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Respondent Stakeholder
Causal
Mechanism Path
Respondent’s motivation
Of what is it a case or an
occurrence?
Long- or
Short-term
Positive
(+) or
Negative
(−)
Ideational to
Agential
Water security is internal to ecological
infrastructure initiatives—Durban realises
that the uMngeni River is something like
an open sewer, while also sorting out leaks
and water wastage to protect the
catchment supplying the water
Water security defined with
water pollution and quantity
in mind
Long-term
+
Material to
Material
With the October 2017 floods, heavy rains
flooded the N2 highway because litter
blocked the culverts and lots of people lost
their lives
A calamity’s origin from a
specific source
Short term
−
Agential to
Material
Human behaviour (littering) made the
disaster so much worse
The interface between natural
disasters and human
behaviour
Short term
−
Agentialto
Structural to
Material
In Amanzimtoti community action over
the past few years resulted in no flooding
on the N2
Human behaviour preventing
calamities
Long-term
+
Material to
Material
The flood cost insurance companies R600
million, while the community initiative
was cost only R500 00000
Costs and benefits
Short
term/Long-term
+/−
Agential to
Material
If you don’t sort out the system to manage
solid waste, you will pay a lot of money
through insurance claims
The correct governance
systems need to be in place to
minimise risks to society
Long-term
+
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Appendix
(continued)
Respondent Stakeholder
Causal
Mechanism Path
Respondent’s motivation
Of what is it a case or an
occurrence?
Long- or
Short-term
Positive
(+) or
Negative
(−)
Ideational to
Agential
Water security is internal to ecological
infrastructure initiatives—Durban realises
that the uMngeni River is something like
an open sewer, while also sorting out leaks
and water wastage to protect the
catchment supplying the water
Water security defined with
water pollution and quantity
in mind
Long-term
+
Material to
Material
With the October 2017 floods, heavy rains
flooded the N2 highway because litter
blocked the culverts and lots of people lost
their lives
A calamity’s origin from a
specific source
Short term
−
Agential to
Material
Human behaviour (littering) made the
disaster so much worse
The interface between natural
disasters and human
behaviour
Short term
−
Agentialto
Structural to
Material
In Amanzimtoti community action over
the past few years resulted in no flooding
on the N2
Human behaviour preventing
calamities
Long-term
+
Material to
Material
The flood cost insurance companies R600
million, while the community initiative
was cost only R500 00000
Costs and benefits
Short
term/Long-term
+/−
Agential to
Material
If you don’t sort out the system to manage
solid waste, you will pay a lot of money
through insurance claims
The correct governance
systems need to be in place to
minimise risks to society
Long-term
+
(continued)