Cameron Mccordic
Biographic Data
| ID | 2462939 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cameron Mccordic |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cameron |
| FAMILY NAME | Mccordic |
| SIGNATURE | MCCORDIC C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Waterloo |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1911-4927 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Living a Mzungu Life: The Livelihood Implications of Remittance Investments in Mzuzu, Malawi
Urban informal settlements in rapidly expanding cities of the global south are often inhabited by rural migrants seeking better livelihood opportunities. Within the migration and development nexus, limited attention has been given to how remittances from migrant workers – who continue to have irregular status in their destination countries – shape the living conditions of families living in these precarious urban spaces. In particular, the intera…
“If we didn't have anything, not even pots to cook, how do we help each other”: A qualitative analysis of social capital networks and household food access post-cyclone Idai in Beira, Mozambique
Bonding and bridging social capital networks facilitated food access among non-displaced households but also deepened post-disaster inequalities. • Linking social capital networks were overwhelmed by Cyclone Idai’s impacts, which limited their facilitation of food access. • Fostering social cohesion between the various social capital networks is crucial for understanding and addressing food insecurity-related disaster risks and impacts
The distribution of Cyclone Idai’s water impacts in Beira, Mozambique
Purpose Climate hazards in the form of cyclones are projected to become more intense under the pressures of future climate change. These changes represent a growing hazard to low lying coastal cities like Beira, Mozambique. In 2019, Beira experienced the devastating impact of Cyclone Idai. One of the many impacts resulting from this Cyclone was disrupted drinking water access. This investigation explores the distribution of Cyclone Idai’s impact …
The challenges and opportunities of localizing the sustainable development goals in Canadian cities – a subsidiarity check
The compounding impacts of Cyclone Idai and their implications for urban inequality
Climate-related disaster impacts within secondary cities of the Global South can severely constrain household access to basic resources and services in those cities. The loss of consistent household access to these services and resources can subsequently increase household vulnerability to further climate disaster impacts. There is limited research exploring the relationships between the observed loss of consistent access to resources and service…
The priorities and coping strategies of severely food insecure households in Beira in response to Cyclone Idai
Severely food insecure households faced significant challenges before Cyclone Idai. • Following Cyclone Idai, these households prioritized housing, food and water. • Common coping strategies included re-allocating and collecting entitlements
Can the Caribbean localize its food system: Evidence from biomass flow accounting
Small island economies are highly dependent on food imports. Self‐sufficiency through food localization is therefore often advocated. Can a small Caribbean island nation localize its food system? To answer this question, we conducted socio‐metabolic research on four Caribbean nations: Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, and Jamaica. Derived indicators from a diachronic biomass flow accounting from 1961 to 2019 suggest a declining trend in local food pro…
Considering gender differences in measuring household food insecurity in northern Ghana
This study compares estimates of household food insecurity between men and women living within the same household (n = 866) to assess whether there is a gender bias in reporting. The main research question is, do household food insecurity scores and prevalence categories differ between male and female spouses within households in the sample? Findings indicate that men's household food insecurity estimates were lower on average at 3.49, than women…
Household food security in Maputo: The role of Gendered Access to education and employment
Gender-based structural inequalities in Southern African cities continue to drive poverty and food insecurity in spite of decades of development efforts to raise the social, economic, and political status of women relative to men. A 2014 survey of household food security in Maputo found that female headship is closely associated with food insecurity. This article assesses the role of employment and education in explaining this phenomenon in the c…
The Inclusion of Young Entrepreneurs in the City of Maputo’s Food Markets
Wet markets, supermarkets and alternative food sources: Consumers’ food access in Nanjing, China
Based on a survey of 1,210 households in Nanjing, China, the article looks at the purchasing frequency of various food items in different food retail outlets, the accessibility of these outlets and the use of different food sources. We found that while supermarkets are the top venues for purchasing staple grains, dairy products and processed food, wet markets still prevail for purchasing fresh produce and meat. The data also depict the complexity…
