A system dynamics approach for understanding community resilience to disaster risk

OJ Onyeagoziri, C Shaw, T Ryan - Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk …, 2021 - scielo.org.za
ABSTRACT The Western Cape is a dynamic province that is disaster-prone, particularly the
vulnerable urban communities in and around its environs. Such communities are more …

[PDF][PDF] An essential variable approach for integrated social-ecological systems monitoring to determine sustainability in a South African catchment

A Itzkin - 2024 - wiredspace.wits.ac.za
This thesis presents an essential variable (EV) approach tailored for integrated
socialecological systems (SES) monitoring within the Tsitsa River Catchment (TRC) in South …

System dynamics model linking demand, employment movement between sectors and the economy for the south african construction sector

KJ Duffy, OC Collins, T Simelane - Theoretical and Empirical …, 2022 - ceeol.com
Several factors can influence the dynamics in demand and supply of skills for all
employment sectors. Here the variable drivers for construction sector employment are taken …

A past–present–future lens of environmental change: blending applied paleoecology and participatory system dynamics modeling at a conservation site in the Cape …

CJ Forbes, J Clifford-Holmes, L Gillson - Frontiers in Conservation …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Landscapes are social–ecological systems (SESs) that produce ecosystem services, which
change over time in response to environmental, biotic, and social drivers. Failure to consider …

Exploring adaptive policy management and evaluation for improved water resources management in the face of uncertainty and complexity in South Africa

S Ngcamphalala - 2021 - open.uct.ac.za
Evidence-based water resources policy management is bedevilled by the challenge of
uncertainty, with increased risk of policy failure and/or unintended or negative policy …

Resilience in disasters: a case study of an informal settlement in the Western Cape of South Africa

OJ Onyeagoziri - 2020 - open.uct.ac.za
Abstract In South Africa, disasters are a crucial impediment to successful sustainable
development in communities. Many communities have insufficient capacity to forecast …