Corrine Cash

Mount Allison University, Geography and Environment, Faculty Member

University of Cape Town, Architecture, Planning, Geomatics, Visiting Academic

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PhD, Planning, University of Waterloo
Master of Environmental Studies (Planning), University of Waterloo

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Canadian Graduate Scholarship - Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement (CGS-MSFSS), 2011
SSHRC Bombardier scholar (PhD), 2010-2013
Presidents award, UW (PhD), 2010-2013
OGS recipient (PhD), 2010 (I declined due to SSHRC requirements)
CIDA/AUCC SFD recipient (MES), 2009
Supervisors: Bruce Frayne

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Papers by Corrine Cash

Avoiding ‘Day Zero’: Challenges and Opportunities for Securing Water for Megacities

The Political Economy of Urban Water Security under Climate Change

Toward Just and Effective Climate Action

International political economy series, 2022

Climate Finance: Lessons from Development Finance

International political economy series, 2022

Avoiding ‘Day Zero’: Challenges and Opportunities for Securing Water for Megacities

International political economy series, 2022

Toward Sustainability, Away from Collapse: Challenges for Twenty-First Century Megacities

International political economy series, 2022

Good governance and strong political will: Are they enough for transformation?

Land Use Policy, 2016

By the year 2050, more than 70% of the world’s population will be living in cities. The rush to t... more By the year 2050, more than 70% of the world’s population will be living in cities. The rush to the cities, along with subsequent increased consumption patterns, has dire consequences, for the ecological systems that sustain human life. Some find hope in the potential that cities can be built differently, that green infrastructure and denser forms of development, will satisfy human needs while decreasing the stress on valuable resources and mitigating consequences of climate change. Some say that “strong political leadership and robust governance” is critical for this need to drive sustainable urban transitions. However, are “political will” and “good governance” enough or is the issue more complicated than this? Using a critical political economy approach this paper shows the fundamental difficulties that arise when attempting to transition urban centres to “smarter”, more “sustainable” and “resilient” cities. Ultimately, the paper argues that “good governance” and “strong political will” are inadequate for understanding the requirements for transformation.

Introduction to Special Issue

Introduction to the special issue on growing inclusive markets

Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, 2011

One of the great challenges of the twenty-first century is to re-invent both the language and the... more

Towards Achieving Resilience at the Rural–Urban Fringe: the Case of Jamestown, South Africa

Urban Forum, 2013

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Integrated Development Planning in South Africa: Lessons from the Dwars River Valley

Urban Forum, 2010

Post-apartheid South Africa has brought about internationally acclaimed legislation that promotes... more Post-apartheid South Africa has brought about internationally acclaimed legislation that promotes social equity and environmental sustainability. This paper presents findings of research conducted in the Municipality of Stellenbosch on the effectiveness of the participatory planning model, the Integrated Development Plan (IDP). While post-apartheid accomplishments are noteworthy, power dynamics and fiscal insecurity continue to shape outcomes. Innovative coalitions have emerged, instilling

In: Larry A. Swatuk & Corrine Cash (eds), The Political Economy of Urban Water Security under Climate Change. Palgrave: Macmillan (forthcoming

by Larry Swatuk and Corrine Cash

Avoiding 'Day Zero', 2022

Water is a non-substitutable, essential, finite and fugitive resource (Savenije, 2002). As such, ... more Water is a non-substitutable, essential, finite and fugitive resource (Savenije, 2002). As such, there is no escaping the politics of water. It is manifest in decisions regarding reforms to governance and management. It is manifest in decisions regarding appropriate technologies. Cities, through global processes such as Agenda 2030 and forums such as ICLEI, C-40 Cities and World Water Week learn from each other. Cities are collective social spaces governed in the main by political, techno-bureaucratic, and economic elites. At the same time, cities are occupied by rate-payers, companies, industries, the marginalized and dispossessed, and civil society organizations who often share strategies and tactics. In the so-called ‘water sector’, private sector actors compete for markets and contracts, promoting patent-protected technologies. It is these groups coming together who determine who gets what water, when, and where. It is the job of academics to understand the how and why, and of (academic-)activists to fight for equity of access and sustainability of use. Evidence drawn from around the world and over time consistently shows that water flows toward money and power. Outcomes are generally socially inequitable, environmentally unsustainable and economically inefficient. How to shift existing processes toward improved practices is not clear, but, as will be shown in this collection, positive outcomes do exist. The papers in this collection focus on the challenges and possibilities of achieving water security in megacities.

