Browsing Masters Degrees (Environmental Science) by Title
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Back analysis of an ancient rockslide at Lake Fundudzi, Limpopo Province, South Africa.
(2015)A massive rockslide event occurred in the Soutpansberg Mountains of the Limpopo province approximately twenty thousand years ago that blocked the course of the eastern flowing Mutale River forming Lake Fundudzi, which ... -
Balancing agricultural and ecological needs : biodiversity, land use and ecosystem services in the Koedoes River Catchment, Limpopo.
(2015)A major topic in natural science research is land degradation and unwise land use resulting in biodiversity loss and impact negatively on ecosystem functioning. In addition, an increasing human population trend leads to ... -
Biodiversity criteria and indicators for the sustainable management of industrial plantations.
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A bioresource classification for KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(1999)The classification of Bioresource Units (BRUs) was developed to provide a reconnaissance appraisal of the natural resources for both environmental impact assessments and the agricultural potential of KwaZulu- Natal. ... -
Black wattle (Acacia mearnsii) and the fever tree (Acacia xanthophloea) in alleycropping systems.
(2006)Alleycropping is an agroforestry technology of planting crops between rows of trees, preferable legumes to promote an interaction among them with positive benefits in terms of improving soil fertility and hence good crop ... -
Cadastral lease diagrams for resettlement farms in Namibia: 'digital orthophotos as an alternative to the current field surveying technique'.
(2004)The Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation of Namibia is responsible for all land issues. The resettlement of landless farmers, of the previous disadvantaged groups, is one of the issues. The Agricultural ... -
A case study approach to the assessment of urban agriculture in the greater Edendale area, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2000)Migration from rural to urban areas has characterized the South African population in the last quarter of the 20th century. More recently, internal urban growth itself has contributed to the rapid growth of cities. This ... -
A case study of inland fisheries management in the Lucheringo-Rovuma- Messinge river systems, northern Niassa, Mozambique : from open access to common property?
(2000)There is growing realisation world wide that the attainment of environmental sustainability is contingent upon reinstatement of community authority over management of natural resources. In acknowledgement of this imperative ... -
Challenges in resolving and protecting biodiversity in a developing city : the case of the Cato Ridge grasslands, Durban.
(2017)The area of Cato Ridge has been identified as a key node for future industrial and commercial development within the eThekwini Municipal Area, with a Local Area Plan approved to guide it. However, it also includes large ... -
Challenges of delivering low-income housing : a case study of the Build Together Programme of Namibia.
(2005)A common strategy in dealing with housing shortages is the provision of loans to low-income groups. Tried in many countries for a very long time, this approach has produced a common phenomenon - poor servicing of loans. ... -
Climate change projections and public behaviour towards adopting integrated mitigation and adaptation approaches at a household level in urban areas, the eThekwini Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2018)Globally since the 1970s, the temperature has increased rapidly and remains unpredictable because of its accelerating pace (Thompson, 2010). This has increased the frequency and intensity of daily temperature, together ... -
Climatic variable selection using random forests regression for malaria transmission modelling in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.
(2015)Malaria is one of the wold’s most prevalent vector borne diseases with sub-Saharan Africa bearing the highest burden of reported cases. Climate is one of the major determinant factors of malaria transmission as it influences ... -
Climatology of air mass transport to Cape Point.
(2008)Air transport climatology to Cape Point (South Africa; 34.21ºS, 18.29ºE) was examined by analyzing 5-day kinematic back trajectories at both 300 and 5000 m above ground level for the period 2001-2003. Trajectories were ... -
Co-management as an option for private protected areas : a case study of the Shongweni Resource Reserve.
(2006)Since the establishment of the first protected area in 1872, the Yellowstone National Park, the concept of protected areas and their management have witnessed several controversies and conflicts. Generally, ownership and ... -
Co-management of mussel resources : the case studies of Sokhulu and Coffee Bay projects in South Africa.
(2002)In this thesis, the researcher has attempted to analyze the full complexities of employing the co-management system in conservation of brown mussels (Perna perna) through the use of the case study areas, namely: Sokhulu ... -
Collusion, cadres and corruption : a critical study of the procurement sector and corruption in local government : the case of eThekwini Municipality.
(2016)Corruption is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon that takes various forms and functions in different settings. With the transition to a democratic dispensation in South Africa, there has been an escalation in corruption ... -
Commercial forest species discrimination and mapping using cost effective multispectral remote sensing in midlands region of KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.
(2018)Discriminating forest species is critical for generating accurate and reliable information necessary for sustainable management and monitoring of forests. Remote sensing has recently become a valuable source of information ... -
Community participation in integrated conservation and development projects : a case study in the Hlatikulu Valley, KwaZulu-Natal.
(1999)Successful and convincing examples where local peoples' development needs have been effectively reconciled with biodiversity conservation remain difficult to find. One important reason for this is that little progress ...