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Dr. Suzanne Smit,
Associate Professor

Information about Dr. Suzanne Smit at the University of Bradford.

School of Management
(Faculty of Mgmt, Law & Social Sciences)
Email:
s.smit@bradford.ac.uk
Telephone:
+44 1274 233115
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Biography

Dr Smit Luyt hailsfrom South Africa where she has been teaching both undergraduate andpostgraduate modules on Sustainable Development and Green Economy atStellenbosch University. She has also worked as a senior research manager, policyadvisor and project co-ordinator on a number of projects across Africa. She holdsa Doctorate in Public Management and Development Planning, a Master's and PostGraduate Diploma in Sustainable Development, a Bachelor’s Degree in BusinessManagement and Administration and a National Diploma in Public Relations Management.Her interests andexpertise relate to sustainable development, systems thinking, renewable energy,resource use, green/circular economy, gendered aspects of growth anddevelopment, stakeholder engagement, and sustainable and ‘just’ cities.

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Research

Industrial Symbiosis

Circular Economy

Sustainable Development

Teaching

Details on teaching interests, highlights and modules are available for Dr. Suzanne Smit as follows:

Teaching interests

Circular Economy

Industrial Symbiosis

Sustainable Development

System dynamics

Stakeholder engagement

Publications

There are 15 publications involving or that are attributed to Dr. Suzanne Smit.

Peer Reviewed Journal

Dr. Suzanne Smit has 15 publication(s) listed under peer reviewed journal.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Towards connecting green economy with informal economy in South Africa: A review and way forward 2015 Ecological Economics 116 154 - 159 Smit S.;Musango J.K. 0921-8009 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.04.022
Exploring the connections between green economy and informal economy in South Africa 2015 South African Journal of Science 111 Smit, Suzanne; Musango, Josephine K. 0038-2353, 1996-7489 African Online Scientific Information Systems (Pty) Ltd t/a AOSIS 10.17159/sajs.2015/20140435
Utilization of System Dynamics in Southern Africa: A Systematic Review 2017 Systems Research and Behavioral Science 34 Brent, Alan C; Musango, Josephine K; Smit, Suzanne ; Pillay, Nalini S; Botha, Andries; Louw, Rudolph; Roper, Stephen; Simelani, Thokozani; Clifford-Holmes, Jai K; Pretorius, Leon 1092-7026 Wiley Periodicals Inc 10.1002/sres.2401
Probing uncertainty levels of electrification in informal urban settlements: A case from South Africa 2016 Habitat International 56 212 - 221 Kovacic Z.;Smit S.;Musango J.K.;Brent A.C.;Giampietro M. 0197-3975 10.1016/j.habitatint.2016.06.002
Conceptualising slum in an urban African context 2017 Cities 62 107 - 119 Smit S.;Musango J.K.;Kovacic Z.;Brent A.C. 0264-2751 10.1016/j.cities.2016.12.018
Proposing a master’s programme on participatory integrated assessment of energy systems to promote energy access and energy efficiency in Southern Africa 2018 International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education 19 622 - 641 Kiravu C.;Diaz-Maurin F.;Giampietro M.;Brent A.C.;Bukkens S.G.F.;Chiguvare Z.;Gasennelwe-Jeffrey M.A.;Gope G.;Kovacic Z.;Magole L.;Musango J.K.;Ruiz-Rivas Hernando U.;Smit S.;Vázquez Barquero A.;Yunta Mezquita F. 1467-6370 10.1108/IJSHE-04-2017-0048
Towards Measuring the Informal City: A Societal Metabolism Approach 2019 Journal of Industrial Ecology 23 674 - 685 Smit S.;Musango J.;Kovacic Z.;Brent A. 1088-1980 10.1111/jiec.12776
Understanding electricity legitimacy dynamics in an urban informal settlement in South Africa: A Community Based System Dynamics approach 2019 Energy for Sustainable Development 49 39 - 52 Smit S.;Musango J.;Brent A. 0973-0826 10.1016/j.esd.2019.01.004
Mediating household energy transitions through co-design in urban Kenya, Uganda and South Africa 2019 Energy Research and Social Science 55 208 - 217 Ambole A.;Musango J.K.;Buyana K.;Ogot M.;Anditi C.;Mwau B.;Kovacic Z.;Smit S.;Lwasa S.;Nsangi G.;Sseviiri H.;Brent A.C. 2214-6296 10.1016/j.erss.2019.05.009
Interrogating differences: A comparative analysis of Africa's informal settlements 2019 World Development 122 614 - 627 Kovacic Z.;Musango J.K.;Ambole L.A.;Buyana K.;Smit S.;Anditi C.;Mwau B.;Ogot M.;Lwasa S.;Brent A.C.;Nsangi G.;Sseviiri H. 0305-750X 10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.06.026
Building capacity towards what? Proposing a framework for the analysis of energy transition governance in the context of urban informality in Sub-Saharan Africa 2021 Local Environment 26 364 - 378 Kovacic Z.;Musango J.K.;Buyana K.;Ambole A.;Smit S.;Mwau B.;Ogot M.;Lwasa S.;Brent A. 1354-9839 10.1080/13549839.2020.1849075
Mainstreaming gender to achieve security of energy services in poor urban environments 2020 Energy Research and Social Science 70 Musango J.K.;Smit S.;Ceschin F.;Ambole A.;Batinge B.;Anditi C.;Petrulaityte A.;Mukama M. 2214-6296 10.1016/j.erss.2020.101715
Addressing gender dimensions in energy innovations: A gender analysis framework for informal urban settlements in Africa 2022 Energy Research and Social Science 88 Anditi C.;Musango J.K.;Smit S.;Ceschin F. 2214-6296 10.1016/j.erss.2021.102476
Development of living labs to support gendered energy technology innovation in poor urban environments 2022 Technology in Society 68 Mukama M.;Musango J.K.;Smit S.;Ceschin F.;Petrulaityte A. 0160-791X 10.1016/j.techsoc.2021.101850
Modelling gendered innovation for the security of energy services in poor urban environments 2022 Systems Research and Behavioral Science 39 Batinge B.;Musango J.K.;Ceschin F.;Ambole A.;Smit S.;Petrulaityte A.