Browsing Masters Degrees (Environmental Science) by Title
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Valuation of indirect use of benefits of woodland resources, case study : Hlabisa area, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2005)Many rural households in southern Africa rely on a range of woodland resources for their livelihoods. In addition to direct use values, rural households also obtain indirect use benefits from the woodlands resources. ... -
Vertical distribution of tropospheric ozone over Cairo, Egypt.
(2006)Cairo is a key location that is situated on the southern and eastern boundaries of the Mediterranean Basin, where summer tropospheric ozone levels are known to be elevated as a result of the persistence of a semi-stationary ... -
Visitor wildlife viewing preferences and experiences in Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa.
(2004)Wildlife viewing is a form of recreation that is becoming increasingly popular throughout the world, particularly in African protected areas. In order for protected area managers to cater for this demand effectively, ... -
The voluntary application of the integrated environmental management guidelines by Eskom in KwaZulu-Natal, 1989 to 1997.
(2003)The end of the last century saw a meteoric rise in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and its implementation worldwide subsequent to it being legislated by the United States in 1970. The South African Government's Council ... -
Vulnerabilities of African female refugees in South Africa : a case study of Albert Park area.
(2014)The fear of being persecuted has led to thousands of refugee women fleeing their countries of origin to seek safety in South Africa. However, this has proved an elusive aspiration. This dissertation investigates the ... -
Waste management through recycling and composting : a case study of some schools in greater Edendale, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.
(1999)The study investigated the involvement of primary and secondary schools in waste management through recycling and composting, and the perceptions of teachers and pupils with regard to waste management. It also investigated ... -
Waste minimisation clubs in South Africa: towards a sustainable model.
(2005)Every time a good is produced, waste occurs as an unwanted by-product. Waste has become a real environmental issue across the world, contributing to the degradation of the environment and human health. As part of a local ... -
Water quality assessment using Landsat 8 and Sentinel-2 : a case study of the Umdloti estuary, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2018)Estuaries are amongst the most productive and important ecosystems on the planet but are vulnerable to physico-chemical alterations within their waters. Water quality and health monitoring therefore requires the timely ... -
A web-based GIS as a management tool for rock art sites in the Ukhahlamba-Drakensberg Park.
(2005)The importance of managing and conserving cultural heritage can not be overemphasised. It is this realisation that has prompted the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to declare ... -
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts : cumulative risk of indoor air pollution and urban vulnerability in Cato Manor.
(2003)Low-income communities are potentially more vulnerable to physical, social and environmental hazards than wealthier communities. The lack of services associated with these communities (such as water supply, sanitation ... -
Wilderness information systems for education : a proposed management framework.
(2004)South Africa's well-established history of formally protected areas has resulted in it becoming a global leader in resource conservation and a pioneer of new management techniques. Roughly thirty years ago, South Africa ... -
Wilderness planning using the limits of acceptable change system : a case study of the overnight caves in the Mlambonja wilderness area of the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park.
(2004)Human-induced impacts associated with recreational use in wilderness areas have the potential to imperil the wilderness resource and the quality of visitor experiences. One approach to address this problem is the Limits ... -
Winter forage as a limiting factor for guineafowl in plantation forestry lands.
(2003)This research investigates the potential impacts that a change in land-use to plantation forestry from an area of extensive I intensive agriculture has on helmeted guineafowl Numida meleagris populations. A comprehensive ... -
Women and decision-making in sustainable land use and natural resource management in rural KwaZulu-Natal : case studies of Ekuthuleni and Platt Estate.
(2006)Many rural communities suffer from the poor management of natural resources they depend on. Natural resources such as land, water and forests are the source of their daily needs. It is well known that the sustainable ... -
Women and technology in the marginalized rural communities : case studies from Kwazulu-Natal.
(2004)Generally, rural women have lesser access to technologies that are vital in progressing with their tasks due to gender dimensions linked to patriarchy that were perpetuated by apartheid, which promoted male migration and ...