Published articles
Agriculture / Economic / Environmental / Events/ Governance / Heritage / Social / Tourism
Agriculture
Sue Taylor, "The potential of olives as a major arid areas niche crop in South Africa", Desert Knowledge Symposium, Alice Springs, Australia, 3-5 November 2008.
Doreen Atkinson, Going for Broke: The Fate of Farm Workers in Arid South Africa, HSRC Press, 2007. The book can be downloaded for free at: http://www.hsrcpress.ac.za/product.php?freedownload=1&productid=2191
Economic
Doreen Atkinson, J. Mostert, S. Jooste, L. Fouche and S. Taylor, "Experiences in indigenous development in the Karoo, Kalahari and Namaqualand", at the Indigenous Economic Development Forum, Alice springs, Australia, 2 November 2008.
D. van Rooyen and D Atkinson, " The 'U-turn': Business confidence in a Karoo town". Desert Knowledge Symposium, Alice Springs, Australia, 3-5 November 2008.
Mark Ingle, " The Subaru Fauresmith 200 km Challenge: Looking a Gift-horse in the Mouth?", in Africa Insight, vol. 38, no.3, pp. 86-99.
Doreen Atkinson, "Economic decline and gentrification in a small town: The case of Aberdeen, Eastern Cape", Development Southern Africa, Volume 26, Issue 2 June 2009 , pages 271 – 288, available at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03768350902899595
Deidre van Rooyen & Johan van Zyl, The role of the business environment in harvesting strategies Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
Deidre van Rooyen, Uranium in Beaufort West: the implications for the local economy Journal for New Generation Sciences, vol 8, no. 1, 2010.
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Environmental
S. Taylor, "Niche products in the Karoo: Hoodia and olives", Karoo Development Conference, 26-27 March 2009, Graaff-Reinet.
D. van Rooyen, "Uranium in the Karoo: What would be the implications for local economies in the Karoo?" Karoo Development Conference, 26-27 March 2009.
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Events
D Atkinson, "The 2010 FIFA World Cup and the rural hinterland: Maximising advantage from mega events", in U. Pillay, R. Tomlinson and O. Bass (eds), Development and Dreams: The Urban Legacy of the 2010 Football World Cup, HSRC Press, Cape Town, 2009, pp. 153-173. The whole book can be ordered from the HSRC Press, or downloaded for free from: http://www.hsrcpress.ac.za/product.php?productid=2259.
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Governance
Mark Ingle, "Municipal commonage in South Africa: A public good going bad?", in Africa Insight, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 46-55.
Van Niekerk, J. and Marais, L., 2008: Public policy and small towns in arid South Africa: The case of Philippolis (Free State, South Africa), Urban Forum, 19, 363 – 380. Found at: http://www.springerlink.com/content/w705166173k81733/, or contact Prof Lochner Marais at maraisl.EKW@ufs.ac.za.
Doreen Atkinson and Lochner Marais, "Urbanisation and the future urban agenda in South Africa" in Democracy and Delivery: Urban policy in South Africa, edited by Richard Tomlinson and Udesh Pillay., HSRC Press, 2006. The book can be downloaded for free at: http://www.hsrcpress.ac.za/product.php?productid=2153
Doreen Atkinson and Bram Buscher, "Municipal commonage and implications for land reform: A profile of commonage users in Philippolis, South Africa" , Agrekon, volume 45, no. 4, December 2006. Downloadable at: http://ideas.repec.org/a/ags/agreko/10140.html
Doreen Atkinson, "Municipal commonage and ecological knowledge in the Nama Karoo", Development Southern Africa, vol. 24, no. 5, December 2007. In order to purchase the article, click on: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03768350701650744 or http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/cdsa/2007/00000024/00000005/art00006, or contact the author on karoo@intekom.co.za.
Doreen Atkinson, "Public perceptions of local government" South African Social Attitudes, 2nd Report: Reflections on the Age of Hope, Human Sciences Research Council, forthcoming.
Mark Ingle, "An Assessment of the Karoo-Hoogland Integrated Development Plan" Politeia 29(2): 85-102.
Doreen Atkinson, Breaking down barriers: Policy gaps and new options in South African land reform J Daniel, P Naidoo, D Pillay and R Southall, The New South African Review 1: 2010: Development or Decline?
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Heritage
Mark Ingle, "Community-based conservation: Intrinsic versus extrinsic values", in New Contree, vol. 51: 115-131.
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Social
L Botes and D Abrahams, "Noka e Tlatswa ke Dinokana – A river swells from little streams: Responsive partnership-building approaches to development", in S De Gruchy, N Koopman and S Strijbos (eds), From our side: Emerging Perspectives on Development and Ethics, Amsterdam and Pretoria: Rozenberg Publishers & UNISA Press, 2008, pp. 117-133.
Doreen Atkinson, "Promoting spatial co-ordination in arid areas in the Great Karoo", Desert Knowledge Symposium, Alice Springs, Australia, 3-5 November 2008.
M Ingle, "The creative class in South Africa's Karoo region", Desert Knowledge Symposium, Alice Springs, Australia, 3-5 November 2008.
D. Toerien, "Promoting rural development in the Karoo – New paradigms in economic thinking", Karoo Development Conference, 26-27 March 2009;
Graham Williams and Doreen Atkinson, "Are youth being left to play in the dust? An assessment of sports programmes and facilities in a small South African town", Commonwealth youth and Development Journal, vol. 7, no. 1, September 2009.
Mark Ingle, "The devil is in the detail: An analysis of the DBSA's 'Access to Sanitation' indicator" The Journal of Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 5(2) 217-229.
Doreen Atkinson, "Are youth being left to play in the dust? An Assessment of sports programmes and facilities in a small South African town: Philippolis". Commonwealth Youth and Development Journal, vol. 7, no. 1, September 2009.
Mark Ingle, "A 'Creative Class' in South Africa's Arid Karoo Region" Urban Forum, 21(4)
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Tourism
Jan-Willem van Staden & Lochner Marais. The tourism potential of Beaufort West: a study based on visitor demand. Development Southern Africa Vol. 22, No. 2, June 2005
D Atkinson, "Soft boundaries: Pro-poor tourism and cross-border collaboration in the arid areas of Southern Africa", in K Wohlmuth, A Adeolu, P Burger, et al (eds), African Development Perspectives Yearbook 2008, Muenster, Germany, pp 489-514.
D Atkinson, "Promoting cross-border collaboration in the Karoo", Karoo Development Conference, 26-27 March 2009, Graaff-Reinet.
M. Ingle, "Space tourism and its implications for tourism in the Great Karoo", Karoo Development Conference, 26-27 March 2009, Graaff-Reinet.
Mark Ingle, "The Free State Roots of International Tourism Research: The Case of Prof AJ Norval", in South African Geographical Journal, vol. 88, no. 1, pp. 79-87.
Mark Ingle, "Prospects for Tourism as a Catalyst for Development in South Africa" Journal for New Generation Sciences, 7(1), 18-33.
Mark Ingle, 'Making the most of 'nothing': Astro-tourism, the Sublime and the Karoo as a 'space destination'" Transformation
Mark Ingle, "The Copernical Shift in Space Tourism and its Implications for Tourism in the Great Karoo" South African Geographical Journal
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