This chapter suggests that a socio-technical approach (STA) can support decision-making, enhance economic diversity and foster sustainable economic development within small, single-resource towns. The concept socio-technical describes a multidisciplinary and interactive collaboration between the social science and information technology.
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Pelser, A, Van der Merwe, A and Kotze, P. Rethinking sustainability of small towns : towards a socio-technical approach. Small Town Geographies in Africa: experiences from South Africa and elsewhere. Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, New York, USA.
Pelser, A., Van der Merwe, A., & Kotzé, P. (2012). Rethinking sustainability of small towns : Towards a socio-Technical approach., Workflow;9683 Nova Science Publishers. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6321
Pelser, A, A Van der Merwe, and Paula Kotzé. "Rethinking sustainability of small towns : towards a socio-technical approach" In WORKFLOW;9683, n.p.: Nova Science Publishers. 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6321.
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