Using applied palaeoecology and participatory system dynamics modelling to investigate changes in ecosystem services in response to climate and social-ecological drivers within the Middle Berg River Catchment, South Africa.

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Cherie Dirk

Published Oct 07, 2022

Last Edited Oct 07, 2022

Research Category

Impacts, adaptation and vulnerabilities related to climate change ; Physical science of climate change ; Other

Emissions producing economic sector under study

Agriculture, land use and forestry

Keywords

complexity-based socio-ecological systems , Ecosystem Services , inter- and transdisciplinary , land-use , multi-stakeholder engagement , multiple-palaeoecological proxies , Resilience , state transitions/regime shifts , system dynamics modelling , thresholds

Geographies Covered

Global South

Country / Countries as Case Study

South Africa

City / Cities as Case Study

Cape Town

Name of University

University of Cape Town

Department/ Name of PhD degree

Plant Conservation Unit

Division/ School/ Faculty / Area within the University

Science

College Name

Not applicable

Year of start of PhD

2016

Expected year of completion of PhD

2022

cherie.dirk@uct.ac.za

Researcher Profile

https://www.pcu.uct.ac.za/pcu/paststudents/phd, https://www.acdi.uct.ac.za/ACDI_team

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