Rural-Urban Linkages publications

Burt, Z.; Prasad, C. S. S.; Drechsel, Pay; Ray, I. 2021. The cultural economy of human waste reuse: perspectives from peri-urban Karnataka, India. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 12p. (Online first). [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2021.196]

Suzette, S. E.; Nelson, A. W.; Regina, E.; Amoah, Philip; Mark, Y.-A.; Raphael, N.-G.; Shabana, A. 2021. Consumer preference, growth and profitability of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) grown in treated and aerated wastewater fed ponds in Kumasi, Ghana. Heliyon, 7(3):E06424. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06424]

Reitemeier, Maren; Aheeyar, Mohamed; Drechsel, Pay. 2021. Perceptions of food waste reduction in Sri Lanka’s commercial capital, Colombo. Sustainability, 13(2):838. (Special issue: Sustainable Food Waste Management in Foodservice Establishments) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/su13020838]

Acharya, K.; Blackburn, A.; Mohammed, Jemila; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Hiruy, A. M.; Werner, D. 2020. Metagenomic water quality monitoring with a portable laboratory. Water Research, 184:116112. [doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116112]

Halliday, Jess; Joshi, Deepa; Young, Laine; van Veenhuizen, René. 2020. Gender in urban food systems. Urban agriculture magazine no 37. 37p. https://ruaf.org/assets/2020/07/UA-Magazine-37_web.pdf

Nikiema, Josiane; Tanoh-Nguessan, R.; Abiola, F.; Cofie, Olufunke O. 2020. Introducing co-composting to fecal sludge treatment plants in Benin and Burkina Faso: a logistical and financial assessment. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 50p. (Resource Recovery and Reuse Series 17) [doi: 10.5337/2020.206]

Akoto-Danso, E. K.; Manka’abusi, D.; Steiner, C.; Werner, S.; Häring, V.; Nyarko, G.; Marschner, B.; Drechsel, P.; Buerkert, A. 2018. Agronomic effects of biochar and wastewater irrigation in urban crop production of Tamale, northern Ghana. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 115:231–247(2019)

Njenga, M.; Gitau, K. J.; Iiyama, M.; Jamnadass, R.; Mahmoud, Y.; Karanja, N. 2019. Innovative biomass cooking approaches for sub-Saharan Africa. Afr. J. Food Agric. Nutr. Dev. 19(1):14066-14087. http://ajfand.net/Volume19/No1/BLFB1031.pdf

Gitau, K. G; Mutune, J.; Sundberg, C.; Mendum, R.; Njenga, M. 2019. Implications on livelihoods and the environment of uptake of gasifier cook stoves among Kenya’s rural households. Appl. Sci. 9:1205 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/6/1205/pdf

Bekchanov, M.; Mondal, Md. A. H.; de Alwis, A.; Mirzabaev, A. 2019. Why adoption is slow despite promising potential of biogas technology for improving energy security and mitigating climate change in Sri Lanka?.Renewable and sustainable energy reviews. 105:378-390pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2019.02.010

Kookana, R. S.; Drechsel, Pay; Jamwal, P.; Vanderzalm, J. 2020. Urbanisation and emerging economies: issues and potential solutions for water and food security. Science of the Total Environment, 732:139057. [doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139057]

Lee-Smith, D.; Prain, G.; Cofie, Olufunke; van Veenhuizen, R.; Karanja, N. 2019. Urban and peri-urban farming systems: feeding cities and enhancing resilience. IN: Dixon, J. et al. 2019. Farming Systems and Food Security in Africa: Priorities for Science and Policy Under Global Change. London: Routledge: 504-531.