Acknowledgements
My heartfelt thanks to my wife, Colleen, and our son, Johann, for being patient with
me while researching this book. They always endure the inconvenience of my
absence while I am away on field trips. Then there are my CSIR colleagues, some
of whose ideas are contained in the pages of this book. I would like to acknowledge
the input of Inga Jacobs-Mata, who has always been a sparring partner with whom I
can discuss my thoughts. A special word of thanks goes to Marc Pienaar who, with
his computer wizardry, produced the digital version of PULSE
3 . A big thank you
goes to Luanita Snyman-Van der Walt, who produced the map of eThekwini, and to
Krishi Krishna, who patiently trawled the Internet in search of articles written by
eThekwini officials.
As usual, a word of appreciation goes out to my friend and colleague, Jeroen
Warner, from the Wageningen University in the Netherlands. He has provided me
with valuable insights that have enriched my analysis. Sverre van Klaveren, a
former student at the Wageningen University, also deserves a mention. He conducted research on eThekwini’s green infrastructure policy landscape for his
Master’s thesis under Jeroen’s supervision and my co-supervision.
Johan Marais, from the African Snake Bite Institute, shared the picture of the
black mamba, and Douw Steyn, the Sustainability Director of Plastics SA, provided
snapshots of the waste pollution in the port of Durban and on the city’s beaches.
Duncan Hay, Executive Director of the Institute of Natural Resources, contributed
photographs of the uMngeni Vlei. I am grateful for all these photos, since one
picture can speak a thousand words. I would like to thank Sharon Rees for diligently proofreading the manuscript.
Numerous individuals willingly sacrificed their time so that I could conduct
interviews with them. These interviews have supplied the bulk of the information
that I have analysed and reported on in this book. Although I assured them of their
anonymity before the interview commenced, I would like to express my gratitude to
the following: Sabine Stuart-Hill, Andre Mather, Bronwyn Goble, Duncan Hay,
Cathy Sutherland, Fatima Alli, Pearl Gola, Geoff Tooley, Ismail Banoo, Jim Taylor,
Joanne Douwes, Sean O’Donnoghue, Lee D’Eathe, Magash Naidoo, Martin
Clement and Kate Pringle. To ensure their anonymity, I will refer to them as
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My heartfelt thanks to my wife, Colleen, and our son, Johann, for being patient with
me while researching this book. They always endure the inconvenience of my
absence while I am away on field trips. Then there are my CSIR colleagues, some
of whose ideas are contained in the pages of this book. I would like to acknowledge
the input of Inga Jacobs-Mata, who has always been a sparring partner with whom I
can discuss my thoughts. A special word of thanks goes to Marc Pienaar who, with
his computer wizardry, produced the digital version of PULSE
3 . A big thank you
goes to Luanita Snyman-Van der Walt, who produced the map of eThekwini, and to
Krishi Krishna, who patiently trawled the Internet in search of articles written by
eThekwini officials.
As usual, a word of appreciation goes out to my friend and colleague, Jeroen
Warner, from the Wageningen University in the Netherlands. He has provided me
with valuable insights that have enriched my analysis. Sverre van Klaveren, a
former student at the Wageningen University, also deserves a mention. He conducted research on eThekwini’s green infrastructure policy landscape for his
Master’s thesis under Jeroen’s supervision and my co-supervision.
Johan Marais, from the African Snake Bite Institute, shared the picture of the
black mamba, and Douw Steyn, the Sustainability Director of Plastics SA, provided
snapshots of the waste pollution in the port of Durban and on the city’s beaches.
Duncan Hay, Executive Director of the Institute of Natural Resources, contributed
photographs of the uMngeni Vlei. I am grateful for all these photos, since one
picture can speak a thousand words. I would like to thank Sharon Rees for diligently proofreading the manuscript.
Numerous individuals willingly sacrificed their time so that I could conduct
interviews with them. These interviews have supplied the bulk of the information
that I have analysed and reported on in this book. Although I assured them of their
anonymity before the interview commenced, I would like to express my gratitude to
the following: Sabine Stuart-Hill, Andre Mather, Bronwyn Goble, Duncan Hay,
Cathy Sutherland, Fatima Alli, Pearl Gola, Geoff Tooley, Ismail Banoo, Jim Taylor,
Joanne Douwes, Sean O’Donnoghue, Lee D’Eathe, Magash Naidoo, Martin
Clement and Kate Pringle. To ensure their anonymity, I will refer to them as
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