Transformative Innovation for Sustainable Human Settlements: A South African Context - Paperback

by Andrew Emmanuel Okem (Editor), Sithembiso Lindelihle Myeni (Editor), Tshepang Mosiea (Editor)

This book uses the transformative innovation policy (TIP) as a lens to show how innovative processes, practices and systems could address critical challenges and facilitate the delivery of sustainable human settlements in South Africa.

The TIP approach shows that addressing societal problems is not a function of a technical solution within a government department but one that requires partnership with multiple stakeholders. The book argues that it is essential to understand and embrace innovation policy that is transformative and responds to the social and environmental needs at local, provincial and national levels. It demonstrates that innovation policy should focus on transforming the socio-technical systems that demand embracing notions such as experimental delivery and learning, directionality and inclusivity. Chapters explore the ability of the state to transform its organisational processes and capacity to improve and align its planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation systems to high levels of efficiency and sustainability targets.

Bringing together various theoretical and empirical perspectives on innovation in the context of sustainable human settlement, this book will be of interest to scholars and students in the fields of Housing, Human Settlements, Architecture, Public Policy, Development Studies, Civil Engineering, Political Science and Public Administration.

Author Biography

Andrew Emmanuel Okem an Honorary Research Associate of the School of Built Environmental and Development Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Sithembiso Lindelihle Myeni is an associate professor in the School of Built Environment and Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Tshepang Mosiea is the Chief Director for Innovation for Inclusive Development in the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) in South Africa.