Browsing by Author "Coetzee, Christo"
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An assessment of the integration of food security and disaster risk reduction policies : a case from South Africa
Zembe, Annegrace (2017)Disasters have historically had a devastating effect on efforts to achieve food security, globally, regionally (Africa) and locally (South Africa). Therefore, the central motivation of this study was to determine the degree ... -
The development, implementation and transformation of the disaster management cycle
Coetzee, Christo (North-West University, 2010)During the early 1970s increase in disaster events lead to the emergence of a "new concept" within the field of disaster management. This concept was called the Disaster Management Cycle. The cycle was designed to illustrate ... -
Disaster resilience and complex adaptive systems theory: finding common grounds for risk reduction
Coetzee, Christo; Van Niekerk, Dewald; Raju, Emmanuel (Emerald, 2016)Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the emergence of resilience into the contemporary discourse of disaster risk. As a counter position to the current status quo in defining and addressing resilience, this ... -
Emergent system behaviour as a tool for understanding disaster resilience: the case of Southern African subsistence agriculture
Coetzee, Christo; Van Niekerk, Dewald; Raju, Emmanuel (Elsevier, 2016)Prominent international policy documents such as the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 and contemporary academic discourses on disasters reiterate the importance of understanding and prioritising ... -
Exploring the use of experiential learning in promoting the integration of disaster risk reduction into primary school curriculum: a case of Botswana
Mutasa, Sebia; Coetzee, Christo (OASIS, 2019)A key imperative of Botswana’s adherence to international, regional and local policy on disaster risk reduction (DRR) relates to creating awareness and an understanding of disaster risk. One avenue of creating an understanding ... -
Inadequate stakeholder management and its effect on a coherent sinkhole risk management strategy: the case of the Merafong Local Municipality, South Africa
Moshodi, Tshepo; Coetzee, Christo; Fourie, Kristel (AOSIS, 2016)The Merafong Local Municipality (MLM) has historically suffered financial and human losses because of the presence of dolomite and the consequent formation of sinkholes. There is a great need for the MLM to address the ... -
Ongoing climate crises and obstacles to adaptation: Observations from the Ditsobotla Local Municipality, South Africa
Pienaar, Anica; Coetzee, Christo; Nemakonde, Livhuwani (AOSIS, 2021)Adaptation is a key component for fostering resilience amongst farmers as they are exposed to the challenges caused by climate change. However, the implementation of adaptation strategies is not equal or easy for most ... -
Simple rules and self-organisation : a complex systems’ perspective on South Africa’s COVID-19 response
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Towards a complex adaptive systems paradigm of disaster resilience : a study of Southern African subsistence agriculture communities
Coetzee, Christo (North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Disasters have affected human lives, livelihoods, infrastructure, biodiversity and linked socio-ecological systems since the beginning of time. These impacts have been amplified since the 1970s thereby causing society ... -
Towards a disaster risk assessment methodology for communities underlain by dolomite
Coetzee, Christo; Van Niekerk, Dewald (Emerald Group Publishing, 2013)Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to provide a robust and simple methodology for disaster risk management officials to assess the total disaster risk posed by dolomite in urban areas of South Africa. Design/methodo ... -
Tracking the evolution of the disaster management cycle: a general system theory approach
Coetzee, Christo; Van Niekerk, Dewald (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2012)Officials and scholars have used the disaster management cycle for the past 30 years to explain and manage impacts. Although very little understanding and agreement exist in terms of where the concept originated it is the ...