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Improving accessibility and mobility in the Masia traditional council area in Vhembe district municipality, Limpopo: Application of low-cost access and mobility technologies

Author: Nhemachena, C ; Chakwizira, J ; Dube, S ; Mokonyama, Mathetha T Date: Jul 2011 This study focused on the potential application of low-cost, integrated mobility and access technology interventions as key elements for improving socio-economic conditions and spatial livelihoods in rural areas. A feasibility was conducted ... Read more
Integrating indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) in improving rural accessibility and mobility (in support of the comprehensive rural development programme in South Africa)

Author: Nhemachena, C ; Chakwizira, J ; Dube, S ; Maponya, G ; Rashopola, R ; Mayindi, D Date: Jul 2011 This study discusses opportunities and challenges for integrating local knowledge in improving rural accessibility and mobility, within the context of supporting the Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP) initiatives in South Africa. ... Read more
Local resource based approach to maintaining and preserving rural local access roads assets: Siyatentela institutional framework and governance case study discourses

Author: Chakwizira, J ; Nhemachena, C ; Dube, S ; Maponya, G Date: Oct 2010 This paper focuses on local resource based approach to maintaining and preserving rural local access roads assets using the Siyatentela project in Mpumalanga as a case study. The weaknesses of the exisiting rural local access road asset ... Read more
Managing climate related stresses in southern Africa’s agricultural sector

Author: Nhemachena, C ; Chakwizira, J ; Mashiri, M Date: Nov 2008 Southern Africa is expected to experience further increases in temperature and declining rainfall patterns as well as increased frequency of extreme climate events (such as droughts and floods) as a result of climate change. These changes are ... Read more
Meta analysis of research on climate change adaptation and health in southern Africa: Identifying research gaps

Author: Nhemachena, C ; Chakwizira, J Date: 01 Sep 2010 Changes in climate and climate variability significantly affect the fundamentals of human health, most notably ecosystems, availability of fresh water, food quantity and quality. The occurrence and distribution of some infectious diseases and ... Read more
Policy framework for sustainable utilisation of farmland for the Waterberg District Municipality in South Africa

Author: Nhemachena, C ; Chakwizira, J ; Mashiri, M ; Dube, S Date: 2011 This study crafts a policy framework for sustainable utilisation of farmland for the Waterberg District Municipality in South Africa. The district, being predominantly agricultural and rural, faces contention in terms of land allocation for ... Read more
“Rejecting the inevitability of poverty”: Empower women for sustainable rural livelihoods through community-based employment intensive rural infrastructure maintenance projects

Author: Mashiri, M ; Chakwizira, J ; Nhemachena, C Date: Nov 2008 This paper discuses the extent to which employment-intensive rural infrastructure maintenance projects can be used as a tool to empower women to achieve sustainable rural livelihoods using Siyatentela rural road maintenance program in Mpumalanga ... Read more
Rural community sustainable development portal - towards sustainable knowledge management and development

Author: Chakwizira, J ; Nhemachena, C Date: Sep 2010 Between the years 2008 and 2010 CSIR Built Environment embarked on a joint project with the Walter Sisulu University (WSU) to develop a rural community sustainable development portal. The portal provides a point for interaction, dialogue and ... Read more
Rural travel and disability in Leroro and Moremela villages, South Africa

Author: Chakwizira, J ; Nhemachena, C ; Dube, S ; Maponya, G Date: Oct 2010 This paper presents insights into rural travel and mobility issues facing persons with disabilities [PWD]. The linkages and impact of existing social, economic and physical constraints to rural travel and movement is explored and discussed. ... Read more
Strengthening the decentralised healthcare system in rural South Africa through improved service delivery: testing mobility, information and communication technology intervention options

Author: Chakwizira, J ; Maponya, G ; Nhemachena, C ; Dube, S Date: 01 Sep 2010 A decentralised healthcare system (DHS) is a system developed to address issues of power, management and functions of local spheres of government and to address the healthcare backlogs created by the previous apartheid system. Prior to the ... Read more
Towards a sustainable knowledge management and development perspective approach: The sustainable rural community development portal

Author: Chakwizira, J ; Nhemachena, C Date: 01 Sep 2010 This paper presents the rural community planning portal initiative – a collaborative project between the CSIR Built Environment and Walter Sisulu University, Centre of Rural Development together with development partners with interest in rural ... Read more
Using the integrated rural mobility and access (IRMA) approach in prospering rural South Africa

Author: Chakwizira, J ; Mashiri, M ; Nhemachena, C Date: Nov 2008 This paper presents an examination and analysis of rural development struggles facing contemporary South Africa. An analytical transportation approach is used to tease out current theory, practice and obstacles to rural development sustainability. ... Read more
When not every response to climate change is a good one: identifying principles for sustainable adaptation

Author: Eriksen, S ; Aldunce, P ; Bahinipati, CS ; Martins, RD ; Molefe, JI ; Nhemachena, C ; O'Brien, K ; Olorunfemi, F ; Park, J ; Sygna, L ; Ulsrud, K Date: Jan 2011 Climate adaptation has become a pressing issue. Yet little attention has been paid to the consequences of adaptation policies and practices for sustainability. Recognition that not every adaptation to climate change is a good one has drawn ... Read more

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