Browsing Masters Degrees (Geography) by Issue Date
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An experiment in land use mapping in the Three Rivers District, Natal.
(1965)No abstract available. -
Spatial concept development and the teaching of geography in primary schools.
(1980)Until recently educational geographers have concerned themselves largely with questions regarding those parts of the discipline which should be included in school and university curricula (Fitzgerald, 1969; Thomas, ... -
A social geography of Merebank, with special reference to access and amenities.
(1983)The main aim of this study is to provide a social geography of one of the less privileged communities in South Africa. The township of Merebank, about 15 km west of Durban was chosen as the study area.In order to assess ... -
Rents and urban political geography, the case of Lamontville.
(1986)This research project explores the relevance of the available urban political geographic literature to understanding mobilization that occurred in opposition to rent increases,and the proposed alteration of a national ... -
Gender, geography and urban form : a case study of Durban.
(1987)This research project is primarily a theoretical work which critiques androcentric knowledge in general and androcentricism in South African human geography in particular . It therefore has relevance both for local ... -
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 ... -
Mass violence in Durban's settlements in the 1980s.
(1989)The focus of this study is on the occurrence of mass violence in Durban's settlements in the 1980s. Mass violence is defined as the violent reaction of crowds against targets, which may be people and/or objects - for example ... -
Environmentalism in education - the missing link.
(1989)One of modern society's most pressing problems today is the environment with which it interacts. Though this interaction is inseparable, the environment has been treated as a separate entity. This lack of a symbiotic ... -
The regional services council debacle in Durban c. 1984-1989.
(1990)This research project explores the restructuring of local government in the Durban Metropolitan Area (DMA) and, in particular, the delay in the implementation of Regional Services Councils (RSCs) in this region. During ... -
An investigation into some aspects of the relationship between diabetes mellitus and male sexual dysfunction.
(1990)This investigation reports the effects of diabetes mellitus on some aspects of the male reproductive system. When compared to non-diabetic controls, human diabetics indicated a 35% reduction in gross sperm motility, a ... -
Butterworth : a growth pole.
(1991)In recent times much attention has b een focussed on the spatial development of countries, especially in those countries of the world referred to as the Third World. Many factors have given rise to this interest. It has ... -
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 ... -
Multivariate regionalization of economic development in Transkei.
(1992)In recent years, increasing attention has been devoted to the inequalities in development of countries, especially the third world countries, in formulating national development plans. Geographers interested in the regional ... -
Work and life of women in the informal sector : a case study of the Warwick Avenue Triangle.
(1993)This thesis presents a case study of women working in the informal sector in the Warwick Avenue Triangle of Durban. It documents and analyses the ways in which twenty women experience and contribute to recent changes in ... -
An investigation into the nature of gully erosion at Golden Gate Highlands National Park.
(1993)The general aim of this study was to gain an insight into the nature of gully erosion at Golden Gate Highlands National Park. In order to achieve this the spatial and temporal characteristics of six gullies were investigated ... -
Ozone maxima off the East Coast of South Africa : the role of biomass burning.
(1993)No abstract available. -
Living on Durban's fringe : a study of the leisure styles of shack and peri-urban youth.
(1994)The study explored the leisure styles of peri-urban youth living on the fringe of the city of Durban. Little is known about the leisure patterns of this marginalised segment of the urban population and an aim of this ... -
Amawoti : responding to the needs and rights of people with disabilities.
(1994)Abstract available in PDF.