Book chapters

  • Political settlements and the rebuilding of South Africa’s state-owned enterprises

    Publication:

    The Evolving Structure of South Africa's Economy

    Year:

    2023

    Authors:

    Swilling M., Callaghan N., McCallum W.

    South Africa still faces low economic growth and high unemployment, coupled with the persistent challenges of poverty and inequality. These exert pressure on South Africa to foster structural transformation that will fac [...]

  • State Capture, the Racket and Predatory Power

    Publication:

    State Capture in South Africa. How and why it happened

    Year:

    2023

    Authors:

    Foley, R. C.

    A multidisciplinary analysis of how state capture unfolded in South Africa and was contested within both civil society and the state itself. It presents a scholarly and empirical understanding of how things went awry, ev [...]

  • Towards Equitable Urban Resilience in the Global South Within a Context of Planning and Management

    Publication:

    Urban Ecology in the Global South

    Year:

    2020

    Authors:

    Sitas, N., Selomane, N., Hamann, M. and Gaudier, S.

    The future of the world is an urban one. This will be especially evident in cities and urban spaces in the Global South which are predicted to account formore than half of theworld’s population by 2050.

  • Scenarios for Just and Sustainable Futures in the Miombo Woodlands

    Publication:

    Miombo Woodlands in a Changing Environment: Securing the Resilience and Sustainability of People and Woodlands

    Year:

    2020

    Authors:

    Sitas, N,; Selomane, O. & Pereira, L.

    Drawing on data and information from numerous studies conducted in the last 20 years, the book presents a comparative analysis of policy changes and management experiences in the countries concerned.

  • Flows, Infrastructures and the African Urban Transition

    Publication:

    In Frantzeskaki, N., Castan Broto, V., Coenen, L. & Loorbach, D. (Eds). Urban Sustainability Transitions. Routledge.

    Year:

    2017

    Authors:

    Swilling, M., Musango, J., Robinson, B. & Peter., C.

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  • Advances in Food Security and Sustainability in South Africa

    Publication:

    Advances in Food Security and Sustainability

    Year:

    2016

    Authors:

    S Drimie, L Pereira

    There is overwhelming evidence that the national food system in South Africa is in crisis, without any clear or shared understanding of a pathway toward a more sustainable configuration (Pereira and Drimie, 2016). A numb [...]

  • Reflections on Building Resilience: Interactions among Principles and Implications for Governance

    Publication:

    Principles for Building Resilience: Sustaining Ecosystem Services in Social-Ecological Systems.

    Year:

    2015

    Authors:

    Schlüter M, R Biggs, ML Schoon, MD Robards, JM Anderies

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  • Principle 3 – Manage slow variables and feedbacks

    Publication:

    Principles for Building Resilience: Sustaining Ecosystem Services in Social-Ecological Systems.

    Year:

    2015

    Authors:

    Biggs R, L Gordon, C Raudsepp-Hearne, M Schlüter, B Walker

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  • Principle 1 – Maintain diversity and redundancy

    Publication:

    Principles for Building Resilience: Sustaining Ecosystem Services in Social-Ecological Systems.

    Year:

    2015

    Authors:

    Kotschy K, R Biggs, T Daw, C Folke, P West

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  • Politics and the Resilience of Ecosystem Services

    Publication:

    Principles for Building Resilience: Sustaining Ecosystem Services in Social-Ecological Systems.

    Year:

    2015

    Authors:

    Schoon ML, M Robards, K Brown, N Engle, C Meek, R Biggs

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  • An introduction to the resilience approach and principles to sustain ecosystem services in social-ecological systems

    Publication:

    Principles for Building Resilience: Sustaining Ecosystem Services in Social-Ecological Systems

    Year:

    2015

    Authors:

    Biggs R, M Schluter, ML Schoon

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