The Hungry Cities Food Purchases Matrix: Household Food Sourcing and Food System Interaction
Refugee Entrepreneurial Economies in Urban South Africa
Comparing Refugee and South African Migrant Enterprise in the Urban Informal Sector
Comparisons between the informal business operations of South Africans and international migrants are increasingly common. The conventional wisdom is that survivalist South Africans are being displaced by entrepreneurial migrants with a long tradition of informal enterprise. This paper is the first attempt to explicitly compare the informal enterprises established by refugees and South African migrants in urban areas. The paper is based on a comp…
Refugee Entrepreneurial Economies in Urban South Africa
The case-study literature on refugees and asylum-seekers in South Africa is dominated by an overwhelming focus on the problems they face and their marginalised existence, reinforcing an image of victimhood, exploitation and vulnerability. In this paper, we seek to broaden the image of refugees and their economic impacts beyond a narrow focus on their marginal status and vulnerable position. They are viewed here as dynamic agents with skills and c…
Household vulnerability to food price increases: The 2008 crisis in urban Southern Africa
Volatile food prices represent a common hazard to the food security of poor urban households. In trying to understand the impact of this hazard, income poverty is widely accepted as the principal predictive variable. But could other variables be important in understanding household vulnerability to food price shocks? This analysis uses survey data collected from 11 cities in Southern Africa by the African Food Security Urban Network during the 20…
Planning for food secure cities: Measuring the influence of infrastructure and income on household food security in Southern African cities
Growing Out of Poverty: Does Urban Agriculture Contribute to Household Food Security in Southern African Cities
Planning for food secure cities: Measuring the influence of infrastructure and income on household food security in Southern African cities
Wet markets, supermarkets and alternative food sources: Consumers’ food access in Nanjing, China
Based on a survey of 1,210 households in Nanjing, China, the article looks at the purchasing frequency of various food items in different food retail outlets, the accessibility of these outlets and the use of different food sources. We found that while supermarkets are the top venues for purchasing staple grains, dairy products and processed food, wet markets still prevail for purchasing fresh produce and meat. The data also depict the complexity…
Household vulnerability to food price increases: The 2008 crisis in urban Southern Africa
Volatile food prices represent a common hazard to the food security of poor urban households. In trying to understand the impact of this hazard, income poverty is widely accepted as the principal predictive variable. But could other variables be important in understanding household vulnerability to food price shocks? This analysis uses survey data collected from 11 cities in Southern Africa by the African Food Security Urban Network during the 20…
Growing Out of Poverty: Does Urban Agriculture Contribute to Household Food Security in Southern African Cities
Planning for food secure cities: Measuring the influence of infrastructure and income on household food security in Southern African cities
The Hungry Cities Food Purchases Matrix: Household Food Sourcing and Food System Interaction
Refugee Entrepreneurial Economies in Urban South Africa
Comparing Refugee and South African Migrant Enterprise in the Urban Informal Sector
Comparisons between the informal business operations of South Africans and international migrants are increasingly common. The conventional wisdom is that survivalist South Africans are being displaced by entrepreneurial migrants with a long tradition of informal enterprise. This paper is the first attempt to explicitly compare the informal enterprises established by refugees and South African migrants in urban areas. The paper is based on a comp…
Refugee Entrepreneurial Economies in Urban South Africa
The case-study literature on refugees and asylum-seekers in South Africa is dominated by an overwhelming focus on the problems they face and their marginalised existence, reinforcing an image of victimhood, exploitation and vulnerability. In this paper, we seek to broaden the image of refugees and their economic impacts beyond a narrow focus on their marginal status and vulnerable position. They are viewed here as dynamic agents with skills and c…
Household vulnerability to food price increases: The 2008 crisis in urban Southern Africa
Volatile food prices represent a common hazard to the food security of poor urban households. In trying to understand the impact of this hazard, income poverty is widely accepted as the principal predictive variable. But could other variables be important in understanding household vulnerability to food price shocks? This analysis uses survey data collected from 11 cities in Southern Africa by the African Food Security Urban Network during the 20…
