Browsing Masters Degrees (Environmental Hydrology) by Subject "Theses--Hydrology."
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Deep row trenching of pit latrine and waste water treatment works sludge : water and nutrient fluxes in forest plantations.
(2012)The deep row trenching of ventilated improved pit-latrine (VIP) and waste water treatment works (WWTW) sludge is a unique alternative cost effective land application method that will prevent odour and health problems and ... -
A description, quantification and characterization of hillslope hydrological processes in the Weatherley catchment, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
(2013)Advances in hillslope hydrology have been numerous in the past two decades. However many of these advances have been highly site specific in nature, without identifying any means of linking processes across different ... -
Development and assessment of rules to parameterise the ACRU model for design flood estimation.
(2015)Design Flood Estimation (DFE) is essential in the planning and design of hydraulic structures. Recent flooding in the country has highlighted the need to review the techniques used to estimate design floods in South Africa, ... -
Development of a connectivity index to assess aquatic macroinvertebrate species vulnerability to thermal change : a case study in KwaZulu-Natal Province.
(2015)Connectivity of river systems is a critical ecological component affecting not only the integrity of aquatic systems but also freshwater species’ habitat, community structure, migration and other life activities such as ... -
The impacts of future urban growth on streamflow in the Mgeni catchment.
(2012)Natural vegetation has been converted to land uses, such as agriculture, commercial forestry and urban use, to meet increasing human demands for food, fuel and shelter. These land use changes modify the surface ... -
The influence of scale and parent material on hillslope hydrological processes in Kruger National Park.
(2014)Semi-arid savannas are dynamic and complex systems controlled by fire, nutrient and water availability where water is the major driving force controlling the biological activity in these systems. Knowledge of hydrological ... -
Integrative policy instruments for implementing the National Water Act : a case study of the Mgeni Catchment.
(2013)South Africa experienced a paradigm shift with the introduction of the National Water Act in 1998 (NWA). Previously, water resource management was based on a centralized approach. Today, it is framed by the Integrated Water ... -
Linkages between selected hydrological ecosystem services and land use changes, as indicated by hydrological responses : a case study on the Mpushini/Mkhondeni Catchments, South Africa.
(2014)Nature provides essential services to humans, including climate regulation, water provisioning and regulation. These so-called ecosystem services have economical, societal and environmental value. This research aims at ... -
Projected impacts of climate change on water quality constituents and implications for adaptive management.
(2013)The past few decades have seen, amongst other topical environmental issues, increased concerns regarding the imminent threat of global warming and the consequential impacts of climate change on environmental, social and ... -
Spatial assessment of optimum and sub-optimum growing areas for selected biofuel feedstocks in South Africa.
(2014)Energy production using fossil-based fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) has environmental and health effects that have the potential to endanger human welfare. Escalating oil prices and the contribution of carbon dioxide ...