Research & Project Outputs

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.

This document, by Bryce Anderson who is based in the Sustainability Institute, summarizes 8 years of learning with respect to the land reform project on municipal land near to Lynedoch. The Sustainability Institute has played various roles in this pioneering project over the years.

Detailed final report on the Stellenbosch Human Settlement Strategy commissioned by Stellenbosch Municipality and compiled by Paul Henlder and Mark Swilling.

The Sustainability Institute's research team helped Spier to write its Sustainability Report which won top honours at ACCA Awards this year.

South African Cities in the Second Decade of Democracy: Emerging Conceptual and Policy Spaces for a New Urban Agenda by Prof. Mark Swilling. This paper was presented at the International Colloquiem: Urban Challenges in Brazil and South Africa, Rio de Janeiro, 10-13 September, 2007.

The present study was undertaken at the request of South’s Africa Department of Environmental Affairs to assess potential opportunities and options to promote a green economy, with a focus on key economic sectors set out by South Africa’s National Development Plan – Vision 2030. Commissioned by UNEP, the assessment was led by Stellenbosch University and the Sustainability Institute of South Africa, in cooperation with the Millennium Institute. It presents a modelling exercise that compares a scenario of investments directed to “business-as-usual” (BAU) with scenarios of investments allocated to four critical sectors for a transition to a green economy in South Africa, namely: natural resource management, agriculture, transport and energy.

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.

Schirin Yachkaschi is doing her Phd on organisation development in CBOs, supervised by Prof. Mark Swilling. This paper reflects her core thinking that will be elaborated theoretically and empirically in her Phd. Her research is based on work she did with CBOs while working for Community Connections, an NGO that supports CBOs with offices at the Philippi Business Place - an SI project.

Since the promulgation of the SANS 10400-XA regulations in November 2011, it is compulsory for all new buildings to adhere to certain energy efficiency guidelines which includes a specification for renewable energy contribution to total energy consumed. This Guide was compiled by SI Projects for home owners and funded by NEDBANK.

Since the promulgation of the SANS 10400-XA regulations in November 2011, it is compulsory for all new buildings to adhere to certain energy efficiency guidelines which includes a specification for renewable energy contribution to total energy consumed. This Guide was compiled by SI Projects for Developers and funded by NEDBANK.