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SUSTAINABLE COOPERATION IN GLOBAL CLIMATE POLICY: SPECIFIC FORMULAS AND EMISSION TARGETS

BOSETTI, VALENTINA; FRANKEL, JEFFREY - In: Climate Change Economics (CCE) 05 (2014) 03, pp. 1450006-1

envisioned at the 2011 negotiations in Durban. Under this two-part plan: (i) China, India, and other developing countries accept …

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Changes in the quality of life of Durban’s people

Brian O’Leary - In: Social Indicators Research 81 (2007) 2, pp. 357-373

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MEASURING QUALITY OF LIFE IN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA

Richards, Robin; Brian O’Leary; Mutsonziwa, Kingstone - In: Social Indicators Research 81 (2007) 2, pp. 375-388

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In Remembrance: Girish Sant, Energy Expert, Activist

eSocialSciences - 2012

Girish Sant, co-founder of Prayas Energy Group, a pro-people's thin tank on energy issues, an inspiration to many, suffered a fatal heart attack on February3, 2012. A short note on his life and work.

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Is There Such a Thing as a Post-Apartheid City?

Freund, Bill - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010

In an introductory section, this paper considers briefly the achievements and problems of urban governance in post-apartheid South Africa through an assessment of three categories: administrative reform, developmental issues and conflicts over service del

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LA VILLE SUD-AFRICAINE EST-ELLE ENCORE « POST-APARTHEID » ? ÉLÉMENT DE RÉFLEXION À PARTIR DU CAS DE DURBAN

FREUND, Bill - In: Revue Tiers-Monde n° 196 (2008) 4, pp. 741-758

This paper addresses continuity and change in South African cities, using the example of Durban. Continuity is the norm …

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Legacies, Change and Transformation in the Post‐Apartheid City: Towards an Urban Sociological Cartography

SCHENSUL, DANIEL; HELLER, PATRICK - In: International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 35 (2011) 1, pp. 78-109

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An assessment of the solar resource for Durban, South Africa

Zawilska, E.; Brooks, M.J. - In: Renewable Energy 36 (2011) 12, pp. 3433-3438

Renewable energy’s role as an alternative to fossil-based power is growing in the developing world. The city of Durban … technologies. This paper presents a year-long data record of the solar flux intensity for the city of Durban (29°58′N 30°55′E … that Durban has a considerable solar energy resource, which remains to be exploited. …

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The prospect of the United Nations' climate change negotiating framework: implications from Copenhagen and Cancun

Mak, Winston Ka-Ming - In: International Journal of Green Economics 5 (2011) 3, pp. 259-268

Concluded with a piece of 'Copenhagen Accord' that is not legally binding, 13 days of seesaw battles on Denmark's negotiation table did not yield any substantial results. Neither did the end of another 12 days of climate change conference in Mexico a year later in 2010, marked with a 'Cancun...

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“Festivalisation” of Urban Governance in South African Cities: Framing the Urban Social Sustainability of Mega-Event Driven Development from Below

Fleischer, Matthias; Fuhrmann, Maximilian; Haferburg, … - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 12, pp. 5225-5248

This article is based on field research in two South African host cities of the Men’s Football World Cup 2010 (eThekwini and Johannesburg). The discussed work is part of the research project <i>“Festivalisation” of Urban Governance: The Production of Socio-Spatial Control in the Context of...</i>

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