Author:Steynberg, MC; Venter, SN; De Wet, CME; Du Plessis, G; Holhs, D; Rodda, N; Kfir, RDate:1995A case study indicated that the high number of pathogenic micro-organisms in the Rietspruit South Africa, can impact water uses. Factors contributing to high microbial numbers are high density population with limited services provided per ...Read more
Author:Wonnacott, R; Hartnady, C; Engelbrecht, JeanineDate:Aug 2015South Africa is a water scarce country hence the careful monitoring and management of available water resources is critical for the wellbeing of the citizens of the country. A high percentage of the Earth’s water supply is stored underground ...Read more
Author:Van Wilgen, BWDate:May 1996The Cape Peninsula is an area of outstanding natural beauty and exceptional biodiversity, worthy of proclamation as a World Heritage Site. The area is dominated by fynbos vegetation, usually managed by means of prescribed burning, together ...Read more
Author:Nhemachena, C; Chakwizira, J; Mashiri, MDate:Nov 2008Southern 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
Author:Grobler, MM; Dlamini, IZDate:2010Governance in general is becoming increasingly important in contemporary management, but specifically the governance of Digital Forensics. In order to manage governance disciplines effectively, closer attention needs to be paid to the technical ...Read more
Author:Viljoen, NMDate:Jul 2012Project-based learning is a popular engineering education approach that involves at least three stakeholders – students, faculty and an external client. But more often than not, one or more of these parties have to compromise their goals in ...Read more
Author:Herselman, Martha E; Miril, R; Qwabe, O; Byliefeldt, S; Wallace, F; Du Buisson, UDate:Dec 2014This section will focus on how initiative management, operations management and School ICT were managed in the ICT4RED initiative. The essence of what each had to deliver will be highlighted. Although each of these components have already ...Read more
Author:Wall, KDate:Apr 2008Planning the built environment is, or should be, also about providing and managing (i.e. operating and maintaining) this environment, viz. the engineering infrastructure (much of which is underground), structures and public amenities. However, ...Read more
Author:Wall, K; Manus, A; Lowe, NDate:Jan 2006While some measures are within the power of a WSA, some can only be done by, or are best done by, a larger grouping, or by another entity, such as by a government department. An example of what cannot be done by an individual WSA is a gathering ...Read more
Author:Scott, DFDate:Jul 1999The reductions in streamflow associated with timber plantations are of particular concern in South Africa and, as a means of sustaining flows; permits granted by the state for the establishment of plantations have required that plantings ...Read more
Author:Mbele, CM; Malik, Humma H; Pretorius, JHCDate:Jun 2022Pipeline structural integrity challenges highlight the need for pipeline operators to prioritise inline inspection technologies as part of risk-based condition assessment. This initiative is motivated by increased regulatory and economic ...Read more
Author:Van Wilgen, BW; Archibald, SA; Frost, PDate:Nov 2008Fires are a natural and common feature of many of South Africa's landscapes. They are necessary for the maintenance of healthy ecosystems and for biodiversity, but they also do extensive damage to crops, plantations, houses and livestock, and ...Read more
Author:Van Wilgen, BW; Archibald, S; Frost, PDate:Nov 2008Fires are a natural and common feature of many of South Africa's landscapes. The research has three main goals namely, to quantify the nature of the risks associated with vegetation fires, to assess how these risks may change in future and ...Read more