Author:Amidu, A; Evison, K; Alabi, S; Sjith, V; Jimmy, ADate:Jul 2013Understanding the impact of land use/land cover (LULC) and climate patterns on basin runoff is necessary in assessing basin water stress. This assessment requires long-term observed rainfall time series and LULC spatial data. In order to ...Read more
Author:Oosthuizen, Rudolph; Pretorius, LDate:Aug 2016In complex sociotechnical systems, cognitive and social humans use technology to make sense of situations for decisions. These elements make sociotechnical systems difficult to develop. A modelling and assessment methodology for systems ...Read more
Author:Yapi, T; O'Farrell, P; Dziba, L; Esler, KDate:Oct 2012In this presentation the author shares some of his MSc research findings to highlight the effects of Acacia mearnsii density and clearing on grazing provision and related resources.Read more
Author:Yapi, T; O'Farrell, Patrick J; Dziba, LE; Esler, KDate:Oct 2012The central aim of this research is to develop a deeper understanding of the
ecological impacts of A. mearnsiiinvasions on the functioning and productivity of rangelands in South Africa and their ability to sustain livestock production.Read more
Author:Landman, K; Matsebe, G; Mmonwa, MDate:2009The new housing plan in South Africa promotes the development of medium density and mixed housing developments. The nature and organisation of the physical characteristics of this type of housing has been identified as one of the key factors ...Read more
Author:Cooper, Antony K; Coetzee, S; Kourie, DGDate:Oct 2012In this paper the authors assess two repositories of volunteered geographical information (VGI) (the 2nd South African Bird Atlas Project and OpenStreetMap) against the seven commonly-used dimensions of the quality of geographical information ...Read more
Author:Phahlamohlaka, Letlibe J; Twinomurinzi, V; Ojo, R; Mahlangu, Z; Masanabo, LDate:Sep 2008This paper assesses the quality of the TurnStormer thinkLet as a building block for Collaboration Engineering for the Implementation of the Administrative Justice Act of South Africa. Although a complete research paper on its own, it constitutes ...Read more
Author:Benade, R; Berman, RJ; Kienhöfer, F; Nordengen, Paul ADate:Jul 2016In South Africa there are approximately 12.5 truck-crash-related fatalities per 100 million kilometres travelled. This is between 4 and 10 times higher than a number of European countries such as Denmark, France, Germany and Switzerland and ...Read more
Author:Pauw, MJ; Esler, KJ; Le Maitre, David CDate:Nov 2018The success of different rehabilitation treatments following surface mining on the arid west coast of South Africa was assessed. Treatments consisting of one or a combination of topsoil addition, plant translocation and seeding were applied ...Read more
Author:Masindi, Vhahangwele; Chatzisymeon, E; Kortidis, L; Foteini, SpyrosDate:Sep 2018The environmental sustainability of acid mine drainage (AMD) treatment at semi-industrial scale is examined by means of the life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology. An integrated process which includes magnesite, lime, soda ash and CO2 bubbling ...Read more
Author:Amezaga, JM; Von Maltitz, Graham P; Boyes, SDate:2010Fulfilling the promise of sustainable development has become a major concern for proponents ofmodern bioenergy projects. The global land area dedicated to feedstock production, be it for liquid biofuels, solid biomass or biogas, has expanded ...Read more
Author:Sebake, Thandi N; Gibberd, Jeremy TDate:Mar 2008In 2010, South Africa will host Africa’s first Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup. This will require the refurbishment and development of new stadia and an objective in this development is to continue with the ...Read more
Author:Cho, Moses A; Malahlela, O; Ramoelo, AbelDate:Jun 2015Indigenous forest biome in South Africa is highly fragmented into patches of various sizes (most patches < 1 km (sup20). The utilization of timber and non-timber resources by poor rural communities living around protected forest patches produce ...Read more
Author:Gumbo, AD; Kapangaziwiri, Evison; Chikoore, H; Pienaar, Harrison HDate:Jun 2021Study Region: The Pungwe River Basin, which is predominantly rural, is a transboundary river shared between Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The riparian communities along the river largely depend on the availability of streamflow for their livelihoods ...Read more
Author:Haywood, Lorren K; Nortje, Karen; Dafuleya, G; Nethengwe, T; Sumbana, FDate:Sep 2020Rural tourism contributes towards socio-economic development. In South Africa, rural areas experience significant development challenges with limited opportunities. Rural tourism as an instrumental tool against poverty requires rural tourism ...Read more
Author:Scholes, BDate:Oct 2017This presentation discusses the assessment in the global context: From ozone to ecosystems. Process to evaluate the status of knowledge on complex problems relevant to societies. A key element of the contemporary science-policy interface.Read more
Author:Oosthuizen, RudolphDate:Sep 2013In Command and Control, humans have to make sense of the situation to support decision making on the required action. Development of an Air Defence Control system through a Systems Engineering process starts with assessment of existing systems ...Read more
Author:Mugwedi, LF; Rouget, M; Egoh, Benis N; Sershen; Ramdhani, S; Slotow, RDate:Jul 2017The restoration of degraded forests to enhance biodiversity, ecosystem services, as well as climate change mitigation and adaptation is now a major priority in cities around the world. This study evaluated the success of the Buffelsdraai ...Read more
Author:Ritchie, Michaela C; Debba, Pravesh; Lück-Vogel, Melanie; Goodall, VDate:Sep 2018Remote sensing provides a valuable tool for monitoring land cover across large areas of land. A simple yet popular method for land cover classification is Maximum Likelihood Classification (MLC), which assumes a single normal distribution of ...Read more