Verna Nel

443 total citations
29 papers, 209 citations indexed

About

Verna Nel is a scholar working on Urban Studies, Sociology and Political Science and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Verna Nel has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 209 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Urban Studies, 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 8 papers in Law. Recurrent topics in Verna Nel's work include Urban and Rural Development Challenges (18 papers), Legal Issues in South Africa (8 papers) and Local Economic Development and Planning (6 papers). Verna Nel is often cited by papers focused on Urban and Rural Development Challenges (18 papers), Legal Issues in South Africa (8 papers) and Local Economic Development and Planning (6 papers). Verna Nel collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Sweden. Verna Nel's co-authors include Innocent Chirisa, Abraham R. Matamanda, Lauren Andres, Phil Jones, Lochner Marais, Nils Ekelund, Trynos Gumbo, Per Schubert, Jan Cloete and Johannes Bhanye and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Land Use Policy and Cities.

In The Last Decade

Verna Nel

22 papers receiving 197 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Verna Nel South Africa	10	68	59	43	30	25	29	209
Heloísa Soares de Moura Costa Brazil	7	59 0.9×	101 1.7×	52 1.2×	15 0.5×	24 1.0×	33	266
Michael Addaney Ghana	9	66 1.0×	27 0.5×	43 1.0×	15 0.5×	15 0.6×	34	232
Jerold S. Kayden United States	6	87 1.3×	101 1.7×	34 0.8×	43 1.4×	23 0.9×	14	257
Zaid Abubakari Ghana	10	41 0.6×	77 1.3×	104 2.4×	31 1.0×	21 0.8×	17	369
Ashok Das United States	10	85 1.3×	110 1.9×	46 1.1×	78 2.6×	32 1.3×	22	272
Yasin Elhadary Malaysia	9	61 0.9×	62 1.1×	101 2.3×	39 1.3×	25 1.0×	22	263
Kwasi Kwafo Adarkwa Ghana	11	70 1.0×	147 2.5×	56 1.3×	47 1.6×	39 1.6×	27	330
Horman Chitonge South Africa	10	42 0.6×	67 1.1×	35 0.8×	22 0.7×	33 1.3×	29	221
Marwa Khalifa Egypt	7	53 0.8×	98 1.7×	61 1.4×	19 0.6×	23 0.9×	30	255
Alys Solly Italy	7	36 0.5×	90 1.5×	68 1.6×	35 1.2×	71 2.8×	13	223

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Matamanda, Abraham R., et al.. (2025). The Role of Urban Planning in Strengthening Urban Food Security in Africa: Insights from Lesotho, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Urban Forum. 36(2). 209–237. 1 indexed citations

Nel, Verna, et al.. (2025). Applying a decolonization paradigm to planning theory for inclusion and equity. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities. 6.

Nel, Verna, et al.. (2024). The Exclusion of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Planning Open Spaces in Namibia: The Case of Havana, Windhoek. Urban Forum. 35(2). 165–178.

Ekelund, Nils, et al.. (2023). The Impacts of Peri-Urban Expansion on Municipal and Ecosystem Services: Experiences from Makhado Biaba Town, South Africa. Urban Forum. 35(2). 297–327. 11 indexed citations

Nel, Verna, et al.. (2023). The Application of Constructivist Grounded Theory Methodology in an Urban Planning Doctoral Thesis. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 22.

Marais, Lochner, et al.. (2023). Local Responses to Mine Closure in South Africa.

Nel, Verna, et al.. (2023). Land-Use Management to Support Sustainable Settlements in South Africa. 2 indexed citations

Matamanda, Abraham R., et al.. (2022). Risk communication in an informal settlement during COVID-19: Case of Dinaweng, Bloemfontein South Africa. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). 296–304. 3 indexed citations

Andres, Lauren, et al.. (2022). Unpacking planners' views of the success and failure of planning in post-apartheid South Africa. Cities. 130. 103867–103867. 2 indexed citations

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Matamanda, Abraham R., et al.. (2022). Broken bridges over troubled waters: COVID-19 and the urban poor residing in Dinaweng informal settlement, Bloemfontein, South Africa. South African Geographical Journal. 104(3). 309–327. 11 indexed citations

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Chirisa, Innocent & Verna Nel. (2021). Resilience Thinking in the Rural Human Settlements’ Development and Management. International Journal of Rural Management. 18(1). 146–160. 2 indexed citations

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Chirisa, Innocent & Verna Nel. (2021). Resilience and climate change in rural areas: a review of infrastructure policies across global regions. Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure. 7(5). 380–390. 10 indexed citations

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Nel, Verna, et al.. (2020). Resilience of informal settlements to climate change in the mountainous areas of Konso, Ethiopia and QwaQwa, South Africa. Jàmbá Journal of Disaster Risk Studies. 12(1). 778–778. 32 indexed citations

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Marais, Lochner, et al.. (2018). Place attachment and social disruption in Postmasburg, a rapidly growing South African mining town. GeoJournal. 84(1). 71–83. 6 indexed citations

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Nel, Verna, et al.. (2017). Exercising the right to access adequate housing in Joe Morolong Local Municipality, Rural South Africa. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment. 33(4). 695–714. 3 indexed citations

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Nel, Verna, et al.. (2016). The relationship of traditional leaders and the municipal council concerning land use management in Nkandla Local Municipality. Indilinga African Journal of Indigenous Knowledge Systems. 15(3). 222–238. 8 indexed citations

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Nel, Verna. (2016). A better zoning system for South Africa?. Land Use Policy. 55. 257–264. 19 indexed citations

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Nel, Verna. (2015). Spluma, Zoning and Effective Land Use Management in South Africa. Urban Forum. 27(1). 79–92. 27 indexed citations

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Nel, Verna. (2011). Land-use management system as a tool towards achieving low-carbon cities in South Africa. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 58(58). 1–5. 1 indexed citations

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Nel, Verna. (2009). Complex adaptive systems as a theoretical tool in urban planning. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2009(55). 24–30. 4 indexed citations

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