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Applying Bayesian modelling to assess climate change effects on biofuel production

Author: Peter, C ; De Lange, Willem J ; Musango, JK ; April, K ; Potgieter, A Date: Dec 2009 Socioeconomic and ecological systems exhibit complex, interdependent behaviour which is often difficult to model and understand. This is due to the complex reorganisation of key sub-system processes involving nonlinear, cross-scale and ... Read more
Biofuels and sustainability in Africa

Author: Amigun, B ; Musango, JK ; Stafford, William HL Date: Oct 2011 The combined effects of climate change, the continued volatility of fuel prices, the recent food crisis and global economic turbulence have triggered a sense of urgency among policymakers, industries and development practitioners to find ... Read more
Dynamic ecological-economic modeling approach for management of shellfish aquaculture

Author: Nobre, AM ; Musango, JK ; de Wit, MP ; Ferreira, JG Date: Feb 2008 The objective of this report is to conceptualize ecological and economic interactions in mariculture; to implement a dynamic ecological-economic model in order to: simulate the socio-economics of aquaculture production, simulate its effects ... Read more
Natural resources, environment and municipal service provision: Results of a participatory systems dynamics scoping model in Cape Town

Author: De Wit, MP ; Swilling, M ; Musango, JK Date: 11 Aug 2008 Cities in developing countries often have to face a multiplicity of external shocks that impact on their operations. These changes include increased rates of migration from the rural poor, natural resource shocks such as droughts, decreased ... Read more
South African energy model: a system dynamics approach

Author: Musango, JK ; Brent, AC ; Bassi, A Date: Jul 2009 This paper provides a South African energy model that was developed as a first step towards a comprehensive Threshold 21 model for South Africa. The energy sector consists of five sub-models, which are structured around the supply and demand ... Read more
SPEAR: sustainable options for people catchment and aquatic resources

Author: Ferreira, GJ ; Andersson, HC ; Corner, RA ; Desmit, X ; Fang, Q ; De Goede, ED ; Groom, SB ; Gu, H ; Gustafsson, BG ; Hawkins, AJS ; Hutson, R ; Jiao, H ; Lan, D ; Lencart-Silva, J ; Li, R ; Liu, X ; Luo, Q ; Musango, JK ; Nobre, AM ; Nunes, JP ; Pascoe, PL ; Smits, JGC ; Stigebrandt, A ; Telfer, TC ; De Wit, MP ; Yan, X ; Zhang, XL ; Zhang, Z ; Zhu, MY ; Zhu, CB ; Bricker, SB ; Xiao, Y ; Xu, S ; Nauen, CE ; Scalet, M Date: 2008 This book describes the approach and main result obtained in the Sustainable options for People, Catchment and Aquatic Resources (SPEAR) Project, together with complementary case studies focusing on realted work in China and in the United ... Read more
Understanding the implication of investing in biodiesel production in South Africa: a system dynamics approach

Author: Musango, JK ; Amigun, B ; Brent, AC Date: Jul 2010 This paper presents a Bioenergy Systems Sustainability Assessment and Management (BIOSSAM) model. The BIOSSAM model was developed as a means to provide insights into the implications of expanding bioenergy programmes in South Africa, which ... Read more

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