Browsing Research Articles (Earth Sciences) by Author "Goldin, Jacqueline"
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Assessing the relationship between youth capabilities and food security: A case study of a rainwater harvesting project in South Africa
Germaine, Owen; Goldin, Jacqueline (AJOL, 2015)Rainwater harvesting presents a viable option for securing water availability in order to increase food production. The study focuses on rural youth in Luphisi and Dwaleni villages in the Mpumalanga Province and considers ... -
Factors and impacts of informal settlements residents' sanitation practices on access and sustainability of sanitation services in the policy context of Free Basic Sanitation
Goldin, Jacqueline; Muanda, Christophe; Haldenwang, Rainer (IWA Publishing, 2020)Through the Free Basic Sanitation (FBSan) service policy, many informal settlements in South Africa have been provided with basic sanitation facilities. However, access to these facilities remains challenging for many ... -
From vagueness to precision: raising the volume on social issues for the water sector
Goldin, Jacqueline (IWA Publishing, 2013)The paper raises the volume on complex social issues that affect water management. The paper proposes Amartya Sen's capability approach (CA) as a suitable framework against which to consider these complex ideals. This ... -
Hope as a critical resource for small scale farmers in Mpumalanga
Goldin, Jacqueline (SAGE, 2015)I contrast formal institutional structures that are part of water resources management policy and practice with more fluid ‘outside’ spaces that I claim are more apt for participatory engagement around food production. ... -
Keep the flow: Citizen science as agonistic learning
Goldin, Jacqueline; Suransky, Carolina; Kanyerere, Thokozani (Ubiquity Press, 2023)This paper addresses the transformative and emancipatory potential of citizen science not only concerning its role in groundwater management, but also regarding its contribution to enhanced and sustainable well-being. ... -
Resilience and sustainability of the water sector during the Covid-19 pandemic
Goldin, Jacqueline; Nhamo, Luxon; Ncube, Bongani (MDPI, 2022)The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented socio-economic changes, ushering in a “new (ab)normal” way of living and human interaction. The water sector was not spared from the effects of the pandemic, a period in which ... -
Towards a gender sensitive vulnerability assessment for climate change: Lambani, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Goldin, Jacqueline; Botha, Cobus; Koatla, Tabiso (SAGE, 2019)Women’s limited access to resources and decisionmaking processes increases their vulnerability to impacts of climate change. Despite their own vulnerability, women are often responsible for caring for close relatives, ... -
Water materialities and citizen engagement: Testing the implications of water access and quality for community engagement in Ghana and South Africa
Harris, Leila M.; Kleiber, Danika; Rodina, Lucy; Yaylaci, Sule; Goldin, Jacqueline; Owen, Germaine (Taylor & Francis, 2017)We analyze the relationship between perceptions of domestic water access, and quality, in relation community engagement. While others have suggested linkages between material conditions of water access and engagement ...