Nexus between environmental justice and social work education: perspectives from the School of Social Work, McGill University, Canada
In: Social work education, S. 1-20
ISSN: 1470-1227
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In: Social work education, S. 1-20
ISSN: 1470-1227
In: Environment and planning. C, Politics and space, Band 41, Heft 4, S. 826-843
ISSN: 2399-6552
This paper explores reasons for unproductive urban flood management agendas in informal settlements. Does geography of informal settlements inform city-led flood management agendas? And in what ways have residents of informal settlements responded to city-led flood management approaches? The paper argues that the supposed city managers – both state institutions and professional bodies – have consistently acted in their own interest while successfully using 'blame game' to alienate their responsibility of successfully implementing flood management agendas in informal settlements. Using Accra (Ghana) as a case study, the study used multiple qualitative methods such as interviews, focus group discussion and secondary data analysis. Findings indicate that, overall, residents of informal settlements are gradually embracing the reality that city managers do not promote their interests in addressing perennial flood events. In turn, the flood management outcomes that policies and plans ostensibly seek to achieve have only been modestly realised. Instead, flood management agendas have had perverse implications for residents of informal settlements. Recommendations to improve the situation are proffered.
In: Land use policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use, Band 99, S. 104824
ISSN: 0264-8377
In: Applied research in quality of life: the official journal of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies
ISSN: 1871-2576
In: The International Journal of Community Diversity, Band 23, Heft 1, S. 35-48
ISSN: 2327-2147
In: Social sciences & humanities open, Band 2, Heft 1, S. 100087
ISSN: 2590-2911
In: Society and natural resources, Band 35, Heft 1, S. 20-37
ISSN: 1521-0723