Ruth Massey
Biographic Data
| ID | 3877376 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ruth Massey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ruth |
| FAMILY NAME | Massey |
| SIGNATURE | MASSEY R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Free State |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3913-5629 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The ideal environmental assessment practitioner: An empirical approach to identifying key knowledge areas and employability skills
Graduate unemployment is a pressing concern in South Africa. The shrinking economy and selective hiring practices accentuated the importance of employability skills (ES), prompting universities to incorporate them into curricula as Graduate Attributes (GAs). Despite Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) training environmental impact assessment (EIA) professionals for 25 years, the specific knowledge and skill requirements for such graduates are un…
Mind the gap: Rethinking transitions along the energy access finance continuum
This paper examines transitions along the financing continuum for energy access companies, highlighting the dynamic and often non-sequential pathways through which they secure capital. It explores the complexities of moving between funding types and stages, identifying the critical junctures where funding gaps emerge and how these discontinuities affect the delivery of energy access business models and technologies. Drawing on the Transforming En…
Critically reflecting on the PolGRG Book Prize
Health and wellbeing in urban South Africa: An overview
The health and wellbeing of residents in South Africa’s towns and cities are currently threatened by the burden of disease, high incidences of crime/violence, and increasing economic, social, and environmental inequality. The impact of past and present spatial exclusion has exacerbated high levels of poverty and ill health, and the rapid rise in urbanization has put further pressure on already strained urban systems. While significant progress ha…
Theory versus Practice in Planning Education: The View from South Africa
This paper reflects on the ongoing debate between theory and practice in planning, using the example of South Africa. Based on survey responses, it discusses how planning education in South Africa is perceived to prepare students for practice. While we acknowledge that the majority of respondents view their planning education positively, the results reveal challenges regarding the practical application of theory, especially in the case of land-us…
Is the grid people or product? Relational infrastructure networks in Cape Town's energy-housing nexus
Although urban infrastructure is widely recognized as a physical-material representation of socio-political processes, infrastructure networks remain overwhelmingly conceived as technological reticulation systems that distribute services. While post-networked infrastructure debates highlight hybrid and heterogeneous infrastructure configurations, debates remain framed by implicit assumptions that the “network” is primarily the physical grid. Furt…
Integral Theory: A Tool for Mapping and Understanding Conflicting Governmentalities in the Upgrading of Cape Town’s Informal Settlements
The Routledge Handbook on Cities of the Global South—Edited by Susan Parnell and Sophie Oldfield
Exploring counter-conduct in upgraded informal settlements: The case of women residents in Makhaza and New Rest (Cape Town), South Africa
The South African area-based urban renewal programme: Experiences from Cape Town
Competing rationalities and informal settlement upgrading in Cape Town, South Africa: A recipe for failure
Competing rationalities and informal settlement upgrading in Cape Town, South Africa: A recipe for failure
Is the grid people or product? Relational infrastructure networks in Cape Town's energy-housing nexus
Although urban infrastructure is widely recognized as a physical-material representation of socio-political processes, infrastructure networks remain overwhelmingly conceived as technological reticulation systems that distribute services. While post-networked infrastructure debates highlight hybrid and heterogeneous infrastructure configurations, debates remain framed by implicit assumptions that the “network” is primarily the physical grid. Furt…
Exploring counter-conduct in upgraded informal settlements: The case of women residents in Makhaza and New Rest (Cape Town), South Africa
The South African area-based urban renewal programme: Experiences from Cape Town
The South African area-based urban renewal programme: Experiences from Cape Town
Competing rationalities and informal settlement upgrading in Cape Town, South Africa: A recipe for failure
Exploring counter-conduct in upgraded informal settlements: The case of women residents in Makhaza and New Rest (Cape Town), South Africa
Integral Theory: A Tool for Mapping and Understanding Conflicting Governmentalities in the Upgrading of Cape Town’s Informal Settlements
The Routledge Handbook on Cities of the Global South—Edited by Susan Parnell and Sophie Oldfield
Health and wellbeing in urban South Africa: An overview
The health and wellbeing of residents in South Africa’s towns and cities are currently threatened by the burden of disease, high incidences of crime/violence, and increasing economic, social, and environmental inequality. The impact of past and present spatial exclusion has exacerbated high levels of poverty and ill health, and the rapid rise in urbanization has put further pressure on already strained urban systems. While significant progress ha…
Theory versus Practice in Planning Education: The View from South Africa
This paper reflects on the ongoing debate between theory and practice in planning, using the example of South Africa. Based on survey responses, it discusses how planning education in South Africa is perceived to prepare students for practice. While we acknowledge that the majority of respondents view their planning education positively, the results reveal challenges regarding the practical application of theory, especially in the case of land-us…
Is the grid people or product? Relational infrastructure networks in Cape Town's energy-housing nexus
Although urban infrastructure is widely recognized as a physical-material representation of socio-political processes, infrastructure networks remain overwhelmingly conceived as technological reticulation systems that distribute services. While post-networked infrastructure debates highlight hybrid and heterogeneous infrastructure configurations, debates remain framed by implicit assumptions that the “network” is primarily the physical grid. Furt…
Critically reflecting on the PolGRG Book Prize
The ideal environmental assessment practitioner: An empirical approach to identifying key knowledge areas and employability skills
Graduate unemployment is a pressing concern in South Africa. The shrinking economy and selective hiring practices accentuated the importance of employability skills (ES), prompting universities to incorporate them into curricula as Graduate Attributes (GAs). Despite Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) training environmental impact assessment (EIA) professionals for 25 years, the specific knowledge and skill requirements for such graduates are un…
Mind the gap: Rethinking transitions along the energy access finance continuum
This paper examines transitions along the financing continuum for energy access companies, highlighting the dynamic and often non-sequential pathways through which they secure capital. It explores the complexities of moving between funding types and stages, identifying the critical junctures where funding gaps emerge and how these discontinuities affect the delivery of energy access business models and technologies. Drawing on the Transforming En…
Geography (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Urban and Rural Development Challenges (6 works) · Economics (4 works) · Environmental planning (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Legal Issues in South Africa (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Cape (3 works)