Research & Project Outputs

Gareth Haysom is an associate of the Sustainability Institute. He wrote this paper based on assignments from his MPhil courses. It has been accepted for publication in Development Southern Africa, Vol. 22, No.2, 2006.

Paper published in 2004 by Mark Swilling and Eve Annecke  in a book about the transition which captured the patterns of thinking that inspired the Lynedoch EcoVillage development.

Cities, Decoupling and Urban Infrastructure: Scoping the Challenges. Report for the International Resource Panel by Mark Swilling, Edgar Pieterse, Mike Hodson, Simon Marvin, Katherine Hyman, November 2010.

This article was published by Trialogue based on research that Wendy Crane (2003 intake) conducted for her final Mphil research project.

Lead authors: Dr. Camaren Peter & Prof. Mark Swilling, School of Public Leadership, Sustainability Institute, Stellenbosch University, Jeremy Wakeford.

Contributing authors: Peet du Plooy (TIPS, Pretoria), Prof. Martin de Wit (School of Public Leadership, Stellenbosch University), Johan Lanz (Doctoral Researcher, School of Public of Public Leadership, Stellenbosch University), Gareth Haysom (Sustainability Institute), Candice Kelly (Sustainability Institute), Dr. Anthony Turton (Consultant), Prof. Alan Brent (School of Public Leadership and Centre for Sustainable and Renewable Energy Studies, Stellenbosch University), and Kyle Mason-Jones (The Green House, Cape Town), Yvonne Hansen (The Green House, Cape Town), and Brett Cohen (The Green House, Cape Town).

Peter, C. (co-lead author), Swilling, M. (co-lead author), du Plooy, P., de Wit, M., Wakeford, J., Lanz, J., Haysom, G., Kelly, C., Turton, A., Brent, A., Mason-Jones, K., Hansen, Y., Cohen, B. Greening the South African Growth Path: Challenges, Prospects and Trajectories. Policy Report commissioned by the Development Bank of Southern Africa, 2010.

Compiled by Sonja Pithey for the Sustainability Institute, this report was commissioned by City of Cape Town and funded by UNDP. It provides a comprehensive overview of Cape Town's water and sanitation system.

Overview and analysis of Cape Town's energy system commissioned by City of Cape Town and funded by United Nations Development Programme - compiled for the Sustainability Institute by Sustainable Energy Africa.

Mandla Tsikata (Bphil 2009) and his lecturer Ben Sebitosi published this article in the international peer reviewed journal Energy in 2009. Drawing on an essay written by Tsikata, the authors reflect on South Africa's challenge to wean itself dependence on coal.

Review of International and African Climate Change Legislation and Policies. Report Commissioned by AWEPA Parliamentary Support Programme in South Africa. 20 March 2012.