Author:Scholes, RJ; Schreiner, G; Snyman-Van der Walt, LDate:Jan 2017Background: The science–policy interface process – known as a ‘scientific assessment’ – has risen to prominence in the past few decades. Complex assessments are appropriate for issues which are both technically complicated, multifaceted and ...Read more
Author:Scholes, B; Lochner, Paul A; Schreiner, G; Snyman-Van der Walt, L; De Jager, MDate:Nov 2016The potential economic and energy security benefits of a large shale gas resource in the Karoo Basin could be substantial; as are both the positive and negative social and environmental issues associated with a domestic gas industry. Shale ...Read more