This Routledge FreeBook highlights some of the major findings that have emerged over the last decade of the STEPS Centre’s research on health and disease. This new collection draws on…
FreeBook: Pathways to Health and Sustainability
Pathways to Sustainability book series
Our flagship book series addresses core challenges linking science, technology and sustainability with poverty reduction and social justice – with insights from across the STEPS Centre’s projects and themes. The…
Farmers’ agency and experiences of agricultural change in rural Kenya: Insights from exploratory fieldwork
STEPS Working Paper 102 March 2018 Using novel agricultural technologies to boost farm productivity in the face of climatic and demographic disruption remains a priority for African policy and research….
Transforming Urban Governance to Manage Uncertainty and Climate Change in Mumbai, India
IDS Policy Briefing 148 Despite unprecedented wealth accumulation, coastal Mumbai suffers from a myriad of socioeconomic and ecological challenges as well as connected uncertainties. These include endemic flooding, shrinking of…
Addressing Climate Change Uncertainty in Dryland Kachchh, India
IDS Policy Briefing 147 The semi-arid district of Kachchh in Gujarat, India is known for its erratic rainfall, water scarcity, and droughts. Climate change has intensified extreme temperature and rainfall…
Making the most of peri-urban ecosystem services
Ecosystem services are vital for peri-urban and urbanising areas, and the people who live within them. In contexts of rapid urbanisation, these services are under threat from redevelopment, pollution and…
Living on the Edge: Climate Change and Uncertainty in the Indian Sundarbans
STEPS Working Paper 101 February 2018 The Sundarbans is a coastal delta and major climate hotspot located at the southern end of Bangladesh and in the state of West Bengal…
STEPS pathways poster
A printable A4 poster with a simple summary of some key ideas based on the STEPS Centre’s pathways approach to sustainability. Download (PDF)
Transforming governance in telecoupled food systems
Hallie Eakin, Ximena Rueda, Ashwina Mahanti Ecology and Society Vol. 22, No. 4 In this paper we analyze how new actors, interests, and resources become salient to food system governance…
Bringing Together Voices to Address Climate Change Uncertainty in the Indian Sundarbans
IDS Policy Briefing 149 The majority of the five million people that live in the deltaic Indian Sundarbans face continuous uncertainties in relation to their shelter, livelihoods, and health. Climate…