Verna Nel
Impact in
- Urban Studies top 5%
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Urban Planning and Governance
- Law top 5%
- Legal Issues in South Africa
Papers in
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- Urban and Rural Development Challenges 18
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- Disaster Management and Resilience 3
- Co-authors
- Innocent Chirisa (3 shared papers)Abraham R. Matamanda (4 shared papers)Phil Jones (2 shared papers)Lauren Andres (3 shared papers)Lochner Marais (4 shared papers)Trynos Gumbo (1 shared paper)Nils Ekelund (1 shared paper)Per Schubert (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Urban Forum (5 papers)Land Use Policy (3 papers)Journal of Housing and the Built Environment (1 paper)International Planning Studies (1 paper)South African Geographical Journal (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- South AfricaZimbabweUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Verna Nel
23 papers receiving 207 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 67
- Urban Studies 58
- Law 24
- Global and Planetary Change 44
- Transportation 13
- Archeology 2
Countries citing papers authored by Verna Nel
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Fields of papers citing papers by Verna Nel
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Co-authors
The 10 scholars most cited alongside Verna Nel, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020 | 32 | |
| 2 | 2015 | 27 | |
| 3 | 2017 | 23 | |
| 4 | 2016 | 19 | |
| 5 | 2020 | 14 | |
| 6 | 2021 | 12 | |
| 7 | 2023 | 11 | |
| 8 | 2017 | 11 | |
| 9 | 2022 | 11 | |
| 10 | 2021 | 11 | |
| 11 | The relationship of traditional leaders and the municipal council concerning land use management in Nkandla Local Municipality | 2016 | 8 |
| 12 | 2020 | 7 | |
| 13 | 2018 | 6 | |
| 14 | 2022 | 5 | |
| 15 | 2025 | 4 | |
| 16 | Complex adaptive systems as a theoretical tool in urban planning | 2009 | 4 |
| 17 | 2022 | 3 | |
| 18 | 2017 | 3 | |
| 19 | 2021 | 2 | |
| 20 | 2023 | 2 |
About Verna Nel
Verna Nel is a scholar working on Urban Studies, Sociology and Political Science, Law, Political Science and International Relations and Soil Science, having authored 30 papers that have together received 218 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Urban and Rural Development Challenges (18 papers), Legal Issues in South Africa (8 papers), Local Economic Development and Planning (6 papers), Land Rights and Reforms (4 papers), Disaster Management and Resilience (3 papers), Community Development and Social Impact (2 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (2 papers) and COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Urban Studies (58 citations), Law (24 citations), Global and Planetary Change (44 citations), Transportation (13 citations) and Archeology (2 citations). Verna Nel has collaborated with scholars based in South Africa, Zimbabwe and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Innocent Chirisa, Abraham R. Matamanda, Phil Jones, Lauren Andres, Lochner Marais, Trynos Gumbo, Nils Ekelund, Per Schubert, Johannes Bhanye and Jan Cloete. Their work appears in journals such as Urban Forum, Land Use Policy, Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, International Planning Studies and South African Geographical Journal.
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