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Abstracts
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Towards a regenerative paradigm for the built environment.
Applying the theoretical framework of ecological resilience to the promotion of sustainability in the urban social-ecological system
Complexity, Resilience, Regeneration: New Directions for Sustainable Human Settlements
Determinants of Urban Resilience: an exploration of functional response diversity in a formalising settlement in the City of Tshwane, South Africa.
Social Resilience in the Context of South African Cities
Consideration of Ecosystem Services in the Urban Resilience in South Africa
The Threat of Slow Changing Disturbances to the Resilience of African Cities Reconsidering urban resilience through an exploration of the historical system dynamics in two neighbourhoods in Pretoria
An Exploration into Urban Resilience from a Complex Adaptive Systems Perspective
Exploring a Methological Framework for Understanding Adaptive Change in Cities
Reports
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The first National Colloquium on Urban Resilience was jointly hosted by the University of Pretoria and the CSIR to develop a shared understanding of the meaning of urban resilience and create a national community of practice.
Videos
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Your Role in a Regenerative World, was presented by Prof. Chrisna du Plessis at the Colorado State University's Institute for the Built Environment in 2012.
The Adlerbert Research Foundation invited Prof. Chrisna du Plessis to a conference aimed at providing insights on the theme: Creating Successful and Sustainable Societies – Capabilities, Resources and Trust during 2011.