Shaun Ruysenaar
Biographic Data
| ID | 1520428 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shaun Ruysenaar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shaun |
| FAMILY NAME | Ruysenaar |
| SIGNATURE | RUYSENAAR S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Edinburgh |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Burning Desires
The bio-economy is characterised by aspirations of replacing the fossil-based economy with biobased energy, resources and processes; biofuels are particularly popular. This new shift comes with multiple risks and uncertainties in both industrialised and developing economies. The uptake of biofuels is inextricably linked to and legitimised by policy processes involving a complicated nexus of vested interests, political aspirations, and technologic…
Reconsidering the ‘Letsema Principle’ and the Role of Community Gardens in Food Security
Rethinking the Food-versus-Fuel Debate
The global rush toward a biofueled future (and subsequent apprehension concerning unintended consequences) has met with powerful and wide-ranging critique. Bolstered by globally increasing food prices peaking in 2008, food insecurity has become a central concern when considering pursuing biofuels. Arguments in the wider literature propose a number of perspectives with which to evaluate the biofuels-food security nexus. In South Africa, however, t…
Burning Desires
The bio-economy is characterised by aspirations of replacing the fossil-based economy with biobased energy, resources and processes; biofuels are particularly popular. This new shift comes with multiple risks and uncertainties in both industrialised and developing economies. The uptake of biofuels is inextricably linked to and legitimised by policy processes involving a complicated nexus of vested interests, political aspirations, and technologic…
Rethinking the Food-versus-Fuel Debate
The global rush toward a biofueled future (and subsequent apprehension concerning unintended consequences) has met with powerful and wide-ranging critique. Bolstered by globally increasing food prices peaking in 2008, food insecurity has become a central concern when considering pursuing biofuels. Arguments in the wider literature propose a number of perspectives with which to evaluate the biofuels-food security nexus. In South Africa, however, t…
Reconsidering the ‘Letsema Principle’ and the Role of Community Gardens in Food Security
Burning Desires
The bio-economy is characterised by aspirations of replacing the fossil-based economy with biobased energy, resources and processes; biofuels are particularly popular. This new shift comes with multiple risks and uncertainties in both industrialised and developing economies. The uptake of biofuels is inextricably linked to and legitimised by policy processes involving a complicated nexus of vested interests, political aspirations, and technologic…
Economics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Agriculture (2 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (2 works) · Biofuel (2 works) · Energy and Environment Impacts (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Food security (2 works) · Political economy (2 works) · Apprehension (1 work)