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Pretoria
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approaches in terms of systems changes. Practice 30(1):33–52
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Nicolau MD, Pretorius RW, De Jager AE, Lombard A (2018) Empowerment for sustainability
in a community context: lifelong learning and story of the BIG 5 Community Tourism Forum,
Koffiekraal/Brakkuil (South Africa). In: Leal Filho W, Mifsud M, Pace P (eds) Handbook of
lifelong learning for sustainable development. Springer, Switzerland
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Press, Cape Town
Shiel C, Leal Filho W, do Paço A, Brandli L (2016) Evaluating the engagement of universities
in capacity building for sustainable development in local communities. Eval Program Plann
54:123–134
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South African Council of Higher Education (2010) Community engagement in South African higher
education. Council of Higher Education, Pretoria
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Africa, Pretoria
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between 2006 and 2015. Statistics South Africa, Pretoria
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id=4286&id=10762
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Retrieved from https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld
Ylikoski T, Kivelä S (2017) Spatiality in higher education: a case study in integrating pedagogy,
community engagement, and regional development. Int J Innov Learning 21(3):348–363
Rudi Pretorius is an associate professor in the Department of Geography, Unisa. He recently
completed a Ph.D. in Geography focusing on the potential and role of Geography in education
for sustainability in the South African higher education context.
Melanie Nicolau is a full professor and the director of the School for Ecological and Human Sustainability, Unisa. She holds a Ph.D. in Geography and her present research focus is on post development sustainable practises to relieve poverty and inequality in rural South Africa.
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National Planning Commission (2011) National development plan. National Planning Commission,
Pretoria
Nel H (2018) A comparison between the asset-oriented and needs-based community development
approaches in terms of systems changes. Practice 30(1):33–52
Nicolau M (2013) A community asset mapping programme for roots-driven sustainable socioeconomic change in rural South Africa, Ph.D. thesis. University of South Africa, Pretoria
Nicolau MD, Pretorius RW, De Jager AE, Lombard A (2018) Empowerment for sustainability
in a community context: lifelong learning and story of the BIG 5 Community Tourism Forum,
Koffiekraal/Brakkuil (South Africa). In: Leal Filho W, Mifsud M, Pace P (eds) Handbook of
lifelong learning for sustainable development. Springer, Switzerland
Patel L (2015) Social welfare and social development in South Africa, 2nd edn. Oxford University
Press, Cape Town
Shiel C, Leal Filho W, do Paço A, Brandli L (2016) Evaluating the engagement of universities
in capacity building for sustainable development in local communities. Eval Program Plann
54:123–134
Smith V (n.d.) 4Hs of tourism. Retrieved from http://valenesmith.com/4hs-of-tourism.html
South African Council of Higher Education (2010) Community engagement in South African higher
education. Council of Higher Education, Pretoria
Statistics South Africa (2015) Millennium development goals: country report 2015. Statistics South
Africa, Pretoria
Statistics South Africa (2017) Poverty trends in South Africa: an examination of absolute poverty
between 2006 and 2015. Statistics South Africa, Pretoria
Statistics South Africa (2018) Statistics by place. Retrieved from http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_
id=4286&id=10762
United Nations (UN) (2012) The future we want. Rio+20 United Nations conference on sustainable
development. Retrieved from http://www.un.org/en/sustainablefuture/
United Nations (UN) (2015) Transforming our world: the 2030 agenda for sustainable development.
Retrieved from https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld
Ylikoski T, Kivelä S (2017) Spatiality in higher education: a case study in integrating pedagogy,
community engagement, and regional development. Int J Innov Learning 21(3):348–363
Rudi Pretorius is an associate professor in the Department of Geography, Unisa. He recently
completed a Ph.D. in Geography focusing on the potential and role of Geography in education
for sustainability in the South African higher education context.
Melanie Nicolau is a full professor and the director of the School for Ecological and Human Sustainability, Unisa. She holds a Ph.D. in Geography and her present research focus is on post development sustainable practises to relieve poverty and inequality in rural South Africa.