Quantifying the effectiveness of private land conservation areas in preventing losses of natural land cover and biodiversity intactness across South AfricaTafadzwa ShumbaPublication: Stellenbosch University 2019 - Theses In South Africa, a long history of conservation on private land conservation areas and the diverse private land conservation areas models provide an interesting case study to address this knowledge gap. The effectiveness of private land conservation areas across South Africa, and factors influencing their effectiveness, were thus quantified using losses in natural land cover and the biodiversity intactness index as proxies. |
Assessing the sustainable infrastructure of a low carbon community: case study of the Lynedoch ecovillage.Sharne BloemPublication: University of Stellenbosch 2019 - Theses Urban areas are responsible for 70% of global CO2 emissions and the rapid growth in urbanisation presents a significant risk to cities. It is predicted that by 2030 more than 70% of the South African population will be living in cities. |
Addressing community energy challenges with utility scale renewables: A case study of Hopefield Wind Farm.Kyle SwartzPublication: University of Stellenbosch 2019 - Theses This thesis documents how a utility-scale renewable energy project has addressed community energy challenges through the development of a wind farm as part of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). |
The Development Impact of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme on South Africa’s Small Towns.Jeeten MorarPublication: University of Stellenbosch 2019 - Theses This thesis aims to explore how effective economic development efforts in the Renewable Energy Independent Power Produce Programme (REIPPPP) have been at creating long term improvements in the livelihood of low income communities. |
Does the South African renewable energy programme exclude black woman owned businesses?Fezeka Nobuntu StuurmanPublication: University of Stellenbosch 2018 - Theses The main aims of this thesis were to investigate and critically evaluate the participation of Black women owned businesses (BWOBs) within the South African Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), and to make recommendations to improve levels of participation of Black women in the REIPPPP in future rounds of the programme. |