Author:Meyer, I; Marais, Mario A; Ford, Merryl; Dlamini, Sifiso BDate:May 2017The high failure rate of development interventions is well known. An approach to sustainable interventions is defined, based on a systems perspective that focuses on the ability of a system to integrate an intervention. The design of an ...Read more
Author:Marais, Mario ADate:Feb 2015Sustainability is a systems concept, and ICT4D plays a vital role in a sustainable earth, as well as in sustainable communities. The concept of resilience is introduced since rapid change can push a system into another, possibly undesirable ...Read more
Author:Goncalves, Duarte PDDate:Aug 2019Various belief constructs such as framing, dualisms, worldviews, paradigms, and values are discussed to understand how these might result in scotomas. The observer is not independent and objective but has purpose and values within a group ...Read more
Author:Snyman-van der Walt, Luanita; Schreiner, Gregory O; Lochner, Paul ADate:Dec 2022Those mandating, commissioning and practising Impact Assessment (IA) have been aware for some time that systems thinking tools need to be better integrated into assessment- and decision-making. The research community has been especially vocal ...Read more
Author:Mutanga, Shingirirai S; Lunga, WDate:Jul 2021The increasing frequency of disasters induced by anthropogenic and natural hazards has epitomised the complex nature of dealing with uncertainty. Cyclone Idai-induced floods in Southern Africa had a series of foreseeable and unforeseeable ...Read more
Author:Mutanga, Shingirirai S; Lunga, W; Mutanga, Shingirirai SDate:Jul 2021The increasing frequency of disasters induced by anthropogenic and natural hazards has epitomised the complex nature of dealing with uncertainty. Cyclone Idai-induced floods in Southern Africa had a series of foreseeable and unforeseeable ...Read more