The Inclusion of Young Entrepreneurs in the City of Maputo’s Food Markets
Wet markets, supermarkets and alternative food sources: Consumers’ food access in Nanjing, China
Based on a survey of 1,210 households in Nanjing, China, the article looks at the purchasing frequency of various food items in different food retail outlets, the accessibility of these outlets and the use of different food sources. We found that while supermarkets are the top venues for purchasing staple grains, dairy products and processed food, wet markets still prevail for purchasing fresh produce and meat. The data also depict the complexity…
Household food security in Maputo: The role of Gendered Access to education and employment
Gender-based structural inequalities in Southern African cities continue to drive poverty and food insecurity in spite of decades of development efforts to raise the social, economic, and political status of women relative to men. A 2014 survey of household food security in Maputo found that female headship is closely associated with food insecurity. This article assesses the role of employment and education in explaining this phenomenon in the c…
The priorities and coping strategies of severely food insecure households in Beira in response to Cyclone Idai
Severely food insecure households faced significant challenges before Cyclone Idai. • Following Cyclone Idai, these households prioritized housing, food and water. • Common coping strategies included re-allocating and collecting entitlements
Can the Caribbean localize its food system: Evidence from biomass flow accounting
Small island economies are highly dependent on food imports. Self‐sufficiency through food localization is therefore often advocated. Can a small Caribbean island nation localize its food system? To answer this question, we conducted socio‐metabolic research on four Caribbean nations: Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, and Jamaica. Derived indicators from a diachronic biomass flow accounting from 1961 to 2019 suggest a declining trend in local food pro…
Considering gender differences in measuring household food insecurity in northern Ghana
This study compares estimates of household food insecurity between men and women living within the same household (n = 866) to assess whether there is a gender bias in reporting. The main research question is, do household food insecurity scores and prevalence categories differ between male and female spouses within households in the sample? Findings indicate that men's household food insecurity estimates were lower on average at 3.49, than women…
The compounding impacts of Cyclone Idai and their implications for urban inequality
Climate-related disaster impacts within secondary cities of the Global South can severely constrain household access to basic resources and services in those cities. The loss of consistent household access to these services and resources can subsequently increase household vulnerability to further climate disaster impacts. There is limited research exploring the relationships between the observed loss of consistent access to resources and service…
The distribution of Cyclone Idai’s water impacts in Beira, Mozambique
Purpose Climate hazards in the form of cyclones are projected to become more intense under the pressures of future climate change. These changes represent a growing hazard to low lying coastal cities like Beira, Mozambique. In 2019, Beira experienced the devastating impact of Cyclone Idai. One of the many impacts resulting from this Cyclone was disrupted drinking water access. This investigation explores the distribution of Cyclone Idai’s impact …
The challenges and opportunities of localizing the sustainable development goals in Canadian cities – a subsidiarity check
“If we didn't have anything, not even pots to cook, how do we help each other”: A qualitative analysis of social capital networks and household food access post-cyclone Idai in Beira, Mozambique
Bonding and bridging social capital networks facilitated food access among non-displaced households but also deepened post-disaster inequalities. • Linking social capital networks were overwhelmed by Cyclone Idai’s impacts, which limited their facilitation of food access. • Fostering social cohesion between the various social capital networks is crucial for understanding and addressing food insecurity-related disaster risks and impacts
Living a Mzungu Life: The Livelihood Implications of Remittance Investments in Mzuzu, Malawi
Urban informal settlements in rapidly expanding cities of the global south are often inhabited by rural migrants seeking better livelihood opportunities. Within the migration and development nexus, limited attention has been given to how remittances from migrant workers – who continue to have irregular status in their destination countries – shape the living conditions of families living in these precarious urban spaces. In particular, the intera…
Geography (16 works) · Economics (15 works) · Business (10 works) · Agriculture (9 works) · Food security (9 works) · Economic growth (7 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Development economics (6 works)