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Anthropogenic Heat Flux in South African Cities: Initial estimates from the LUCY model

Author: Padayachi, Yerdashin R ; Thambiran, Tirusha Date: Oct 2016 The anthropogenic heat fluxes (AHF) from buildings, transport and people are an essential component of the urban climate within cities. Presently limited information on the AHF in South African cities exists. This study quantifies the AHF in ... Read more
Bioclimatic techniques to quantify mitigation measures for climate change with specific reference to Pretoria

Author: Conradie, Dirk CU Date: Jul 2017 The purpose of this paper is to research the expected effect of climate change on South African cities, with specific reference to Pretoria. A bioclimatic analysis is used to quantify the most appropriate mitigation techniques for new and ... Read more
Modelling urban land change processes and patterns for climate change planning in the Durban metropolitan area, South Africa

Author: Jagarnath, M ; Thambiran, Tirusha ; Gebreslasie, M Date: Apr 2019 Urbanization is one of the most significant and irreversible forms of land change, but we lack empirical evidence of these changes in the Global South. This is the first study to quantify past and explore future land change for the Durban ... Read more
The potential impact of urban growth simulation on the long-term planning of our cities

Author: Waldeck, L Date: Oct 2012 In this talk, the authro describes how the platform, currently consisting of UrbanSim and MATSim (both open source software) is being adapted to South African conditions, how it has been validated in three metropolitan municipalities and the ... Read more
The role of cities in climate change mitigation: A South African perspective

Author: Thambiran, Tirusha Date: Nov 2012 This paper presents the role of urban cities in climate change with the carbon emissions that are deposited from the cities. Read more
Sun, shade and natural daylight in South African town planning, with emphasis on Pretoria

Author: Conradie, Dirk CU Date: 2018 A bioclimatic analysis of different South African towns and cities indicates that, if the correct mix of passive design principles is used, they all have a significant passive design potential. Of all such measures, solar protection and shading ... Read more
Towards the Smart World. Smart Platform: Infrastructure and Analytics

Author: Velthausz, D Date: Oct 2012 In this presentation the author outlines the 'smart world' concept and how technology (smart infrastructure, analytics) can foster smarter cities, smarter regions and a smarter world. 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

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