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Ecological worldview perspective on urban sustainability

Author: Du Plessis, C Date: Oct 2009 Many commentators suggests that in order to effect meaningful transformation of global development pathways, it is necessary to change the worldview that underlies the current development paradigm to a view that sees the world as a complex ... Read more
Integrated energy and waste water solutions to solve small town municipal service delivery problems in South Africa

Author: Du Plessis, C ; Waldeck, L ; Willemse, E Date: Feb 2010 Providing municipal services such as electricity and waste water treatment is a major challenge for small towns that often lack the institutional capacity to manage and maintain the necessary infrastructure. High levels of poverty in these ... Read more
Sustainability analysis of human settelements in South Africa

Author: Du Plessis, C ; Landman, K Date: Jul 2002 The report is divided into four parts which consist of seven chapters. Within human settlement context the report’s understanding of sustainable development is one of an integrative and holistic process of maintaining a dynamic balance between ... Read more
Taking sustainability to the corners of the Challenges and opportunities of the way forward

Author: Du Plessis, C Date: Sep 2002 Doing business in developing countries requires a thorough understanding not only of the challenges, but also of the differences of opinion that shapes people’s attitudes and choices. Working in developing countries certainly brings with it ... Read more
Thinking about the day after tomorrow: new perspectives on sustainable building

Author: Du Plessis, C Date: Sep 2006 Sustainable development, and with it sustainable construction, is a continuously evolving concept. This has resulted in several iterations of “green” building – from early notions of durability, flexibility, natural building and returning to ... Read more
Traffic noise attenuation solutions for naturally ventilated classrooms in South Africa

Author: Van Reenen, Coralie A ; Du Plessis, C Date: Dec 2021 Traffic noise transmission through the open windows of naturally-ventilated classrooms can reduce speech intelligibility and can negatively impact academic performance. The findings of a numerical study are presented. Software was used to ... Read more
Understanding cities as social-ecological systems

Author: Du Plessis, C Date: Sep 2008 This paper builds on earlier ecological approaches to urban development, as well as more recent thinking in the fields of sustainability science, resilience thinking and complexity theory, to propose a conceptual framework for understanding ... Read more
Urban sustainability science as a new paradigm for planning

Author: Du Plessis, C Date: Jun 2009 Planning problems have been described as inherently wicked, that are difficult to define, unpredictable, and defying standard principles of science and rational decision making. Sustainability science is a new area of science that focuses ... Read more

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