Author:Duncker, Louiza CDate:Jan 2019Sanitation is affected by climate change and has an impact on climate change. Climate change will increase the frequency of climate shocks, which will have an impact on water supply, energy, and food. Community-based adaptation is essential ...Read more
Author:Matsebe, GDate:Nov 2006South Africa is one of the countries facing the challenge of meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for sanitation. At least five percent of the South African population consists of people with disabilities (PWDs) and the question ...Read more
Author:Duncker, Louiza CDate:Jul 2013Limited understanding of the characteristics of different sanitation technology options may affect acceptance of certain technologies in certain circumstances, as well as lead to little appreciation by the users of the long-term financial, ...Read more
Author:Duncker, Louiza CDate:May 2014Research showed that many households that were provided with basic water and sanitation services have joined the backlog again due to the infrastructure not being used for the purpose it was intended to. Research also showed that in most cases ...Read more
Author:Dye, P; Naiken, Vivek; Clulow, A; Prinsloo, Eric; Crichton, M; Weiersbye, IDate:Mar 2017The Witwatersrand Basin Goldfields (WBG) have seen over a century of continuous mining that has generated extensive tailings storage facilities (TSF), together with “footprints” remaining after the residue has been removed for reprocessing ...Read more
Author:Steenkamp, Karen C; Wessels, Konrad J; Archibald, S; Von Maltitz, Graham PDate:May 2009Remotely-sensed phenological metrics (or phenometrics) were derived from AVHRR vegetation-index time-series data and to describes seasonal growth in terms of start, end, length of season and estimates of net primary production (NPP). This ...Read more
Author:Vhengani, L; Lubbe, M; Griffith, D; Lysko, MDate:Oct 2010The success or failure of any earth observation mission depends on the quality of its data. Data quality is assessed by determining the radiometric, spatial, spectral and geometric fidelity of the satellite sensor. The process is termed calval. ...Read more
Author:Krug, Marjolaine J; Tournadre, JDate:Aug 2012Ocean models show an annual cycle in the Agulhas Current transport which has not yet been confirmed in analyses of in-situ or satellite observations. A cross-stream coordinate approach is used to study the variability of the Agulhas Current ...Read more
Author:Smith, Marie E; Bernard, StewartDate:Feb 2020The aquaculture industry of southern Africa faces environmental threats from harmful algal blooms (HABs), which have the potential to cause devastating economic losses (Pitcher et al., 2019). Satellite earth observation offers a systematic ...Read more
Author:Engelbrecht, Jeanine; Inggs, MRDate:Aug 2016Surface deformations associated with shallow underground mining activities have significant implications for both the natural- and built environment. Environmental problems include the exacerbation of acid mine drainage and the alteration of ...Read more
Author:Hirst, SMDate:Dec 1975The period under review was devoted essentially to a pilot study of the Burked ecosystem, which aimed at an initial, albeit crude, quantitative appraisal of the total system to define the overall structure and the most important energy and ...Read more
Author:Huntley, BJDate:Mar 1977The results of the second full season (July 1975 - June 1976) of a cooperative multi-disciplinary investigation into the structure and function of a savanna ecosystem at Nylsvley in the Northern Transvaal are briefly reviewed. Rainfall during ...Read more
Author:Huntely, BJ; Morris, JWDate:Jul 1978A summary of the results of the first phase (mid 1974 to mid 1976) of the South African Savanna Ecosystem Project being undertaken at Nylsvley in the northern Transvaal is presented. Phase I of this ten year study of the structure and functioning ...Read more
Author:Ramoelo, Abel; Skidmore, A; Schlerf, M; Heitkönig, I; Mathieu, Renaud SA; Cho, Moses ADate:Aug 2013Determining the foliar N: P ratio provides a tool for understanding nutrient limitation on plant production and consequently for the feeding patterns of herbivores. In order to understand the nutrient limitation at landscape scale, remote ...Read more
Author:Fisher, JT; Erasmus, BFN; Witkowski, ETF; Van Aardt, J; Wessels, Konrad J; Asner, GPDate:May 2013The co-existence of woody plants and grasses characterize savannas, with the horizontal and vertical spatial arrangement of trees creating a heterogeneous biotic environment. To understand the influence of biogeophysical drivers on the spatial ...Read more
Author:Oyewo, OA; Adeniyi, A; Sithole, Bishop B; Onyango, MSDate:Jul 2020The continuous increase in the wastes generated from forestry, timber, and paper industries has engendered the need for their transformation into economically viable materials for the benefit of mankind. This study reports the preparation and ...Read more
Author:Hunter, IM; Weideman, E; Wevers, HW; Veldsman, DPDate:Mar 1971The decision to convert SAWTRI to a National institute is an expression of confidence in the future of the research. The bulletin also contains the following: 1. A study of the variation in doubling twist of wool worsted hosiery yarns. 2. The ...Read more