Lecturer

Heather Mackay

Institute: Department of Economics, Law, Geography and Tourism, Mid Sweden University
Research area: Agriculture rural development & food security, Environment and climate change, Equitable economic growth, Gender equality, Health, Migration, Urban development / City planning
Research region: Africa
Open to collaboration with: All

Professional experience

Lecturing
Supervision of Master’s students
Supervision of Bachelor’s students

Other experience

Lecturing and workshops
Survey creation and analysis

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Publications

Translocality and Inclusive Urbanisation in Small Towns in Tanzania

The European Journal of Development Research
Mapping food flows across the urban-rural gradient[s] in secondary cities in Uganda

Handbook on Rural-Urban Linkages in the Global South
Does production diversity support dietary diversity?

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Using a Theory of Change Approach for Inclusive and Resilient Urban Food Systems in Uganda

Systemic Practice and Action Research
Decentralisation and Legal Pluralism in Small Towns in Uganda

Public Administration and Development
Translocal Livelihoods, Socio-Economic Differentiation and Lower Level Urbanisation in Uganda

Journal of International Development
Analysing inclusivity within small town development in Uganda and Tanzania

International Development Planning Review
Supporting access and implementation of agricultural extension services for female smallholder farmers

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
Analysing inclusivity within small town development in Uganda and Tanzania: an inclusivity index and experiential insights

International Development Planning Review
A farm typology approach for targeted policy responses: The case of pastoral and agro-pastoral households in West Pokot County, Kenya

Local Development & Society
A farm typology approach for targeted policy responses: The case of pastoral and agro-pastoral households in West Pokot County, Kenya

Local Development & Society
Planned Adaptation Measures in Industrialised Countries: A Comparison of Select Countries Within and Outside the EU

Developing Adaptation Policy and Practice in Europe: Multi-level Governance of Climate Change