Chrisna Du PlessisÂ
Head of Department
Department of ArchitectureÂ
University of Pretoria
South Africa
Biography
Chrisna du Plessis joined the Department of Architecture at the University of Pretoria in 2015 after teaching sustainable construction, mechanical services and research methodology at the Department of Construction Economics since 2011. She is also Visiting Professor at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and teaches a module on sustainability blueprints in an MSc programme at the National University of Singapore. She has been external examiner for the professional master’s degree at several South African universities, as well as Chalmers University of Technology, and has also examined a number of international PhD candidates.
Research Interest
ƒHer chief interest are in application of resilience theory to the built environment, Regenerative design theory, Sustainable human settlement development and construction, The application of sustainability science in the built environment, The dynamics of urban social-ecological systems,ƒ Societal transformation through ecological values and ethics, Sustainable development analysis, evaluation and assessment and Decision-making support for sustainable development.
Publications
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Du Plessis C, Brandon P. An ecological worldview as basis for a regenerative sustainability paradigm for the built environment. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2015 Dec 16;109:53-61.
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du Plessis C, Cole RJ. Motivating change: shifting the paradigm. Building Research & Information. 2011 Oct 1;39(5):436-49.
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Du Plessis C. Towards a regenerative paradigm for the built environment. Building Research & Information. 2012 Jan 1;40(1):7-22.
