Issue 10 2015
Innovate 10: 2015 Innovate is an annual publication of the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Editor: Prof MW Pretorius tinus.pretorius@up.ac.za
Publisher: Graduate School of Technology Management (GSTM) University of Pretoria Private Bag X20 Hatfield Pretoria 0028 South Africa Layout and production: Janine Smit Editorial Services info@jses.co.za
Administration: Mariette Stirk innovate@up.ac.za
Editorial Advisory Committee: Prof Sunil Maharaj: Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology Prof Tinus Pretorius: Graduate School of Technology Management Prof Josua Meyer: School of Engineering Prof Tinus Maritz: School for the Built Environment Prof Theo Bothma: School of Information Technology Prof Anastassios Pouris: Institute for Technological Innovation
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Editorial team: Elmari Briedenhann Anneline du Preez Renate Louw Helena Smit Janine Smit
Issue 10 2015
Issue 10
Printing: BusinessPrint, Pretoria
Fakulteit Ingenieurswese, Bou-omgewing en Inligtingtegnologie / Lefapha la Boetšenere, Tikologo ya Kago le Theknolotši ya Tshedimošo
Contributing photographers: Lourens and Mariki Uitenweerde
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On the cover: Focus on research related to the food-energy-water nexus from an engineering management perspective
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