Browsing Masters Degrees (Environmental Science) by Title
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The implementation of an environmental monitoring and management system in the wilderness area of the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park.
(2009)KwaZulu-Natal’s Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park has historically been prioritized for biodiversity conservation but it also has the oldest protected wilderness area in the country. For 50 years, conservation management, tourism and ... -
The Kunene River mouth : managing a unique environment.
(2007)The Kunene River Mouth (KRM) is one of only two river mouths in Namibia. The Kunene river and river mouth is bisected by the international border between Namibia and Angola, and lies between two protected areas, Iona ... -
The politics of the privatisation of public space :|bthe subsistence fishers of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2009)In today’s globalised world, countries including South Africa, are pursuing neoliberal economic policies which have many negative effects on ordinary citizens. One such effect is the privatisation of public space which is ... -
The role of environmental consultants in municipal environmental decision making :|ba discourse analysis of the strategic environmental assessments (sea) of the Kwadukuza and Rustenburg municipalities.
(2008)Traditional approaches to policy analysis focus on the outcomes of environmental policy making and the relationship between the state and general public in the policy process. These approaches often overlook the policy ... -
Theatre for change : climate change knowledge translation in a peri-urban context.
(2009)The negative effects of climate change are contributing to the growing complexity of issues challenging livelihood sustainability and are further threatening already vulnerable communities. In response to these challenges, ... -
To examine the availability, accessibility and utilization of health care services in a rural area - Ndwedwe.
(2002)The study attempts to investigate the availability, accessibility and utilization of health care services in a rural area. The study has been conducted in one of the rural areas (Ndwedwe) in the Province of KwaZulu Natal ... -
Tourism, conservation and local livelihoods at Mount Kilimanjaro National Park.
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Towards a deeper understanding of the social perceptions of selected youth populations within Southern Africa surrounding conservation and rhinoceros poaching.
(2015)The issue of rhinoceros poaching in Southern Africa is a complex and dynamic wicked problem (Henk & Koen, 2014). Statistics show that despite numerous interventions, the number of rhinoceros poached continues to grow. ... -
Towards a macroinvertebrate sampling protocol for monitoring water quality of wetlands in South Africa.
(2005)The degradation of wetlands and loss of their associated ecosystem services is widely recognised in South Africa, however, at present there is no standard method of biologically assessing wetland health in this country. ... -
Towards an understanding of the role of performance measurement in the integration processes required by the Integrated Development Planning (IDP) : a case study of the Hibiscus Coast Municipality.
(2010)In the years since its introduction, there has been criticism that the Integrated Development Planning (IDP) process is failing to achieve its main objective of bringing about an integrated approach to service delivery. ... -
Towards an understanding of the social learning dynamic in the advancement of organic farming in South Africa.
(2008)There is growing evidence that the way that the world produces and consumes food needs to change. There is growing public awareness of serious environmental threats (e.g. global warming, loss of biodiversity and pollution) ... -
Towards an understanding of the social learning dynamic in the advancement of rhinoceros anti-poaching in the iMfolozi Game Reserve.
(2012)In the iMfolozi Game Reserve, illegal rhinoceros killings have increased by an order of magnitude since 2007 when only 1 rhinoceros was poached. In the years since then 6 were killed in 2008, 10 in 2009, 14 in 2010 and 9 ... -
Towards developing an understanding of biodiversity stewardship in the city of Cape Town.
(2012)Together with the prospect of global environmental change, biodiversity loss is arguably the most pressing environmental issue of our time. Conserving biodiversity is a complex issue and effectively engaging people in ... -
Towards integrated development approach in land reform : case study of Umgai project, Ugu district municipality.
(2003)Adoption of Integrated Development Approach in Land Reform projects could ensure the co-ordinated and equitable allocation of resources to meet the various needs of the community and improve the quality of the Land Reform ... -
Towards social learning in water related multi-stakeholder processes: investigating the value of information systems.
(2021)The challenge of behaving wisely concerning water constitutes itself as a wicked problem for humankind. This is particularly true for the management of the resource in South Africa. Wicked problems are termed such as ... -
Towards the development of a framework to assess Umgeni Water's environmental education programme.
(2012)This study provides an overview of an environmental education programme being implemented in an organization (Umgeni Water), in Pietermaritzburg. In recent years assessment of this education programme’s performance has ... -
Towards the development of a multi-criteria decision support system for selecting stormwater best management practices.
(2001)The aim of this dissertation was to develop a multi-criteria decision support system (MCDSS) to allow a specified manager to select with confidence one or many of these BMPs for a particular site. The principal design ... -
Towards understanding the meaningful participation of disadvantaged communities in the Msunduzi catchment management forum.
(2007)The participation of the public has become widely accepted through legislation as a critical component of managing water resources in South Africa. However, achieving meaningful participation continues to be a challenge ... -
Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) as a mechanism for environmental conservation : feasibility study to determine the suitability or otherwise of the Midmar area of controlled subdivision as a pilot area for the application of a TDR programme in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2001)The application of a transfer of development rights (TDR) programme is a concept which has been used, both formally and informally, by regulators of development, as a mechanism to protect areas of historical, cultural, ...