Research & Project Outputs

Scope and Size of the Non-Profit Sector in South Africa, by Mark Swilling and Bev Russel. 2002. Durban: Centre for Civil Society. This study was published as a book which is no longer available. The full text of this book can be accessed here.

A Figure/Ground Analogy for Integrating Sustainability and Planning - paper submitted by Christelle Beyers to the academic journal Town and Regional Planning on 26 OCtober 2006. This work was based on assignments written by Christelle Beyers for various modules on the Mphil programme. Keywords: sustainability, sustainable development, planning, planning systems, figure ground analogy, footprinting, infrastructure, community participation, complexity

Wendy Crane, an independent sustainable development consultant based in the Southern Cape, wrote this article on the relationship between land reform and biodiversity conservation in the Southern Cape in fulfillment of the research project requirement of her Mphil degree. She graduated in April 2006. The article has been accepted for publication in the accredited journal Geoforum, 22 August 2006.

This is Part 1 of a 3 Part Report prepared for the Sustainability Institute by MCA, a Cape Town - based development planning consultancy. Funded by CORDAID, this report provides the basis for future policy work on sustainable infrastructure options.

This document was adopted by the Western Cape Provincial Government as a White Paper in November 2007. It is the official policy framework for promoting sustainable growth and development in the Western Cape. Professors Mark Swilling and Martin de Wit were contracted to write the document.

Gareth Haysom, Sustainable Agriculture Coordinator at the Sustainability Institute, published this article in Development Southern Africa based on research he conducted while studying for his Mphil in Sustainable Development Planning and Managemen t

See blurb for Part 1 of this document.

Article by Mark Swilling and Eve Annecke that provides a descriptive overview of the Lynedoch EcoVillage Development, including vision, history, buildings, infrastructure and governance.

This is Part 2 of a 3 Part Report prepared for the Sustainability Institute by MCA, a Cape Town - based development planning consultancy. Funded by CORDAID, this report provides the basis for future policy work on sustainable infrastructure options.