Dr Suzanne Smit
Associate Professor
| Faculty/Dept/School |
School of Management (Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences) |
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| s.smit@bradford.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | +441274 233115 |
Biography
Dr Smit Luyt hails from South Africa where she has been teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate modules on Sustainable Development and Green Economy at Stellenbosch University. She has also worked as a senior research manager, policy advisor and project co-ordinator on a number of projects across Africa. She holds a Doctorate in Public Management and Development Planning, a Master's and Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Development, a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and Administration and a National Diploma in Public Relations Management. Her interests and expertise relate to sustainable development, systems thinking, renewable energy, resource use, green/circular economy, gendered aspects of growth and development, stakeholder engagement, and sustainable and ‘just’ cities.
Learner Support Office Hours
Mondays 3pm to 4pm (Online) and Tuesdays 1pm to 2pm (Online)
To arrange a PAT or a Project Supervision meeting please book via the Virtual Office.
Research
Industrial SymbiosisCircular Economy
Sustainable Development
Teaching
Teaching interests
Circular Economy
Industrial Symbiosis
Sustainable Development
System dynamics
Stakeholder engagement
Professional activities
- Programme Lead: Distance Learning MBA
Publications
| Title | Modelling gendered innovation for the security of energy services in poor urban environments (2022) |
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| Authors | Batinge B.;Musango J.K.;Ceschin F.;Ambole A.;Smit S.;Petrulaityte A. |
| Journal | Systems Research and Behavioral Science |
| Title | Development of living labs to support gendered energy technology innovation in poor urban environments (2022) |
| Authors | Mukama M.;Musango J.K.;Smit S.;Ceschin F.;Petrulaityte A. |
| Journal | Technology in Society |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.techsoc.2021.101850 |
| Title | Addressing gender dimensions in energy innovations: A gender analysis framework for informal urban settlements in Africa (2022) |
| Authors | Anditi C.;Musango J.K.;Smit S.;Ceschin F. |
| Journal | Energy Research and Social Science |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.erss.2021.102476 |
| Title | 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) |
| Authors | Kovacic Z.;Musango J.K.;Buyana K.;Ambole A.;Smit S.;Mwau B.;Ogot M.;Lwasa S.;Brent A. |
| Journal | Local Environment |
| DOI | 10.1080/13549839.2020.1849075 |
| Title | Mainstreaming gender to achieve security of energy services in poor urban environments (2020) |
| Authors | Musango J.K.;Smit S.;Ceschin F.;Ambole A.;Batinge B.;Anditi C.;Petrulaityte A.;Mukama M. |
| Journal | Energy Research and Social Science |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.erss.2020.101715 |
| Title | Understanding electricity legitimacy dynamics in an urban informal settlement in South Africa: A Community Based System Dynamics approach (2019) |
| Authors | Smit S.;Musango J.;Brent A. |
| Journal | Energy for Sustainable Development |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.esd.2019.01.004 |
| Title | Towards Measuring the Informal City: A Societal Metabolism Approach (2019) |
| Authors | Smit S.;Musango J.;Kovacic Z.;Brent A. |
| Journal | Journal of Industrial Ecology |
| DOI | 10.1111/jiec.12776 |
| Title | Interrogating differences: A comparative analysis of Africa's informal settlements (2019) |
| Authors | 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. |
| Journal | World Development |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.06.026 |
| Title | Mediating household energy transitions through co-design in urban Kenya, Uganda and South Africa (2019) |
| Authors | 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. |
| Journal | Energy Research and Social Science |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.erss.2019.05.009 |
| Title | Proposing a master’s programme on participatory integrated assessment of energy systems to promote energy access and energy efficiency in Southern Africa (2018) |
| Authors | 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. |
| Journal | International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education |
| DOI | 10.1108/IJSHE-04-2017-0048 |
| Title | Conceptualising slum in an urban African context (2017) |
| Authors | Smit S.;Musango J.K.;Kovacic Z.;Brent A.C. |
| Journal | Cities |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.cities.2016.12.018 |
| Title | Utilization of System Dynamics in Southern Africa: A Systematic Review (2017) |
| Authors | 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 |
| Journal | Systems Research and Behavioral Science |
| Publisher | Wiley Periodicals Inc |
| DOI | 10.1002/sres.2401 |
| Title | Probing uncertainty levels of electrification in informal urban settlements: A case from South Africa (2016) |
| Authors | Kovacic Z.;Smit S.;Musango J.K.;Brent A.C.;Giampietro M. |
| Journal | Habitat International |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.habitatint.2016.06.002 |
| Title | Exploring the connections between green economy and informal economy in South Africa (2015) |
| Authors | Smit, Suzanne; Musango, Josephine K. |
| Journal | South African Journal of Science |
| Publisher | African Online Scientific Information Systems (Pty) Ltd t/a AOSIS |
| DOI | 10.17159/sajs.2015/20140435 |
| Title | Towards connecting green economy with informal economy in South Africa: A review and way forward (2015) |
| Authors | Smit S.;Musango J.K. |
| Journal | Ecological Economics |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.04.022 |