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
Author:Feig, Gregor T; Naidoo, Seneca; Ncgukana, NDate:Jun 2016The Waterberg Priority Area ambient air quality monitoring network was established in 2012 to monitor the ambient air quality in the Waterberg Air Quality Priority Area. Three monitoring stations were established in Lephalale, Thabazimbi and ...Read morecb
Author:Govindasamy, K; Potgieter, S; Land, K; Muzenda, EDate:Nov 2014Paper based sensors have found application in the clinical, environmental, and veterinary monitoring sectors. Popular examples of paper sensors include lateral flow tests (LFTs) and paper based microfluidic devices. The popularity of these ...Read more
Author:Ojwang, L; Rosendo, S; Celliers, Louis; Obura, D; Muit, A; Kamula, J; Mwang, MDate:Nov 2017The coastline of Kenya already experiences effects of climate change, adding to existing pressures such as urbanization. Integrated coastal management (ICM) is increasingly recognized as a key policy response to deal with the multiple challenges ...Read more
Author:Lück-Vogel, Melanie; Mbolambi, CDate:May 2018The coastal zone as interface between land and sea faces much pressure from human activities. These pressures make it difficult for the coastal zones to fulfil their natural functions, so threatening the state of coastal environments and ...Read more
Author:Lück-Vogel, Melanie; Mbolambi, CDate:May 2017Vegetation of the coast around the world fulfils an important role. It acts as a buffer against the impacts from the oceans such as waves and wind and protects the coastal hinterland from wind-blown sand and coastal erosion. However, due to ...Read more
Author:Naidoo, Laven; Mathieu, Renaud SA; Kleynhans, W; Wessels, Konrad J; Asner, GP; Leblon, BDate:Jul 2014The woody component in African Savannahs provides essential ecosystem services such as fuel wood and construction timber to large populations of rural communities. Woody canopy cover (i.e. the percentage area occupied by woody canopy or CC) ...Read more
Author:Du Plessis, JL; Brandt, MP; Vassard, PSDate:Sep 1995This report summarises the test work which has been completed on the comparison of different types of stoop flame propagation of coal dust explosions in a 200 m gallery. The research was conducted at kloppersbos research facilityRead more