Prof. Mark Swilling
SARChI Chair in Urban Governance and Energy in Africa
Field of research
Profile
The SARChI Chair in Urban Governance and Energy in Africa produces innovative research that explores, develops, and advances new theories and evidence-based research on African cities. The Chair leads globally recognised research on sustainable urbanism in the global South (with a strong focus on African cities) and focuses on the transformation of traditional research processes and outputs through strong and effective science communication that goes beyond traditional academic research methods in order to nurture broader public debate.