priorities – iSimangaliso Wetland Park World Heritage Site, South Africa. In Galla. A (ed.) World Heritage – Benefits beyond Borders, UNESCO/ Cambridge University Press.
Leck, H. Sutherland, C. Scott, D., Oelofse, G. (2012) Social and cultural barriers to adaptation implementation: The case of South Africa, In: Masters, L. and Duff, L. (eds) Overcoming barriers to climate change adaptation implementation in southern Africa, Pretoria, Africa Institute of South Africa & Institute for Global Dialogue, p. 61-87.

Sutherland, C. Sim, V. and Scott, D. (2015) Contested discourses of a mixed-use megaproject: Cornubia, Durban. Habitat International 45, 185-195
Scott, D. (2013) Science, transformation and society: a contextual analysis of South Africa’s SANCOR-managed marine and coastal research programmes. African Journal of Marine Science, 35(3): 361–383.
Sowman, M. Scott, D, Green, L, Hara, M, Hauck, M, Kirsten, K, Paterson, B, Raemaekers, S Scott, K, Sunde J, Turpie J. (2013) Shallow waters: social science research in the marine environment. African Journal of Marine Science, 35(3): 385–402.
Moloney, C, Coyne, V E, Griffiths, C L, Scott, D, M Sowman (2013) Society, marine ecosystems and change: current state of knowledge. African Journal of Marine Science, 35(3); 359 – 360.
Pfeffer, K, Baud, I, Denis, E, Scott, D and Sydenstricker-Neto, J 2013, Participatory spatial knowledge management tools: empowerment or exclusion? vol. 16, no. 2, Information, Communication and Society. DOI:10.1080/1369118X.2012.687393
Roma E., Philp K., Buckley C., Xulu S. and Scott D. 2013. User perceptions of urine diversion dehydration toilets: Experiences from a cross-sectional study in eThekwini Municipality, Water SA, 39(2), 1-7.
Brooks, S., Sutherland, C., Scott, D. and Guy, H. (2010). Integrating qualitative methodologies into risk assessment: Insights from South Durban. South African Journal of Science, 106, 9&10, 55-64.

Peyroux, E., Scott, D. Baud, I. and Jameson, S. (2014) Spatial knowledge management and participatory governance: rethinking the trajectories of urban,socio-economic and environmental change and the politics of ‘sustainability’ in southern cities. Chance2Sustain

Scott, D. Sutherland, C. Sim, V. and Robbins, G. (2015) Pro-growth challenges to sustainability in South Africa. In Hansen, A. and Wethal, U. (eds) Emerging economies and challenges to sustainability: theories, strategies, local realities
Baud, I., Pfeffer, K., Sydenstricker, J. and D. Scott. (2011). Developing participatory ‘spatial’ knowledge models in metropolitan governance networks for sustainable development. Chance2Sustain Literature Review No 1.
Kennedy, L., Robbins, G., Scott, D., Sutherland, C., Denis, E., Andrade, J., Miranda, L., Varrel, A., Dupont, V. and Bon, B. (2011). The Politics of large-scale economic and infrastructure projects in fast-growing cities of the south.
Chance2Sustain Literature Review No.3.
Godfrey, L. and Scott, D. (2010). Improving waste management through a process of learning: the South African waste information system. Waste Management & Research, September (Published online), 1-11.
Baud, I., Denis, E., Pfeffer, K., Sydenstricker-Neto, J., Scott, D., Sutherland, C., Sara, L.M., Richter, C. (2014) Mapping city visions: integrating megaprojects in urban development. (Policy brief, July 2014) Chance2Sustain