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Sustainable coastal management and the Admiralty Reserve in Umdoni Municipality : towards an understanding of the Admiralty Reserve encroachments.
(2005)The dissertation's point of departure and contention is that the Admiralty Reserve is one of the Coastal Resources facing degradation due to the fact that it is a common property owned by the State President on behalf of ... -
Tenants perception regarding the social housing rental flats : case study of Acacia Park, Aloe Ridge and Signal Hill in the Msunduzi Municipality, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2018)The right to adequate housing was first promulgated in the 1948 Universal Declaration on Human Rights. However, time and experience has shown that the realisation of this right is difficult to attain. The developing regions ... -
The potential for using remote sensing to quantify stress in and predict yield of sugarcane (Saccharun spp. hybrid)
(2010)South Africa is the leading producer of sugarcane in Africa and one of the largest sugarcane producers in the world. Sugarcane is grown under a wide range of climatic, agronomic, and socio-economic conditions in the country. ... -
Tourism development on the Pondoland Wild Coast : a case based study.
(2004)Tourism is widely perceived as an easy access, low-impact means to achieving economic growth and development. In South Africa, community-based tourism has been promoted as a way of delivering resources and services to ... -
Towards developing an environmental management system for Michaelhouse Boys' School in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2002)Educational institutions are obliged in tenns of the Constitution as well as a number of National Policies to manage their environment in a sustainable manner and to provide a healthy environment for the employees and ... -
Towards integrating sustainability in the eThekwini Municipality integrated development planning process.
(2009)Many of today‟s global environmental problems can be traced back to cities. Managing the urban environment has become a priority not only for cities themselves, but also for the global environment as a whole. It has also ... -
Traditional and nucleated settlements in Inkanyezi : a socio-economic evaluation
(1987)An attempt is made in this dissertation to evaluate the quality of life of communities living in traditional settlements and planned betterment schemes. A comprehensive socio-economic survey was undertaken to assess ... -
Transformational adaptation: the community ecosystems-based adaptation assemblage in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2021)Climate change poses a fundamental global threat to society, especially for those who depend directly on natural ecosystems for their survival and sustainable livelihoods. The lack of research on climate adaptation ... -
Unemployment in South Africa : in search of a spatial model.
(2015)Consistent high unemployment perpetuates inequalities in the South African society. The 2014 growth expectation for the South African economy is 1.5 per cent and this will most certainly not be enough to reduce unemployment. ... -
Upgrading? : a realistic option for the Ntchaweni squatter settlement.
(1992)This thesis recognises that quantitative research distances the researcher from the people who form part and parcel of squatter settlements. Therefore, in the course of analysing whether upgrading is a realistic option ... -
Urban agriculture in the Durban unicity : a case study of Demat.
(2002)Recent trends indicate that there has been an expansion of food production in cities. The urban areas were traditionally the focus of commercial, industrial and residential land use. Although agriculture was the forte ... -
The use of geographic information systems to identify the winter breeding sites of the Anopheles mosquitoes in Northern KwaZulu-Natal.
(2001)Malaria incidence in the province of KwaZulu-Natal is influenced by seasonal climatic variations, drug and insecticide resistance, and population mobility within the region. Current control methods are directed at the ... -
The use of indigenous trees by local communities within and surrounding the Thukela Biosphere Reserve, with an emphasis on the woodcarving industry.
(1996)In the past, protected natural areas have excluded local communities from the land and denied them access to valuable natural resources. However, it is becoming accepted practice to ensure that neighbouring communities ... -
The use of periphyton and macro-invertebrates and their susceptibility to changes in river flow characteristics and nutrient composition as an indicator of river health.
(2016)Freshwater systems are a valuable resource under increasing threat due to pollution from activities such as agriculture, industry, mining and domestic use which can pose a risk to human and animal health and may lead to ... -
The use of spatial analysis and participatory approaches in strategic environmental assessment (SEA) : identifying and predicting the ecological impacts of development on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast of South Africa.
(2010)The high pressures for coastal development, translated as prolific land cover transformation, coupled with the weaknesses of management to protect the environment has led to the gradual deterioration of environmental ... -
The use of wetland bird species as indicators of land cover change within the Mgeni Estuary and Beachwood Mangrove swamps.
(2010)Because of the variety of ecological and economic functions they perform, estuaries and mangrove swamps are recognised as amongst the most valuable habitats on earth. However, estuaries and related mangrove swamps are ... -
Using a geographical information system to optimize access to primary health care services within the proposed New Hanover Health District.
(1997)The health restructuring taking place within the health sector is a direct result of the unfolding socio-political processes presently sweeping across the country's very young democracy. The adoption of a Primary Health ... -
Using spectral and textural information to detect and map Parthenium hysterophorus L. in Mtubatuba, South Africa.
(2020)Parthenium hysterophorus L. (parthenium) is an alien invasive species that has had severe environmental and human impacts in three continents. Sustainable management and control of the invasive species requires an understanding ... -
The utilisation of the WET-Health and WET-EcoServices tools in the application of Wetland decision making.
(2012)Wetlands serve many purposes in the landscape and are under increasing threat as a consequence of urbanisation despite their importance directly and indirectly to humans. Through an evaluation of the suitability of the ... -
Vulnerability to child marriage: perspectives of adolescent girls from a resource-poor rural community in Manicaland, Zimbabwe.
(2022)This study examined the vulnerability of rural adolescent girls to child marriage. In particular, the research explored how twenty adolescent girls who were conveniently recruited from a resource-poor rural community in ...