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University of Johannesburg | uj · Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying

Doctor of Philosophy

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This study advances the application of blockchain technology within renewable energy systems (RES) Projects for energy security. Employing a mixed research method involving Bibliometric analysis for the qualitative and quantitative methodology includes Mean Response Ranking and Structural Equation Modelling, using SPSS and SMATPLS software for anal...
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This chapter explores the four research gaps within the water, energy, and food (WEF) nexus frameworks initiated within the last ten years. The chapter explores the concepts of Cleaner Production, Value Chain Analysis, Circular Economy, and Transportation Infrastructure. It provided a conceptual review of the gaps, their principles, and their appro...
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This chapter provides comprehensive insights into the theories underpinning the water, energy, and food (WEF) nexus. The theories are the securitization theory, Malthusian theory of population, game theory, institutional theory, Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), and Innovation Diffusion Theory (IDT). The chapter dealt with each of these theories,...
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This study proposes a synergistic approach that aligns environmental sustainability with economic viability to meet the energy trilemma of energy security, affordability, and sustainability. Employing two qualitative methods-bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review- the research focused on Scopus-based articles related to renewable en...
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Purpose This study aims to investigate the impact of the 2013 privatization of Nigeria’s energy sector on the technical performance of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) and its workforce. Design/methodology/approach This study used a questionnaire-based approach, and 196 participants were randomly selected. Analytical tools include...
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The water, energy, and food (WEF) resources are indispensable for sustainable human development. This chapter meticulously describes the significance of these resources within the context of WEF security definitions. It expounds upon their interdependence, culminating in the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus through the need for determinants. Moreover,...
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This chapter provided an overview of the developing economy and stated the state of security paradigms of the three resources. Thereafter, the chapter provided a concise overview and perspective on water, energy, and food resources in developing countries such as Argentina, China, Nigeria, Kenya, and Saudi Arabia. Also, relevant research on the WEF...
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This chapter provided a comprehensive conclusion on the preceding twelve chapters, highlighting the digital framework developed and other frameworks and models created throughout the book. The chapter highlighted the contribution and value of the research conducted in the book, focusing on the digital framework, theoretical contribution, and valuab...
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This chapter expounds on water, energy, and food resources. It commences by providing a detailed overview of water resources, delineating the various types and sources of water, their volumes, and geographical distribution. The chapter also explores vital terminologies associated with water resources, including water security, desalination, sustain...
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The chapter explores twenty-four (24) frameworks depicted across twenty-nine diagrams for managing the water, energy, and food nexus, which cut across different continents. It brought into perspective the various determinants, drivers, and factors that have shaped the WEF nexus in the last ten years. The chapter highlighted nine (9) general attribu...
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The chapter espoused the conceptual framework for the water, energy, and food (WEF) Nexus. The chapter established the philosophical paradigms underpinning the book, elucidating Ontological and Epistemological philosophy. In Ontological philosophical perspectives, the chapter explained the alignment of the book with objectivity and constructivism i...
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This chapter justified the book's selection of South Africa as a case study. It provided an overview of water resources in the Republic, stating its strategic water sources areas. The chapter also provided the energy landscape for the republic along coal and renewable energy. Furthermore, the chapter gave an insight into the indigenous food crops i...
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The chapter espoused the Fourth Industrial Revolution, providing historical context and analyzing its design principles and need for water, energy, and food resources. The chapter provided a comprehensive overview of the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data Analytic, Cloud Computing, 3D Printing/Addit...
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The chapter provided an overview of the Interview survey and the process of conducting the interview survey with empirical justification. The interview survey included seven (7) experts with an average of 20 years of experience within the field of water, energy, and food (WEF) resources. The interview entails thirteen (13) questions about WEF nexus...
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This chapter explores the application of digital technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) with the water, energy, and food (WEF) nexus. The chapter provided an overview of the digital technologies within the WEF nexus, elaborating on the effect of the technologies on the nexus. The effects include the development of clean technologies...
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This chapter provided comprehensive details on different frameworks and outcomes of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus. The chapter provided empirical justification for how the WEF nexus leads to the attainment of economic, social, and environmental sustainability. Moreover, through a keyword co-occurrence via the Vosviewer, the chapter explored four (4)...
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Water, energy, and food are economic resources whose security and sustainability affect human livelihood. This paper is dedicated to exploring the influence of economic indicators on the security and sustainability of these resources within the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. The research employed a quantitative approach, gathering data through a st...
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Purpose This paper aims to examine the role of technological Innovation in ensuring resource sustainability in the water, energy and food (WEF) nexus, as there exists a shortage of statistical research on the extent of the influence of technological Innovation on the WEF nexus. Design/methodology/approach The study used a quantitative research met...
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Aims: The Police force stabilizes public institutions for societal tranquillity, economic development, peaceful coexistence and is an integral pillar in securing human development, which unfortunately operates as a mirage in Nigeria. Therefore, this study seeks to provide appropriate recommendations for structural reform of the Nigeria Police force...
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The study focused on the role of Nigerian bankruptcy law in fostering female entrepreneurship. The study examined how the current bankruptcy law supports female entrepreneurship in Nigeria. This was motivated by the Nigerian government’s recent entrepreneurship drive to meet the country’s excessive challenge of unemployment and poverty. Five princi...
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This research assessed the effect of digital marketing tools on sales performance at ShopRite Shopping Mall Akure, Ondo State. The study adopted a quantitative research methodology while employing a questionnaire to collect data and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics of T-test and Chi-square. The result showed that email and soci...
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In contributing to reducing the adverse effects of non-renewable energy sources, this paper researched how human capital can enhance the penetration level of renewable energy, which is highly abundant in Nigeria, Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper, using qualitative research methodology through Bibliometric analysis, reviewed three hundred and three (3...
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The technologies of the fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR/Industry 4.0) have been a technological catalyst for all fields of human endeavor, permeating the water, energy, and food (WEF) nexus. However, there is no empirical evidence of the extent of applications and the permeability level in ensuring the three resources’ security. This study explor...
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The interactions of water, energy, and food resources resulting in WEF nexus thinking have been conceptualized as an integrated framework to achieve the security of the three vital resources. However, there are some gaps in WEF nexus research, which constrains the understanding and actualization of the nexus. Hence, this review paper aims to assess...
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Absorptive capacity is key in achieving innovation, and innovation is a strategic differentiating factor for having a competitive advantage among firms in an industry. However, competitive advantage is beyond innovation but on the underlying capabilities that make innovation possible. Therefore, for the knowledge-driven petroleum industry, Nigeria’...
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This study conducted the analysis of changes in building construction project plan on project success during project execution in Akure Metropolis, Ondo state, Nigeria. The total sample size used for the study was 169, however, 165 questionnaires were retrieved and analyzed. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the Relativ...
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This research work assessed the TQM practices and its effect on organizational performance at Staunton and Lycett Nig. Limited, Abuja. A population of 60 workers comprising both senior and junior staff and also the technical staff was used for the study. The key findings showed there is a positive change in the organizational performance level of S...

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