Heather Mackay

Jag är en geograf som arbetar i skärningspunkten mellan jordbruk, mat, hälsa och urbana studier i den globala syd, särskilt Afrika. Jag använder blandade metoder, inklusive djupgående kvalitativa intervjuer och fokusgruppsdiskussioner, fjärranalys och geografiska informationssystem (GIS), samt mer kvantitativa undersökningstekniker.

Forskningsområden

Urbana studier
Globala syd
Genusfrågor
Internatinella utveckling
Mat system
Jordbrukning
Hälsa

Forskning

Agriculture for Food Security 2030 (AgriFoSe2030)
Gender Sensitivity with Training of Agricultural Extension Agents in Tanzania (GenSens)
Mobile Men's Health in Uganda and Zambia

Undervisning

Globala miljöförändringar
Planering
Urbana utveckling
Geografi för lärare
Mobilitet, tillgånglighet och hållbarhet

Övrigt

Publikationer

Heather Mackay, Magnus Strömgren, Paul Isolo Mukwaya, Frank Mugagga, Herbert Hambati, et al.  (2025) Analysing inclusivity within small town development in Uganda and Tanzania : an inclusivity index and experiential insights. International Development Planning Review, 47 p.309-350 https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/full/10.3828/idpr.2025.5 

Nyberg, Y., Mackay, H., Wilson, M., Samkunde, M., & Wetterlind, J. (2025). Supporting access and implementation of agricultural extension services for female smallholder farmers – a systematic review. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 23(1). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14735903.2025.2505387

Andersson, A., Mackay, H., & Qambalo, H. H. (2025). Translocality and Inclusive Urbanisation in Small Towns in Tanzania. The European Journal of Development Research, 1-27. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41287-025-00719-3 

Vargas Falla, A. M., Mackay, H., Andersson, A., Mukwaya, P. I., & Mugagga, F. (2025). Decentralisation and Legal Pluralism in Small Towns in Uganda. Public Administration and Development. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pad.2110 

Mugagga, F., Mukwaya, P.I., Kasaija, P., Nagawa, P.K., Nakanjako, R. Emenyu, A., Kiiza, A., Muyama, E., Wepukhulu, J., Kemigisha, M., Mackay, H. and Jirstrom, M. (2025) Using a Theory of Change approach for inclusive and resilient urban food systems in Uganda.  Systemic Practice and Action Research. 38(3) https://rdcu.be/efZqt 

Andersson, A., Mackay, H., & Mukwaya, P. I. (2024). Translocal Livelihoods, Socio‐Economic Differentiation and Lower Level Urbanisation in Uganda. Journal International Development: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jid.3970  

Mackay, H. (April 2020) Of fatness, fitness and finesse. Experiences and interpretations of non-communicable diseases in urban Uganda. Cities & Health. Special Issue: African Urban Health: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23748834.2020.1739189  

Mackay, H. (June 2020) Will there be lunch? Wry reflections on research-feedback challenges in Uganda, from a newly-minted academic, Cities & Health: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23748834.2020.1765299  

Mackay, H. (2019) Food Sources and Access Strategies in Ugandan Secondary Cities: An Intersectional Analysis. Environment and Urbanization, Vol. 31 (2), 375-396 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0956247819847346  

Mackay, H. (2019) A feminist geographic analysis of perceptions of food and health in Ugandan cities. Gender, Place & Culture, Vol. 26 (11),  pp1519-1543. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0966369X.2018.1555148  

Mackay, H. (2018) Mapping and characterising the urban agricultural landscape of two intermediate-sized Ghanaian cities. Land Use Policy, 70, 182-197. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264837717307287  

Pritchard, Bill, Heather Mackay, and Christopher Turner (eds). (2017) Special issue introduction: geographical perspectives on food and nutrition insecurity in the global South. Geographical Research 55 (2): 127-130.