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Sustainable Cities and Local Food Systems - Portland, USA
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Date added: 01/09/2010 |
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Ashley Taylor, Sustainable Cities and Local Food Systems: A partnership between restaurants and farms in Portland, Oregan. Thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements of the Mphil in Sustainable Development Planning and Management, 2009. |
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Building Sustainable Communities - Grabouw
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Date added: 01/08/2010 |
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Fleur Boulogne - Building Sustainable Communities: analysing the transition from participatory planning to implementation in the case of the Grabouw Sustainable Development Initiative. Thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements of the Mphil in Sustainable Development Planning and Management, 2009. |
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Individual Philanthropy in Post-Apartheid South Africa - A Study of Attitudes and Approaches
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Date added: 01/03/2010 |
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Holly Wescott, Mphil thesis, 2009. In this thesis Wescott explores the changing pattern of individual philanthropy in post-apartheid South Africa, paying particular attention to the strategies adopted by members of the emerging black elite. This is the first systematic qualitative research on this important aspect of the development process. |
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Spaces for enchantment and the unknown
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Date added: 01/03/2010 |
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Amelie Guyot, MPhil thesis, 2009. Full title: Spaces for enchantment and the unknown: fairy tales, complexity thinking and a search for new ways of dreaming - child-centre sustainable development. Based on in-depth research with young people from the Lynedoch Primary School, this thesis uses complexity theory to explore ways that that young people can understand the world we live in and the challenges they face. |
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Lower External Input Farming Methods as a More Sustainable Solution for Small-Scale Farmers
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Date added: 01/03/2010 |
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Candice Kelly , Mphil thesis 2008. Based on field research with organic farmers in India - develops a critique of mainstream 'green revolution' agricultural approaches and develops an argument in favour of sustainable agricultural practices. |
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Struggling to wean a society of a century old legacy of coal
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Date added: 01/03/2010 |
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Mandla Tsikata (Bphil 2009) and his lecturer Ben Sebitosi published this article in the international peer reviewed journal Energy in 2009. Drawing on an essay written by Tsikata, the authors reflect on South Africa's challenge to wean itself dependence on coal. |
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Blake Robinson, Stone Houses, Paarl.
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Date added: 11/29/2009 |
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Blake Robinson: Sustainable Cities 2009 - using a conceptual framework derived from a synthesis of the sustainable cities literature that links ecological sustainability and poverty challenges, this essay includes a case study of the so-called "stone houses" in Paarl that were build for low-income houses using waste materials secured from landfills. |
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Owen van Dongen - Zimbali Lodge, South Africa
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Date added: 10/01/2009 |
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Own van Dongen: Sustainable Cities 2009 - a conceptual sythesis of the sustainable cities literature is used to develop a critical analysis of Zimbali Lodge in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The application of sustainability principles in elite developments is increasingly common and so this is an important contribution to discussion about this trend. |
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2011 PROSPECTUS for Masters' Programme in Sustainable Development (1.01 MB)