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Creating the Conditions for Climate Resilience: A Community-Based Approach in Canumay East, Philippines

Urban Planning

People who reside in informal settlements in the Global South are most vulnerable to extreme weat... more People who reside in informal settlements in the Global South are most vulnerable to extreme weather events and their consequences, such as flooding, landslides, and fires. Those located in coastal areas face severe challenges from seasonal and typhoon-induced flooding. Research shows that uncertain land rights exacerbate community vulnerability because residents are under constant threat of eviction by private sector actors or the state. Individual and community upgrading is rarely possible in such a situation. This article focuses on the efforts to secure tenure and upgrade their community by the residents of Sitio Libis, located in Canumay East, City of Valenzuela, Philippines. The study demonstrates that while community-based approaches require skills and capacities of community members, enabling conditions created by government and/or NGOs are required for transformational outcomes. While the people of Sitio Libis did not conceptualize their efforts in terms of climate change a...

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Planning for environmental sustainability and social equity in South Africa: the case of the Dwars River Valley, Stellenbosch Municipality

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Understanding decision-making at the rural-urban fringe: the cases of the Cape Winelands Biosphere Reserve, South Africa and the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve, Canada

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Perspectives on the Nexus: Water, Energy and Food Security in an Era of Climate Change

This collection is centered on the so-called nexus. According to the Merriam-Webster online dicti... more This collection is centered on the so-called nexus. According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, a ‘nexus’ may be defined as: (a) connection, link, and also a causal link; (b) a connected group or series and (c) center, focus (see www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nexus). There is a well-known trend in policymaking circles toward integrating water, energy and food policy—the WEF nexus—within an overarching climate change and security ‘nexus’ (see Water Alternatives special issue guest edited by Allouche et al. 2015 and International Journal of Water Resources Development special issue guest edited by Allan et al. 2015). This is reflected in the policy frameworks of the Department for International Development (DfID) and the German Development Agency (GIZ) where the ‘nexus’ is the new operating framework. In addition, significant forums such as the Stockholm World Water Week, hosted by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), and the World Economic Forum have drawn...

Water, Energy, Food and People Across the Global South

<span>Community led infrastructure upgrading in informal settlements in Manila: communities defining climate resilience for themselves</span>

Proceedings of IFoU 2018: Reframing Urban Resilience Implementation: Aligning Sustainability and Resilience

According to the United Nations (2017) “Already in 2014, 30 per cent of the urban population live... more According to the United Nations (2017) “Already in 2014, 30 per cent of the urban population lived in slum-like conditions“. Those living in informal settlements face significant threats to their livelihoods due in part to climate change related extreme events such as drought, and flooding. These individuals’ vulnerability to climate related extreme events is exacerbated by other risk factors such as insecure land tenure, poor housing, precarious settlement locations and little to no access to government services. In all cases the services that are provided are inadequate, leading individuals and communities to help themselves.Given the self-help nature of these environments, our project utilized action research to explore examples of citizen-led community infrastructure projects in urban informal settlements in Manila, the Philippines. Our research illustrates how, through self-initiated upgrading efforts, communities are defining for themselves and taking action in support of “climate resilience”. Given continuing socio-economic vulnerabilities, a key challenge is to find the ways and means of linking informal self-help actions to formal policy and programs in support of sustainable, resilient and inclusive urban spaces.

Erratum to “Good governance and strong political will: Are they enough for transformation?” [Land Use Policy 50 (2016), 301–311]

Land Use Policy

Planning for environmental sustainability and social equity in South Africa: the case of the Dwars River Valley, Stellenbosch Municipality

Post apartheid planning practice aims to resolve the inequality that resulted from the hyperratio... more

Chapter 1 Perspectives on the Nexus: Water, Energy and Food Security in an Era of Climate Change

by Larry Swatuk, Larry Swatuk, and Corrine Cash

This is a draft final of the introductory chapter to our forthcoming edited collection on 'Water,... more This is a draft final of the introductory chapter to our forthcoming edited collection on 'Water, Energy, Food and People Across the Global South: "the Nexus" in an Era of Climate Change' to be published with Palgrave Macmillan before the end of 2017. The book has 13 chapters, including an afterword by Richard A. Mathew.

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Avoiding ‘Day Zero’: Challenges and Opportunities for Securing Water for Megacities

The Political Economy of Urban Water Security under Climate Change